Concern over NIS investment in Govt securities
Contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) continue to decline, while payouts increase, according to the outcome of the 14th Actuarial Review.The report warns that the National Insurance Fund...
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NIS WORRY
With the National Insurance Scheme’s (NIS) Unemployment Fund now in danger of being wiped out over the next two to 10 years, a recommendation is now scheduled to go before Cabinet with a view to...
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Let them serve
A suggestion that former prime ministers should be given an opportunity to serve in the Senate is getting the backing of one of this country’s former leaders.Former prime minister Sir Lloyd Sandiford...
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BMA official optimistic about move on tariffs
Executive director of the Barbados Manufacturers’ Association (BMA) Bobbi McKay is optimistic that the fight to get Value Added Tax (VAT) and duties placed on imported burgers, and to get the tariffs...
View ArticlePolice probe wounding and attempted suicide
Police are investigating a report where Margaret Christopher, 27, of Halls Road, St. Michael, was attacked by a man whilst at Parris Hill, St. Joseph, about 7:15 this morning.Christopher received...
View ArticleWanted man surrenders
Wanted man Kemal Yarde, alias “Mally”, 24, of 1st Avenue, Long Gap, Spooners Hill, St Michael is now in custody.He turned himself in to police in the company of an attorney-at-law.Police say Yarde is...
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In the name of Justice
A total of 33 new people have been appointed justices of the peace in Barbados.The men and women, who hail from a range of sectors, took the oath of office today at the residence of the Governor...
View ArticleVICIOUS ATTACK
Weeks of harassment, threats and stalking almost ended tragically this morning when 27-year-old Margaret Christopher was viciously attacked by her former companion as she and her six-year-old son...
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Arthur a ‘political enemy’ of DLP
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has no interest in joining forces with former prime minister Owen Arthur.Owen ArthurThe party’s general secretary Donville Inniss made that clear today as he sought to...
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Term divide
A senior government minister is saying no way to Barbados following in Trinidad and Tobago’s steps to set term limits for prime ministers, but a leading political scientist is suggesting it’s the...
View ArticleInniss denies party rift
Senior Democratic Labour Party (DLP) member Donville Inniss is denying that he is pulling out of the party’s race for general secretary because of problems within the DLP.Inniss, who has held the post...
View ArticleBetter care for cancer patients
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is looking to improve the current level of service it offers to cancer patients.Speaking to the media today during a press conference to announce the Sagicor...
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Walking to fight cancer
Barbadians are being encouraged to support this year’s Sagicor Globeathon walk to hit back at below the belt cancers.On Sunday September 7, Sagicor Life Inc and Globe-athon under the auspices of the...
View ArticleDLP revisits candidate selection
The ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is revisiting its selection process for candidates fielded in the general election.A resolution recommending action on this issue will go before the party’s...
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Royal boost
Amidst the economic doldrums, the Barbados economy is set to get a significant boost over the coming months when an upscale West Coast development project begins.After acquiring the over 200 acres of...
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Farewell, Sir Denys
Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave today headed a long list of dignitaries for the funeral service of one of this island’s most outstanding and long serving judicial officers Sir Denys Ambrose...
View ArticleAssault victim still in QEH
The 27-year-old woman, who was slashed across the throat and face by an ex-boyfriend yesterday morning as she headed to work in St Joseph, remains in serious but stable condition after undergoing...
View ArticlePOWER OPTIONS
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is giving consumers who generate renewable energy the right to choose their billing arrangements with the Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P) under the...
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Gov’t defends its redevelopment plan for Sam Lord’s
Parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Senator Irene Sandiford-Garner has defended Government’s move to compulsorily acquire the abandoned Sam Lord’s Castle property in the wake of concerns...
View ArticleAfter Owen
While insisting that there was no love lost between them and former Barbados Labour Party (BLP) representative Owen Arthur, the St Peter Branch of the BLP tonight said it was standing firmly behind Mia...
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