Man charged for committing violence in the Ivy
A 20-year-old is facing seven charges stemming from recent violence in the Ivy and Tichbourne, St. Michael.David Nathaniel Taniel Lynch, alias Day Day, Fox or Black Fox, who is due to appear in the...
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Three on murder charge, including one accused of 2012 killing
Jason Clement (left) and Kason Edwards (right)Rasmakonnen Lowe (left) and Gregory Burnett (right)Three men have been charged with last month’s murder of St Lucy resident 24-year-old Aaron Boyce.One of...
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Myrie $3.6m richer today
The Shanique Myrie saga has finally come to a close, three years after it began.The Jamaican is now in receipt of US$38,620 (JAM$3.6 million) from the Barbados Government, awarded in damages by the...
View ArticleDelta returning to Barbados
Delta Airlines is returning to Barbados from December 4, and bringing 33,000 more visitors a year with it.Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Tourism Authority Petra Roach...
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Arthur to lead test of municipal tax law
The pending municipal tax will soon be put to test when a number of Barbadians plead hardship in paying this new levy.What could become a mass movement of protest is set to be started by St Peter...
View ArticleResign now!
If political scientist Dr Tennyson Joseph could advise Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley, he would tell her to step down as head of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP).Joseph, a lecturer at the...
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CASINO CALL
Newly elected president of the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA), Sunil Chatrani, is calling for casinos to be established here to lure more tourists to the island. Chatrani said this...
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‘Redeploy, not retrench’
Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur believes that a solution to Barbados’s economic challenges, especially unemployment, lies in investment in and development of the Scotland District.And he has blamed...
View ArticleClaims fraud trend
Barbados’ insurance companies are being hit hard by fraudulent personal injury claims.Insurance executives have complained about the persistent problem to Crime Stoppers Barbados, contending that...
View ArticleNine Bajans for Taste Of The Caribbean
Eight chefs and one bartender will represent Barbados at this year’s Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Taste Of The Caribbean competition in Miami, United States, from June 28 to July...
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Youth training workshop to reduce unemployment
As the country continues to tackle youth unemployment, a workshop that will provide young entrepreneurs and potential trainers with guidance and support to generate viable and creative ideas to start...
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Bajan mum on Amazing Race Canada
A Barbadian mother and her son are racing in Canada with a mission.Nicole Foster, who currently lives in Winnipeg, has entered Season 2 of the TV reality competition Amazing Race Canada, and wants the...
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Hinn: the bitter and the sweet
There are two sides to every story; some people say three. And the just ended Benny Hinn crusade at the Wildey Gymnasium, last Saturday and Sunday, has elicited –– apart from the controversy before,...
View ArticleICB sees better days
Hundreds are losing their jobs in the public and private sector, but the Insurance Corporation of Barbados Limited (ICBL) is maintaining staffing levels, and is holding on to a positive outlook on the...
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Freedom song
It will be early freedom for two men convicted of what an Appeal Court described as a vicious attack on a minibus conductress 15 years ago. Barbados TODAY understands from prison sources that Orlando...
View ArticleNo agreement on fuel ease for PSVs, says Sol
Five weeks after an announcement that a deal had been struck to ease operators of public service vehicles (PSVs) affected by the removal of the Government subsidy on gasoline and diesel, news has...
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MORE PAY
Amidst layoffs in both the public and private sector, an economist is suggesting that companies should consider pay hikes.Jeremy Stephen said today that was the route some businesses might need to go,...
View ArticleUnions urged to do more educating
Trade unions have been told they need to do more than represent workers when there’s a dispute.President of the Barbados Economic Society (BES), Jeremy Stephen, today insisted that represention of...
View ArticleUnit head urges coastline care
Barbados must protect its coastlines if the tourism industry is to remain a major source of foreign exchange.That was the caution from acting director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit, Dr Lorna...
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Minister promises new stadium
Minister of Sports Stephen Lashley has reiterated Government’s intention to construct a new national stadium at Waterford, St Michael. He made this commitment while delivering the feature address at...
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