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Ross students enjoying Bajan experience
Classes at the Ross University School of Medicine are now in session and with the exception of a few minor complaints about the housing situation, students appear to be satisfied. Barbados TODAY...
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PSVs’ next step unsure
An air of uncertainty surrounds the smooth functioning of Barbados' public transportation system after a request by public service vehicle operators for dialogue with the Barbados Transport Authority...
View ArticleSchool scare
Police and union officials are probing an incident at a primary school this morning when an unknown man barged onto the compound as teachers were attending a meeting in preparation for tomorrow's start...
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Exploited
A group of stranded Haitians has not only run out of money, and is appealing for assistance with funds to purchase tickets to return to their homeland, but some of them are being exploited. Barbados...
View ArticleLewis upbeat about gay club
The man behind a new venture being advertised on social media over the last few days as a club catering to members of the LGBT community says response has been overwhelmingly positive so far and is...
View ArticleMinistry makes decision on drugs
The Ministry of Health and Wellness today said that recent analytical results from the Medicines Quality Control and Surveillance Department (formerly CARPHA laboratory) has indicated that analysis of...
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Canadian company courts Govt
As Government continues to seek out ways to improve efficiencies in the public service through greater use of technology, a Toronto-based firm is making a bid to help with just that. Officials of...
View ArticleCommuters experiencing delays amid psv strike
Commuters were this morning experiencing difficulties in Speightstown as some public service vehicle (PSV) operators go on strike on the first day of the new school term. (KS) The post Commuters...
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Christ Church woman missing
Police are seeking the public's help in finding 34-year-old Mary Oxley, of No. 13 Church Hill, Christ Church. She was last seen by her parents on Monday January 7 about 8:45a.m. Oxley is about 5'6"...
View ArticlePolice identify body found in Careenage
Police have identified the body of the man found floating in the Careenage on Sunday, January 6. It is that of 41-year-old Shon Adrian Edwards, of The Ivy, St Michael. The post Police identify body...
View ArticleMissing Christ Church woman found
Th 34-year-old woman who was reported missing has been found. Mary Oxley, of No. 13 Church Hill, Christ Church, was traced by lawmen at the Worthing Police Station. The Royal Barbados Police Force...
View ArticleStatement from Transport Authority on PSV strike
Below is a statement by Chairman of the Transport Authority, Ian Estwick, on today's strike by some PSV owners and operators. “We are very surprised by the action taken today as we agreed to sit down...
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Scrap it now
Proponents for the disbanding of the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE), familiarly known as the Common Entrance or 11-plus exam, have found a strong ally in the form of the head...
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CXC fixes SBA glitch
The confusion and anxiety over mistakes in the grading of the Caribbean Examination Council’s (CXC) School Based Assessment (SBA) projects, are now over. This is because the regional examination body...
View ArticleSettlement soon
The state-owned enterprise which manages the local sugar sector is optimistic of reaching a settlement when its retrenchment talks resume tomorrow with the workers’ bargaining body. General Manager of...
View ArticleCriminal attorneys urgently needed says Marshall
There is an urgent need for more criminal attorneys in Barbados. This call comes from Attorney General Dale Marshall, who believes that the small pool of criminal lawyers has way too much on their...
View ArticlePatient questions treatment
A Stage Four cancer patient is allegedly being denied her right to choose whether or not she should take chemotherapy to help combat her illness. The patient who was recently discharged from the Queen...
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Residents complain about pig farm
Tempers continue to rise in Applewhaites, St George over the stench from a pig farm in the area. [caption id="attachment_287188" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The farm at the center of residents’...
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Busted tanks
Some of the newly installed community water tanks donated by corporate Barbados to the state-owned Barbados Water Authority (BWA) seem to be falling apart. At least two of the tanks, installed in...
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Talks on
The operators of privately owned public service vehicles will be back on the country’s roads tomorrow, following what leaders are claiming as a successful island-wide work stoppage, unleashed at the...
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