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Estwick’s mother passes away

In the midst of a hectic campaign for re-election, Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management Dr David Estwick has been thrown into a state of mourning. Estwick is grieving...

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McClean looking to take forward Barrow’s legacy in St John

Independent candidate Leroy McClean has appealed to voters in St John to elect him come May 24, while insisting that he is “the best person” to carry on late Prime Minister and National Hero Errol...

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Hero driver

What began this morning as a scenic tour of the east coast by 33 cruise passengers very nearly ended up in disaster, with only the skill and poise of the tour bus driver preventing a repeat of the 2007...

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Police seek public’s help in identifying elderly man

Police are trying to identify an elderly male who is presently at the Hastings Police Station. The man was found wandering outside a residence along Reece Road, Brittons Hill, St Michael around one...

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Update: Police locate family of elderly man

Police report that the elderly man who was found wandering along Reece Road, Brittons Hill, St Michael in the wee hours of this morning has been reunited with his family.       The post Update: Police...

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Early closure of schools on eve of General Elections

The Ministry of Education has advised principals and other members of the public that all public nursery, primary and secondary schools and tertiary institutions will close early at 1 p.m. on...

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Five injured in stabbing incident at Daryll Jordan

There has been another ugly stabbing incident involving secondary school students. This afternoon emergency responders, including ambulance and police, were summoned to the Daryll Jordan Secondary...

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Woman of strength

Six weeks after 61-year-old Bonita Morgan, the director of resource mobilization and development at the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), lost a lengthy battle with cancer, family,...

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Predator pricing must end, Inniss says

Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development Donville Inniss is sending a strong message to those who engage in predatory pricing that the days of “dumping of...

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BFP plans to abolish VAT for land taxpayers

Barbadians who pay land tax will not be required to pay the Value Added Tax (VAT) on their properties if the Bajan Free Party (BFP) has any say in the formulation of Government policy following next...

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Burglars caught

Police have made a breakthrough in a series of burglaries in the south of the island, arresting three of the burglars, including a woman, and solving a number of cases in the process. While Acting...

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Ugly turn

There has been another ugly stabbing incident involving secondary school students. This afternoon emergency responders, including ambulance and police, were summoned to Daryll Jordan Secondary School...

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Turney wants credit union members to vote for Dems

A longstanding member of the credit union movement is encouraging the more than 190,000 credit union members to vote for the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in next week’s general election, after the...

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Don’t waste your time with any ‘third parties’ – Mia

As far as the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is concerned, there are only two political parties vying for office on May 24. And party leader Mia Mottley last night instructed her supporters in Lascelles,...

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EBC loses again

The Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) has been at the receiving end of yet another legal loss, with the Supreme Court ruling today in favour of 13 more non-nationals seeking to vote here....

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Economist supports DLP’s ‘IMF if necessary plan’

Economist Michael Howard has given the thumbs up to the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) manifesto, which he says attempts to address the critical issues facing the economy, such as the high fiscal...

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Man, 65, shot and injured in Fitts Village

Police are investigating a shooting incident which resulted in the injury of one man. This occurred sometime around 5:45 a.m. on today at Risk Road, Fitts Village, St James. Sylvester Small, 65, was...

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Two injured in accident along Graeme Hall Road

Police are investigating an accident which occurred about 7:50 p.m. on Friday along Graeme Hall Road, Christ Church. Peter Thompson, 48, of Orange Cottage, Horse Hill, St Joseph; and Herbert Millar,...

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Five school boys injured in altercation at Daryl Jordan Secondary

Police are investigating an altercation on the compound of Daryl Jordan Secondary School, Trents, St Lucy, yesterday which resulted in various bodily injuries to five school boys. During the lunch...

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BLP ‘fights for the people’

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has a history of fighting for the people of Barbados and once elected it will continue to do so. This assurance came from MP for St George South Dwight Sutherland who...

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