Drug find in St James
Police are reporting a major drug find off Alleyne’s Bay, near Mount Standfast, St. James.Just over 661 pounds of cannabis were seized from a boat intercepted in an operation conducted by the drug...
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Foul stench a headache
There is a foul secret causing a stink for some St Thomas residents, and the operator of B’s Recycling, Paul Bynoe, says he knows what is causing it, and he plans not only to clean it out, but keep it...
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‘It’s not a lie!’
The claim that there is a restriction by the Central Bank of Barbados on the amount of foreign exchange allowed to leave the country is true, says accountant David Simpson.On Tuesday, Minister of...
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Clinic for abused children
A special outpatients’ clinic for abused children is to be in place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) by August.In making the revelation during the opening of a two-day symposium on student sexual...
View ArticleEconomy headed in ‘wrong direction’
The Barbados economy is lagging when compared to the rest of the region. And one financial analyst has warned that if things did not improve any time soon, especially as it relates to the foreign...
View ArticlePARTY RULES
Promoters who fail to comply with the conditions of their party permits this Crop Over season could have their events shut down.Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Erwin Boyce said today that...
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NUPW ready for tribunal by Monday
As the island’s two largest trade unions await their day before the Employment Rights Tribunal with the hope of settling the retrenchment dispute involving over 200 National Conservation Commission...
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No single path to success
The No. 2 at the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) has advised graduating students of the Grantley Prescod Memorial Primary School that when they set goals in life, they should think not only of...
View ArticleAttorney General insists Myrie has been paid
Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, says the money owed to Jamaican, Shanique Myrie, stemming from a ruling by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling has been paid, but the woman...
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More public WiFi access coming
Khalil BryanPlans are moving ahead towards the installation of WiFi access points at various bus stops and in the country’s south coast boardwalk area.The initiative is being undertaken through a...
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Students, entrepreneurs beef up technology skills
One of the TechLink facilitators explaining digital photography to students.Students from Combermere School, Springer Memorial and Queen’s College as well as local entrepreneurs are today learning and...
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Griffith: BFPA needs to boost outreach
George Griffith, centre, having a chat during the health fair.Executive Director of the Barbados Family Planning Association (BFPA) George Griffith is making a case for services offered by the...
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Union body, private sector call for refocused Social Partnership
CTUSAB President Cedric MurrellThe umbrella body for trade unions and the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) have issued a joint statement, recommending a more focused approach to the Social...
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All winners
Roland Edwards Primary School dance groupFive acts will represent St Peter in the talent section of the Community Independence Celebrations in November.This was announced last night by the organisers...
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Showcasing everything Barbadian
The grounds of the Barbados Museum came alive yesterday as residents and visitors browsed 35 stalls for craft and other things Barbadian.“We are basically celebrating the best in Barbadian craft and...
View ArticleDuo charged for drug shipment
Two men have been charged in connection with last week’s discovery of 661 pounds of cannabis in a boat some five miles off Alleyne’s Bay, near Mount Standfast, St. James.Thirty-six-year old fisherman...
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Thousands attend Benny Hinn crusade
Thousands of people “hungry” for healing, salvation and spiritual deliverance of some kind, filled the Wildey Gymnasium of the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex last night to feed from the ministry of...
View ArticleDrug charges for professional athlete and others
Three men, including a professional athlete, are due to appear in court tomorrow in connection with the discovery earlier today of cannabis during drug eradication exercises in Henley, St...
View ArticleArthur begins mobilizing St Peter residents
Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur is warning Government that its new Municipal Solid Waste Tax is placing undue burden on Barbadians, especially pensioners.“It cannot be reasonable in 2014 for the...
View ArticleReduction in cooking gas prices
Barbadians are today paying less for cooking gas.The retail price of 100-pound cylinder has dropped by $3.45 to $171.05.The 25-pound cylinder is costing 90 cents less at $47.85, while the price of a...
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