Dream Chaser party vessel in distress, Coast Guard dispatched to rescue patrons
The Dream Chaser party vessel is said to be stuck at sea and life jackets have been issued to patrons The boat is also said to be leaning drastically to one side. The Coast Guard has been dispatched to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Patrons rescued from Dream Chaser party vessel
Hundreds of passengers who were stranded at sea for more than five hours aboard the Dream Chaser have been rescued. Two Coast Guard vessels and the Jolly Roger were called into action after the Dream...
View ArticleBarbados-New Zealand cooperation coming on agriculture
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has identified agriculture and health care as areas in which she would like Barbados to “do some serious work” with New Zealand. Prime Minister Mottley expressed this desire...
View ArticleVaccine free for babies and med students
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised the public that the Hepatitis B vaccine is provided free of cost to infants and medical and nursing students. All other persons are required to purchase...
View ArticlePatrons describe experience on stranded Dream Chaser as traumatic
What was supposed to be a warm up to Soca On De Hill turned into pandemonium after 352 party goers were stranded at sea during the wee hours Saturday morning. For more than five hours, patrons of the...
View ArticleYou are the future of calypso, King tells youths
Young calypsonians are being urged to stay in the game after they mature out of the Junior Monarch competition. Minister of Culture, Creative Economy and Sports, John King was giving a pep talk to the...
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Two new junior calypso kings crowned
Barbados has two new junior calypso kings. A short while ago, Quon was crowned monarch in the 13-18 category following a keenly contested competition in which he rendered 'Why I sing'. He also walked...
View ArticleHouses damaged by fire at Belle Gully, St Michael
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a house fire which reportedly started about 4 a.m. on Sunday at an unoccupied building at Rowens Road, Belle Gully, St Michael, owned by Anthony...
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Dream Chaser management breaks silence on latest incident
The traumatic experience, which left 352 passengers stranded on the open seas for several hours on Saturday, is being blamed on an electrical problem. the management of the MV Dream Chaser sought to...
View ArticleFogging schedule July 23 – 27
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health will continue its fogging programme this week aimed at eradicating the Aedes aegypti mosquito. On Monday, July 23, the team will be in St. Andrew...
View ArticleSoca On De Hill in full swing
Soca On De Hill is in full swing as hundreds of soca lovers steadily enter the north of the island for the annual soca fun fest sponsored by FLOW. The young and the old, family and friends have...
View ArticleNew board at Barbados Water Authority
The Barbados Water Authority has a new board. The chairperson is Leodean Worrell and her deputy is Philip Lewis. The other members are: Cheryl Senhouse, Andrew Dixon, Hugh Smith, Hutson Best, Lennox...
View ArticleCrime plan
Barbadians are likely to experience some level of inconvenience for the remainder of the Crop Over season as the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) ramps up its crime fighting efforts. Commissioner of...
View ArticlePhillips warns integrity bill could usher in police state
The party which finished a distant third in the May 24 general election is accusing the ruling Barbados Labour Party of attempting to create “an unaccountable police state” here with the introduction...
View ArticleGriffith wants ban on dirt bikes
This island’s most senior police officer wants to see the brakes put on off-road motorcycles amidst a near ten per cent rise in road accidents so far this year, as well as an increase in fatalities....
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Disturbing!
Criminals here are not thinking twice about using public events as the launching pad from which to exact revenge on their enemies, or to try to take out their rivals, according to the Royal Barbados...
View ArticleBelle wants Atherley to ‘come clean’ on BLP resignation
Political scientist Dr George Belle is raising doubts about the reasons given by Opposition Leader Joseph Atherley for crossing the floor, suggesting Atherley may have been the final remnants of a...
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New alliance?
The United Progressive Party (UPP) is hinting at the possibility of a political alliance with Opposition Leader and Member of Parliament for St Michael West Joseph Atherley, whose 3,214 votes in the...
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White Hill joy
The people of White Hill are today singing a joyful chorus after repair work got started on the collapsed main road leading into their rural St Andrew community. The development comes just one month...
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‘Pride march’ organizers pleased with the outcome
Organizers of the island’s first ever ‘Pride March’ have dubbed the event a resounding success. The march, which started from Rihanna Drive, just outside The City, proceeded through Bridgetown and...
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