Health minister addresses Nurses’ plight
The Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic has intervened in the pay crisis involving nurses at the Psychiatric Hospital. Word of this came tonight from president of the Barbados...
View ArticleBWA customers ‘paying GSC’ after threats of disconnection
Following a rocky rollout on August 1 with some business and individual customers refusing to pay, significantly more Barbadians are now complying with the Garbage and Sewage Collection (GSC) tax...
View ArticleCrime down
Acting Commissioner of Police Erwin Boyce told a news briefing at Police Headquarters on Roebuck Street, The City that provisional data up to November 10, shows that 102 fewer crimes were committed in...
View ArticleChildren still at hospital
The two Hilda Skeene Primary School students who were struck by a freezer truck just a stone’s throw from their Union, St Philip home as they made their way there from school, remain hospitalized....
View ArticleDomestic violence ‘could retard regional development’
Gender-based violence could stymie Caribbean development, unless the region’s “very persistent” problem is not tackled urgently, a leading charity official said Friday. “Unless we make some in-roads...
View ArticleShoppers flock to Black Friday sales
The present economic climate has not appeared to dampen Barbadians’ taste for a bargain. Thousands of them took to the stores long before sunrise to cash in on the Black Friday sales. The shoppers took...
View ArticleMan shot multiple times in Brittons Hill
Police are investigating a shooting which occurred in Britttons Hill, St Michael on Friday night. Around 10:15 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting at London Road in the area. Police said...
View ArticleSutherland calls for curriculum reform in schools
As Barbados’ economy undergoes a transformation, the minister responsible for Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce says there's a need for curriculum reform in schools. Minister Dwight...
View Article16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
November 25 will signal the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. In Barbados, UN Resident Coordinator Dr Godfrey Xuereb, UN Women Representative Alison McLean and...
View ArticleSandals Barbados welcomes new GM
Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados have welcomed Ramel Sobrino as its newest General Manager. Sobrino, who recently celebrated his 30th anniversary in the industry, boasts an extensive...
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Car crashes into utility pole
A crew from the Barbados Light & Power is currently at Clermont, St James, the scene of an early morning accident, fixing downed power lines and a pole. The accident involved one vehicle which...
View ArticleBarbados making strides in renewable energy
Barbados is making strides towards becoming fully powered but renewable energy and Williams Industries is leading the way. “We are saving the island from having to export foreign exchange and we are...
View ArticleResidents urged to help Barbados become carbon neutral
Barbadians are being urged to lend a hand as the island’s aspires to become carbon neutral by 2030. Minister of Energy and Water Resources Wildfred Abrahams made the call during his opening remarks at...
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More youths becoming entrepreneurs
The eighth cohort of the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation and FLOW (BEF/FLOW) $20 challenge highlighted that more of the island’s youth are exploring opening their own businesses. The Student...
View ArticleUWI to receive millions in reparation payments
The University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom has agreed to pay £200 million in reparation payments to the University of the West Indies. This was disclosed by Vice Chancellor of The UWI, Sir Hilary...
View ArticleNew Anglican Bishop to be consecrated on January 26
The new Anglican Bishop of Barbados will be consecrated on Saturday, January 26. Rev Michael Bruce St John Maxwell will be consecrated in a ceremony at the Gymnasium starting at 5 p.m. The enthronement...
View ArticleUPP knocks BWA
The United Progressive Party (UPP) has criticized the BWA following recent reports that the authority has proceeded with its plan to disconnect Barbadians from their water supply as a penalty for the...
View ArticleBody found in bushes in Christ Church
Police are currently in Hopefield Development, Christ Church, where a body was found in the bushes near Charnock's # 1. Police said the body of an adult male was found just after 3:30 p.m. More details...
View ArticleBarbados needs more faith-based schools: Forde
Barbados is in need of more faith-based schools and religious persons, going into schools to minister to children. Minister of People Empowerment Cynthia Forde, who made the observation, said she was...
View ArticleInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Message from Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women We still do not know the true extent of violence against women, as the fear of reprisals, impact of...
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