CCJ RULES
One former convict is out of prison, while another will be released in another five months, after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) commuted their sentences for the killing of a 15-year-old in...
View ArticleAttacks on tourists counterproductive, warns Jemmott
Barbados’ image as a safe destination is in danger of being eroded, warned one prominent hotelier today after two tourists were attacked this morning in Black Rock, St Michael.The two women, one a...
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Hear us, please
Private sector players in the local sugar industry are unhappy they have been left out of major planning for the multi million-dollar industry.Today, the director of Barbados Farms Limited, Ed Clarke,...
View ArticleBCC ultimatum
A seven-day ultimatum has been issued by the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) to the management of the Barbados Community College (BCC) to meet with it to discuss the impending retrenchment of...
View ArticleUCAL workers honour strike threat
Strike action at the United Commercial Autoworks Ltd (UCAL) is expected to intensify tomorrow, as angry workers continue to demand payment of their salaries and wages.Today, the 140 UCAL workers made...
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Estwick quiet for now
Outspoken senior Government minister Dr David Estwick has hinted to a specific day when he will speak publicly on his alternative economic plan, which he has presented to Cabinet for...
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Elderly couple beaten and robbed
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at Richmond Plantation, St Peter in which an elderly couple was attacked and robbed by two masked men.Lawmen say the culprits, armed with cutlasses,...
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Tax talk
Let’s follow precedent and engage in dialogue before any taxes are imposed on the assets of the island’s credit unions.President of the Barbados Co-operative Credit Union League Ltd, Hally Haynes, made...
View Article$10M aid to better weather forecasting
Within the next year, the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) should have faster and more accurate weather forecast products as well as better training facilities.The institute’s...
View ArticleUCAL strike into Day 2
It could be a case of business houses charging Government agencies one price for a service or goods and another for the same good or serviceto a private customer.This was one of the claims being made...
View ArticleHopes for BTI car park expansion this year
It is coming but no definite date yet.Officials are now hoping that construction on the multimillion-dollar Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. (BTI) car park would begin this year. A section of it is to...
View ArticleBACKLASH
The Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is in danger of becoming a majority non-Barbadian institution by September, owing to a collapse of the Barbadian student...
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Early exit
by Emmanuel Joseph and Marlon Madden The restructuring exercise at the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) has claimed its first casualties.Among the first to go is the CEO and president Urban...
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Rotarians induct first females
by Shelly-Ann Griffith being pinnedby Latoya BurnhamThe Rotary Club of Barbados West is seeing more requests for aid than ever before.And as they inducted the first women into the club this week,...
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Journalist questioned by police
Journalist Barry Alleyne (l) and attorney Ezra Alleyne heading to District “A” Police Station.Nation journalist Barry Alleyne was questioned by police this morning at the District “A” Police...
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Bakery robbed
Lawmen continue their search for two men who robbed Foster’s Bakery on Rockley New Road, Christ Church this morning.It’s clear what the men, who escaped on foot, stole from the bakery.
View ArticleStudent projects a must, says Husbands
Government has defended the amount of money it spends on the various programmes in schools.Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education Senator Harcourt Husbands said the island’s schools were...
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Journalist questioned
Almost a year after three leading members of the parliamentary Opposition were questioned by police about comments they made about Speaker of the House of Assembly Michael Carrington during an...
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Three robbery accused on remand
Three men are now behind bars following Monday’s robbery at the Pool Hall.Joshua Dale Medford, 27, of Kensington Lodge, St Michael; Denmar Saffrey, 28, of Smith Corner, Sargeant Village, Christ Church...
View ArticleBARP condemns robbery of elderly couple
The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) has called for more protection of the aged following Wednesday night’s attack on an elderly St Peter couple.While condemning the incident, president...
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