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Brereton residents shocked by allegation of wrongful confinement of teenage girl
by Colville Mounsey Residents of a St Philip community where a husband and wife were arrested and jointly charged with the wrongful confinement of their 19-year-old daughter for close to eight months...
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Trinidad: Child dies after being beaten with iron pipe
SOURCE: PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – An autopsy is scheduled to be performed on the body of an eight year old boy who died yesterday from injuries he received when he was beaten with an iron pipe....
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Robust growth at Preconco
Authorities at Preconco Limited (PCL) are upbeat about the company’s prospects this year after posting a strong performance in 2017. Operations Manager of the local precast company Joshua Read said...
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Police probe violent incident at St Leonard’s Boys’ School
Police and education officials are currently at the St Leonard’s Boys’ School where there are reports of a stabbing incident. (more details as they come to hand.)
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Update: Stabbing incident at St Leonard’s Boys’ School
Two 16-year-old male students of the St Leonard’s Boys’ School received stab wounds following an altercation during the lunch break today. According to Police Public Relations Officer Acting...
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Police probe car fire
Police are investigating a fire, which destroyed a car driven by 35-year-old Daniel Nurse of Wildey, St Michael. Around 2 p.m., Nurse was driving along the JPC Ramsey Roundabout, Haggatt Hall, St...
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PM: Sue us!
Barbadians who are concerned about the newly approved Police (Amendment) Act are being encouraged to challenge it in a court of law. This admonition from Prime Minister Freundel Stuart last night...
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Laws to be enacted to reform state agencies, says Sinckler
A critical portion of Government’s efforts to reform state enterprises will be done through the introduction of legislation, Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler has disclosed. He said this strategy was...
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Government to secure Customs in BRA
Government is looking to end its three-year battle to subsume the Customs Department under the umbrella of the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA), by enacting legislation to make the move mandatory....
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Mottley says Estimates was political charade
Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Leader Mia Mottley has taken Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler to task over his latest Estimates presentation, accusing him of engaging in a political charade...
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On loan
With the island’s foreign exchange reserves teetering at a dangerous level of 6.6 weeks of import cover, or $410 million at the end of December 2017, the Central Bank is coming to the rescue of the...
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Two stabbed
Parents of students attending the St Leonard’s Boys’ School were thrown into a state of panic this afternoon as two students were stabbed at the Richmond Gap, St Michael School. The two 16-year-olds...
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Sewage Stench forces closure of City businesses
The overpowering stench of sewage forced the closure of several businesses in Fontebelle, The City today, as the beleaguered Barbados Water Authority (BWA) faces yet another case of foul matter. While...
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Husbands promises swift action to end violence
The Ministry of Education is promising to “move swiftly” to employ “all necessary measures” to prevent the recent outbreak of school violence from spreading to schools across the island. Parliamentary...
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UPP Calls for enhanced security at schools
Against the background of increasing violence among school children, a political candidate has called for security to be urgently enhanced at the island’s educational institutions to ensure the safety...
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Last word
The man who served as Prime Minister of Barbados longer than anyone else has announced that the current sitting of Parliament will be his last. Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur, who led Barbados...
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Police on the hunt for person of interest
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who is wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. He is about six feet tall, stout, and has a light complexion. Anyone who can...
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Jamaican man to spend 12 months at Dodds
Jamaican national Deorian Orlando Duhaney will spend 12 months at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds after pleading guilty to several drug related offences. Duhaney appeared before Magistrate Laurie-Ann...
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Tiger-rific!
They call themselves the Tigers and Williams Industries West Terrace Primary unleashed their power to secure double crown honours in the Patsy Callender Zone of the National Primary Schools Athletics...
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Tears for Bert
Alberto Bert Fabrisco Samuel was the life of any fete he attended, and was admired by those with whom he came into contact. Therefore, it was no surprise when tears trickled down the cheeks of hundreds...
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