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NNP again
Grenadians today voted to maintain the status quo, with prelimary results showing the New National Party (NNP) of prime minister Dr Keith Mitchell claiming another clean sweep and its second straight...
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NNP again
Grenadians today voted to maintain the status quo, with prelimary results showing the New National Party (NNP) of prime minister Dr Keith Mitchell claiming another clean sweep and its second straight...
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We run things
A visiting professor of sociology and Minister of Commerce and Industry Donville Inniss today clashed over who really calls the shots in this country, as another academic charged that democracy is...
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Parents of Blackman and Gollop students say enough is enough
With the recurring cow itch problem forcing the closure of the Blackman and Gollop Primary School for the third straight week, parents are concerned that the situation is having a severe impact on...
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Sad morning for senior citizen whose home is repossessed
As the sun rose this morning Luenda Mckree watched as court marshals arrived at her Howell’s Cross Road, Tichborne, St Michael home, piled her life’s possessions into plastic bags and loaded them onto...
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DLP candidate promises 1,500 new jobs for St James Central
A virtual latecomer to the race for the general election is promising to create 1,500 new jobs for the people of St James Central should he be elected. Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate George...
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No tsunami threat to Barbados from Kick ‘em Jenny – scientist assures
A top official of the Seismic Research Center (SRC) in Trinidad is assuring that there is currently no tsunami threat to Barbados as a result of increased activity at the underwater Kick ‘em Jenny...
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Hot sellers
Bridgetown stores have been struggling to keep up with the demand for helmets and Bluetooth systems since the amended Road Traffic Act took effect late last month. Store owners today said supplies that...
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On board
The travelling public is throwing its support behind a plan by privately run public service vehicle (PSV) owners to increase the fare for school children in uniform from $1.50 to $2, bringing them in...
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Barbados to stage tsunami-readiness test
A full communications test will be conducted here on Thursday, as the island seeks its first UNESCO internationally approved Tsunami Ready Certificate of Recognition. According to a release issued here...
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On show
Seven United Kingdom-based firms, specializing in health care products and services, are presently on a trade mission to Barbados. The purpose of the mission is to allow the visiting firms to pursue...
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Money hit
Hotels along the sewage-plagued south coast are taking a massive financial hit as guests cancel their reservations due to the ongoing crisis, according to the association of hotel properties and...
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Sewage crisis taking mental toll on BWA workers, Halliday says
The state agency tasked with bringing about relief to suffering businesses and residents on the south coast says the ongoing sewage crisis is taking a mental toll on its workers. The Barbados Water...
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Not fair!
A leading political scientist is calling for changes to the parliamentary system in the Caribbean to better reflect the will of voters in general elections. Following yesterday’s poll in Grenada in...
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Byer-Suckoo warns employers to show up for Tribunal or else
Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo is warning employers that they will be made to suffer the consequences if they fail to appear before the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) to answer cases...
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Stop blaming global crisis, says Caddle
The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is suggesting that the Freundel Stuart administration is being somewhat disingenuous by repeatedly blaming the global economic crisis of 2008 for Barbados’ economic...
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Document believed to be BLP manifesto leaked
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s decision to allow Parliament to automatically dissolve on March 6 without announcing a date for general elections could be the first and last time that this...
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Mother charged
The mother of the late Abijah Holder-Phillips has been charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. Felisha Osula Holder, 33, of Hopefield, Christ Church, appeared before Oistins Magistrate...
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Canada supports senior diplomat accused of interfering in Barbados election
Canada’s foreign minister Chrystia Freeland is standing by a senior Canadian diplomat accused of interfering in Barbados’ election, according to an article published in the National Post online....
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Closer scrutiny
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has commenced investigations into the poultry, telecommunications and hospitality industries in an effort to determine if any of them is involved in anticompetitive...
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