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Sandals take on peddlers of ‘fake news’ about the resort
The Gordon Butch Stewart-owned Sandals Resorts International has come out swinging against those it said were engaged in another attempt to spread misinformation and unsubstantiated claims about the...
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Campaign backlash
The grouping of local bandleaders and promoters is charging that the recent election campaign put a massive dent on the upcoming Crop Over season. The Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM) said...
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Go after tax dodgers – Hinkson
A Government minister wants the island’s two main revenue collection agencies to go after self-employed professionals who willfully avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Minister of Home Affairs...
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Fisherfolk warn fuel levy could lead to higher prices
Fisherfolk across Barbados are anxiously anticipating a meeting with Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey, for whom they say they have lots of questios. Among the issues high...
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Sir Fred Gollop passes away
Queen’s Counsel Sir Fred Gollop passed away this morning. Sir Fred, who served as President of the Senate for 14 years has also sat on the boards of several public and private sector corporations....
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Fire destroys two houses at Dalkeith, St Michael
Two houses at Bullens Avenue, Dalkeith, St Michael were destroyed by fire around 12:30 p.m. Fire officers and police are still at the scene. (more details as they come to hand.) The post Fire destroys...
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Two injured in Christ Church accident
Two people were injured along Enterprise Road, Christ Church after their car collided with a stationary truck tonight. The man and woman were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance. (more...
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White Hill relief
After more than three years of extensive land slippage, water shortages and an impassable main road, White Hill, St Andrew residents have been assured that help is finally on the way. Just around 10...
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Sargassum battle
The National Conservation Commission (NCC) says it is fighting a valiant battle to clear the island’s beaches of the smelly sargassum seaweed invading the northern, eastern and southern coastlines....
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Financially strapped charity struggles to meet demands for its services
A local charity which has been assisting young people with developmental disabilities secure gainful employment is now in search of some charitable benefactors. The nine-year-old Barbados Association...
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We have to put things right – Clarke
Government backbencher Gline Clarke is charging that a number of young professionals are thinking of packing up and seeking employment elsewhere because the wheels of business facilitation spin much...
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Lucky escape
Eighty-year-old Beta Holder of Bullen’s Avenue, Dalkeith, St Michael is lifting her eyes to the heavens in praise after she narrowly escaped death from a fire of unknown origin today. [caption...
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Abrahams: Sewage fix will inconvenience residents
South coast residents and businesses are being warned to brace for further inconvenience in the coming weeks as the authorities move to the next stage of repairing the vexing sewage crisis. According...
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Electric vehicles being seen as answer to bus shortage
Minister of Energy Wilfred Abrahams said Government was seriously considering more energy efficient options to address the shortage of vehicles at the state-run Transport Board and the Sanitation...
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Prime Minister Mottley pays tribute to Sir Fred
Tributes have been pouring in for former Acting Governor General and ex Senate President Sir Fred Gollop, QC, who died this morning. [caption id="attachment_271678" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The...
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Pay your road tax, Duguid advises
Vehicle owners whose road tax is due before July 1 are being told to pay up or park their vehicles until the start of next month. With road tax due to be abolished effective July 1 and replaced by a...
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Job losses!
Up to half of the approximately 3,000 workers in the privately-run public service vehicle (PSV) sector could lose their jobs if Government insists on maintaining its announced petrol tax on the sector,...
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Govt seek to access over $200 million in loans available from IDB
The Mia Mottley-led Government will seek to revive over $200 million in loans that had already been approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), including for road rehabilitation, but which...
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Mapp’s salute
There was not an empty seat at the St John Parish Church this morning as an emotional crowd gathered to say their final goodbyes to 38-year-old Antonio Orlando Mapp, whose body was discovered not far...
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Gay move
For the first time ever, the gay community here will observe Pride month, a period during which members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community come together and celebrate the...
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