QEH: Our drinking water is safe
Health authorities at the state-run Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) today sought to assure that the hospital’s drinking water was safe following a recent outbreak of the bacterial illness known as...
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Elderly woman missing
Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing elderly woman. She is 87-year-old Crystal Worrell, of 139 Marigold Drive, Husbands, St James. She was last seen at her residence around...
View ArticleEx cop being sought by court
Police are seeking the public and the media’s assistance in locating a court witness. He is former Police Constable 1983 Denoredo Mundle, whose last address was given as #101 Warrens Terrace, St...
View ArticleThree nabbed in drug bust at Bridgetown Port
Three crew members are said to be assisting police with their investigations into a drug bust which occurred aboard a Barbados registered vessel in the Bridgetown Port around 1.pm. yesterday. At this...
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UPDATE-Missing elderly woman found
Police say an elderly woman, who was earlier reported missing, has been found and is in good health. She is 87-year-old Crystal Worrell, of 139 Marigold Drive, Husbands, St James. [caption...
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Two wanted by police
Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating two wanted men. They are 27-year-old Kemar Mario DaCosta Greene, of Lower Applewhaites Tenantry, St George, and 22 year-old Romono Anthony...
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Lawyer on $10,000 bail
A 48-year-old attorney was granted $10,000 bail when he appeared in court today on five criminal charges. Marlon Markland Gordon, of No. 81 Mahogany Lane, Glen Acres, Farm Road, St George, is accused...
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Major seizure
Police have launched a major investigation following the seizure of approximately $3 million worth of illegal drugs found aboard the yacht Ecstasy, which is owned by Goddard Enterprises Limited....
View ArticleCharge ‘big-ups’ for guns – Atherley
Opposition Leader Joseph Atherley wants to know why no high ranking members of society is ever charged for smuggling weapons into Barbados. Speaking in Parliament today on a resolution “to take note”...
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No backing down!
As Barbados moves closer to implementing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) structural adjustment programme, a regional spokesman for the IMF is warning the Mia Mottley-led administration that it...
View ArticleOzone drowning in $8 million debt
The island’s newest telecommunications provider today revealed it was sending home 80 per cent of its workforce and would suspend all debt payments in a bid to survive a multi-million dollar debt. The...
View ArticleNo more tuition worries for BCC and Erdiston students
The anxiety is over for students of the Barbados Community College (BCC) and the Erdiston Teachers Training College worried about the payment of tuition fees this academic year. Government today gave...
View ArticleForce remains hamstrung by manpower shortage, says police commissioner
The Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) remains hamstrung by a “significant” manpower shortage, with Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith suggesting that an additional 241 officers were needed to...
View ArticleBarbados ranks 112th on global slavery index
An estimated 1,000 people in Barbados are said to be living in modern day slavery, even as the country prepares to celebrate Emancipation Day next Wednesday. In the 2018 Global Slavery Index, which...
View ArticleNew global mandate
Within the next two years the University of the West Indies (UWI) will have a presence on every continent, top officials of the learning institution are promising. Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary...
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Mottley looking to double Barbados’ tourism revenue
Prime Minister Mia Mottley says she is looking to double the island’s tourism revenue to $4 billion within the next five years. She revealed the target even as she lamented that last year’s industry...
View ArticleWood to head up new BADMC board
The Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) has a new board, which is chaired by former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Anthony Wood. An economist and lecturer...
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Betrayed!
Voters in St Michael West say they feel they have been dealt the equivalent of the biblical kiss of Judas by the man whom they elected by an overwhelming majority in the May 24 general election. In the...
View ArticleRitz Cracker Sandwiches & Bitz Products recall
A voluntary recall, recently issued by Armstrong Agencies Limited on Ritz Cracker Sandwiches and Ritz Bitz products, is being supported by Barbados’ Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA)....
View ArticleWorthing Beach closed until further notice
The National Conservation Commission has advised members of the public that Worthing Beach will remain closed until further notice. The closure includes those beaches from the entrance of St Lawrence...
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