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St Cyprian’s, St Angela’s rule the pool
Last year’s victory was so nice, St Cyprian’s Boys had to do it twice, retaining their title as kings of the 2017 Purity Primary Interschool Swimming Champions at the Barbados Aquatic Centre. It took a...
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Ten injured in four-vehicle smash up at Rockley
Ten people reportedly suffered minor injuries following a four-vehicle smash up along Rockley Road, Christ Church on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred around 4:45 p.m. just opposite Blue Orchid...
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Bite the bullet
Barbados must make difficult decisions with the help of the Social Partnership and stick to those decisions if the country is to pull itself out of the dire economic circumstances, two top economists...
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Tax concessions a ‘serious danger’ to economies – Golding
Barbados and other Caribbean countries are losing millions of dollars every year due to a number of concessions being used to lure investors to their shores, according to former Jamaican prime minister...
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IMF not ruling out devaluation of the Barbados currency
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has refused to rule out the possibility of a devaluation of the Barbados dollar should the country enter a fiscal programme with the lending institution. IMF...
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We have your back, IMF says
Barbados and other Caribbean countries can count on the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the fight to protect correspondent banking relationships, the lending institution’s head has...
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Scanners coming
Government is moving to better secure this island’s ports of entry with the purchase of $12.9 million worth of new scanning equipment to be used by customs officers at the Grantley Adams International...
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Sinckler defends major tax breaks
Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler is stoutly defending the millions of dollars in tax concessions given by Government, saying much has been gained by the island in terms of foreign investment. “Many...
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Bajan-Arab spring
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is implementing a $3.5 million renewable energy project with the help of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Project Engineer Nathan Hart told reporters gathered at the...
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Fifth completion date for River bus terminal
When the multi-million dollar River Bus Terminal becomes operable, the current problem with flooding will be a thing of the past, Director of the Barbados Transport Authority Alex Linton has assured....
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Hillaby keeps hope alive for missing fisherman
The people of Hillaby, St Thomas are clinging desperately onto hope that missing community member Kenmore Mayers will be found alive, a week after he disappeared while fishing. The 42-year-old Mayers...
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Govt looking to complete customs transition to BRA
The long-awaited transition of the Customs & Excise Department into the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) is close at hand. Without giving a specific date, Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler...
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Dysfunctional Jones
A 20-year-old man, of no fixed place of abode, is now awaiting his fate on a burglary charge. Jah Rastafari Jones apologized before Madam Justice Michelle Weekes today for stealing BDS$25,000 and...
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Bennett gets more jail time
A St Michael man, in his 20s, who is already serving time at HMP Dodds, will have to spend an additional nine months behind bars. Leron Alexander Wilfred Bennett, of Quarry Road, Bank Hall, pleaded...
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Brathwaite admits to stealing two Shirley biscuits
A 28-year-old man has been remanded to the Psychiatric Hospital for assessment, after pleading guilty to two criminal charges. Everton Rommel Brathwaite, of no fixed place of abode, admitted to...
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Crichlow held at bus stop with guns and ammo
Four years after his arrest, Ackeem Jabarr Crichlow, of Farm Road, St Philip, has pleaded guilty in the High Court to having a .38 revolver, a 1.38 pistol and seven rounds of ammunition on October 9,...
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Scantlebury held on drug charge
A 27-year-old man, of no fixed place of abode, will call HMP Dodds home for the next 28 days. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant today remanded Ricardo Scantlebury to prison after he pleaded not guilty...
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Death shock
Residents of Wanstead Gardens, St Michael were thrown into an immediate state of shock this morning after the lifeless body of 44-year-old Winston Forde was discovered hanging from the rafters in his...
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St Philip 12-year-old missing
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 12-year-old Ashani Mary Jane Petite of Foul Bay, St Philip, a pupil of the Princess Margaret Secondary School. She was last seen by her mother...
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Adopt A Stop pulls controversial signs
The controversial RH signs which were installed at some bus shelters have been taken down. The bright yellow signs bearing the slogan Stop RH Littering caused a stir on social media after they were...
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