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Shut them down
Community activist Adrian Donovan is calling on the Ministry of Health to immediately order the temporary closure of fast food outlets, restaurants and guest accommodations directly affected by the...
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93 motor vehicle accidents so far this year, reports acting fire chief
A steep rise in the number of vehicular accidents this year, mainly due to drivers losing control, has resulted in a near trebling of the number of road fatalities. The Barbados Fire Service (BFS) is...
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Regional tourism boss optimistic about 2018
The Caribbean tourism sector is looking to put the disaster of 2017 behind it as it looks forward to 2018 with “optimism and excitement”. In a New Year message released today, Secretary General of the...
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Agard’s case dismissed
The High Court has dismissed the lawsuit brought by Member of Parliament for Christ Church West Dr Maria Agard, challenging her dismissal from the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) two years ago....
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Police investigate road fatality
Police are on the scene of road fatality in the area of the Belle, St Michael. (more details as they come to hand)
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Update : Police investigate road fatality
A 35-year-old Christ Church man is this island’s latest road fatality following an accident, which occurred at the Barrow section of the ABC Highway and Norman Niles roundabout around 4 p.m. this...
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Update: Fatal accident
Police have released the name of the 35-year-old motorcyclist who died in a road accident on the ABC Highway this evening. He is 35-year-old Damien Jason Anton Taylor of #34 Durants, Christ Church. The...
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Rise up!
The island’s largest trade union is calling on workers to “rise up” and lead a revolution to drive positive change in the country and strengthen the union’s hands in the struggle for workers’ rights....
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Sealy anxious for an end to sewage mess
Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy today said he was eager to see an end to the troubling sewage mess along a section of the tourism belt on the island’s south coast. The constant flow of raw sewage...
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Lower Estate residents say Cherry’s dump issue dissipating
Residents of Lower Estate, St Michael say they have been breathing easier over the last two weeks as the smoke and foul odour that have posed environmental problems for them over the last two years...
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Cyclist dies
With just over two days to go before the New Year begins, tragedy has struck during rush hour on the busy ABC Highway, claiming the life of a 35-year-old motorcyclist. Damien Jason Anton Taylor, of #34...
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Sealy reacts to court ruling on Hyatt
Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy remains confident that work on the multi-million dollar Hyatt Centric Resort will begin “in the fullness of time”. It was only in September that Sealy had told...
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Details of Hilton sale coming soon
Government will provide full details of the sale of the Barbados Hilton Resort “very soon”, Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy has promised. There has been mounting pressure on the Freundel Stuart...
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Maria’s misfortune
If the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) thinks it has heard the last from its former Christ Church West representative Dr Maria Agard, it may have another thing coming. Mere hours after the High...
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Mottley warns time is running out on Dems
The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is sending a strong message to Prime Minister Freundel Stuart that he cannot hide from the Barbadian electorate forever. Responding last night for the first time to a...
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BLP criticizes Government plan to increase police powers
The Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is accusing Government of attempting to rush through legislation to increase police powers, but could potentially encroach on Barbadians’ civil liberties. A...
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Cruise joy
On a high from the record performance of the cruise sector this year, tourism officials and policymakers are targeting a million cruise passengers by 2019. Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy could not...
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Two men on drug-related charges granted bail
Two men facing several drug-related charges were granted bail when they appeared in court today. Jamar Curwin Henderson Forde, 31, of Walkes Spring Tenantry, St Thomas and Gregory Rudolph Grandison,...
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Bajans expected to flock to New Year’s Eve events
Barbadians are expected out in their droves tomorrow night to ring in the new year, according to organizers of some of the most popular events. The Food and Beverage Manager at the Hilton Barbados...
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Retailers report sluggish sales on last shopping day for 2017
Bridgetown retailers felt the pinch as shoppers kept their purses closed on Saturday, the last full shopping day before tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. Despite the large numbers expected to turn...
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