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Make our dollar great again – Hall
A leading private sector official is calling for a discussion on the future of the Barbados dollar soon after the May 24 general election. Chief Executive Officer of Williams Industries Tom Hall today...
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We have honoured Thompson’s vision, says Blackett
Despite the international economic downturn over the past decade, the incumbent Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has managed to uphold the 2008 vision statement of late Prime Minister David Thompson that...
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Connolly cries foul
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate George Connolly today levelled serious allegations of voter padding in his St James Central constituency, while claiming that there were over 300 “transient...
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EBC defends integrity of voters’ list
The Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) is stoutly defending the integrity of the electoral process, while dismissing allegations of discrepancies on the preliminary voters’ list of just over...
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Still not jonesing
It is questionable if the incumbent Christ Church East Central representative, Ronald Jones, will continue his winning ways this election, as constituents worry about the state of the island’s economy....
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‘I’m no yard fowl’
A secondary school teacher who caused controversy by defying public service orders and appearing on the platform of the incumbent Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has been silenced after all. Educator...
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EBC lying to the public, Nicholls claims
Attorney-at-law Gregory Nicholls is warning the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) that there will be hell to pay if it persists in “blatantly ignoring” the Court of Appeal ruling on the...
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Unequal justice
The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has upheld an appeal brought by a convicted Guyanese national, who was resident in Barbados, against his 25-year murder sentence. The appellant,...
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Senior cop vows to end ‘chaos’ at van stand
The Royal Barbados Police Force has described the conduct of some vendors and public service vehicle (PSV) operators in the Constitution River Bus Terminal as chaotic, and is warning that it intends to...
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Doc wants national health service for the elderly
A renowned Barbadian physician is recommending the establishment of a national health service (NHS), similar to the one in the United Kingdom, to assist the rapidly aging population who require health...
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Make it six for Barrow
Ahead of the May 24 general election, St Lucy incumbent Denis Kellman has released something of a constituency manifesto in which he is promising that if he is re-elected for a sixth straight term, he...
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Inniss slams business sector as ingrates
Minister of Commerce and Industry Donville Inniss has labelled the private sector here as “ungrateful”, complaining it was supporting the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) although the Democratic Labour...
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Stuart is a ‘serial liar’, claims Wood
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart came in for a severe tongue lashing last night from the man who defeated him at the polls in St Philip South back in 1999, with former Barbados Labour Party (BLP)...
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Bostic has plans for more hotels in The City
If Barbados Labour Party (BLP) incumbent Jeffrey Bostic gets his way, Speedbird House on Independence Square, which formerly housed offices for British Airways, as well as several buildings along...
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ELECTION-MANIFESTO-BLP promises to abolish road tax
Barbadians will no longer have to pay road tax should the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) form the next Government. This revelation came from the party’s economic advisor Dr Clyde Mascoll, who explained...
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ELECTION-MANIFESTO-PSVs must go green to get duty free concessions, says BLP
The cries of privately owned public service vehicle (PSV) operators for duty-free concessions will be heard, but only if they invest in vehicles that run on clean alternative energy. This is one of...
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ELECTIONS-MANIFESTO-Mottley not afraid to go to IMF
Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Mia Mottley says she is not afraid to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if that is what is required to turn the ailing Barbados economy around....
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ELECTIONS-MANIFESTO-BLP looking to fund its recovery plan through debt...
It has been accused of presenting "pie in the sky" proposals with a view to winning the May 24 general election and forming the next Government. However, the Mia Mottley-led Barbados Labour Party (BLP)...
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Missing girl found
A 15-year-old girl, who was reported missing last weekend, has been found. Tammagn Omega Caesar, a student of The Lester Vaughan School, had left the home of her parents Dexter Caesar and Margo Blenman...
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Murder accused nabbed in St Lucia
Police have arrested a 37-year-old man with the May 2017 murder of Sherwin Success, of Kingsland Terrace, Christ Church. Adijah Jahmani Younge, of Lot 119 Wotton Terrace, Christ Church, was nabbed by...
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