Fires on the rise in Barbados
Firebugs have been keeping the members of the Barbados Fire Service (BFS) busy for the first 25 days of the year. The BFS has responded to a total of 173 incidents for the first 25 days of 2019...
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Beaming beauty
Hadiya Marshall is the winner of the 2019 Miss Big and Beautiful competition. The attractive 26-year-old medical doctor won the contest from eight other entrants at the Sea Rocks Dome, Maxwell, Christ...
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Climate watch
As part of measures to help Barbados increase its resilience towards climate change and natural disasters, government is looking at moving utility cables underground, as well as negotiating reduced...
View ArticlePolice probe Brittons Hill Stabbing
A man is nursing injuries following a stabbing incident at Brittons Hills, St Michael on Monday January 28. Police spokesman Station Sergeant Michael Blackman did not identify the victim but said the...
View ArticleUpdate – Brittons Hill stabbing victim has died
Barbados records its 9th murder for 2019. Police are reporting that the man who was stabbed in Brittons Hill, St Michael around 9p.m. on Monday, January 28 has died. He succumbed to his injuries around...
View ArticleStatement – CTUSAB on Protective Services Commission
The following is a statement by CTUSAB's General Secretary Dennis De Peiza. Dating back to the year 2012, the idea of the establishment of a Protective Services Commission was advanced by the Congress...
View ArticlePause For Prayer To Curb Violence
At midday on Friday, all of Barbados is being invited to pause for one minute to pray for peace in response to the spate of violence currently being experienced. The initiative, which has as its theme...
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Irresponsible!
An incensed member of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has described Prime Minister Mia Mottley's recent attack on the body for its handling of promotions in the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF)...
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Arthur scoffs at IMF Deal
Barbados essentially gave up a chunk of its sovereignty when it signed on the dotted line to receive the US$290 million loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is the suggestion of former...
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Murder No. 9
A Grazettes St Michael mother is crying her heart out as she mourns the tragic loss of a son. As police carry out investigations into the circumstances which led to the death of 29-year-old Jabar...
View Article‘Adjustment fatigue’
A leading political economist is warning the Government that Barbadians may soon suffer structural adjustment fatigue under the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and that alternative...
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A new direction for the Anglican church
The Anglican Diocese of Barbados under new leadership will be much more involved in tackling and lending its voice to critical issues and helping to address worrying aspects of the country’s economic...
View ArticleSandals hails progress at its showpiece Beaches hotel
Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Adam Stewart says he is pleased with the progress of the multi-million dollar Sandals Beaches Resort currently under...
View ArticleCTUSAB welcomes Protective Services Commission
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has welcomed Government's decision to establish a Protective Services Commission, which will oversee issues relating to police...
View ArticleTime not right
Opposition Leader Reverend Joseph Atherley has questioned the timing of Government's decision to remove Immigration officials from some sections of the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA)....
View ArticleEasier process with new equipment
The installation of additional kiosks at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) will not only decrease the waiting time for persons arriving in Barbados, but will also free up immigration...
View ArticleNo compromise on security at ports
The introduction of kiosks at the Grantley Adams International Airport will not allow persons to “ease” into Barbados. That assurance has been given by Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy...
View ArticleBarbados keeping up with technology
Any use of technology which will improve the efficiency of how business is conducted in Barbados should be welcomed. That is the view of Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance...
View ArticleThird airport attempt to start Feb 1
Due to increased border patrol security at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), immigration officials are no longer needed in the airport's departure lounge. Minister of Home Affairs Edmund...
View ArticleMan injured in wounding incident
Twenty-year-old Deshon Fagan, of Mason Hall Street, St Michael was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with lacerations to the head after being involved in an altercation with another man. Acting...
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