British backlash over death
The United Kingdom Government has announced that it will be complaining to the Mia Mottley Administration for local heart specialist Dr Alfred Sparman, following the recent death of a British citizen...
View ArticleGoing ‘legit’
Legislation could soon be coming to put an end to accused persons sitting in jail for prolonged periods without a court hearing. Three weeks after it was revealed Winston Agard had spent seven years in...
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DPP drops charges against Charles Herbert
The Director of Public Prosecutions has determined that all drug charges against Charles Herbert should be dropped on the grounds of a lack of evidence. However, she has recommended that Christopher...
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Where are they?
Family members of two missing American visitors, though on the island, are no closer to knowing the whereabouts of their relatives, whose half-hour Jet Ski ride has now morphed into a 48-hour search....
View ArticlePSV ridership ‘rises as fare hike’s impact wanes’
After an initial fall off in ridership, Barbadians appear to have come to terms with the 75 per cent increase in bus fares, as one of the island’s public service vehicle associations reports that...
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Herbert walks
Almost a year after publicly declaring his innocence, businessman Charles Herbert today walked free of four drug charges. However, his co-accused Chris Rogers, also a businessman, and sailor Walter...
View ArticleSparman’s clinic under scrutiny
The British Government is exploring ways it can work with Barbadian authorities to try to shut down the privately-run medical clinic owned by Dr Alfred Sparman. Prime Minister Theresa May made the...
View ArticleNUPW turns spotlight on appointments
The National Union of Public Workers has declared it is setting its sights on the longstanding issue of permanent appointments in the Civil Service. Acting NUPW Deputy General Secretary Wayne Waldron...
View ArticleBribery claims
A number of businesspeople in Barbados have been confessing privately to having paid bribes amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars to public officials, Attorney General and Minister of Legal...
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Puzzling disappearance
The circumstances under which two American tourists vanished after boarding a jet ski in Holetown continue to puzzle longtime seafarers and visitors to the island. Many of them are at a loss about how...
View ArticleDrinks industry unites to fight NCDs and drunk driving
Government is getting an unexpected partner in the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the promotion of responsible drinking - the drinks industry, officials said today. The West Indies...
View ArticleUWI’s fourth campus to open ‘in three months’
In as soon as three months, at the start of the new academic year, the University of the West Indies (UWI) is to open its fourth campus - its first in 55 years - in Antigua at Five Islands village, 7.5...
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Soca monarch semis – from ‘Betty B’ to Natahlee
Betty B, a seasoned entertainer but a newcomer to the soca genre, is to hit the stage first for the Soca Monarch Semifinals. The 34 semi-finalists of the reformatted competition drew their order of...
View ArticleAG’s promise
The much-touted Integrity in Public Life Bill and supporting pieces of legislation will be made into law in time for Independence this year, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Dale Marshall...
View ArticleOff track
Government’s plan to digitize more than 60,000 records at the Police Certificate of Character Department over a two-month period has fallen behind. And Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs...
View ArticleRegistry for criminal matters first
While the possible implementation of Criminal Procedure Rules has been given the thumbs up by president of the Barbados Bar Association (BBA) Liesel Weekes, she believes a Criminal Registry is first...
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More information at force’s fingertips
The Royal Barbados Police Force has been armed with a new weapon to boost its crime fighting efforts. Today, the force launched its Police Records Management Information System (PRMIS) designed to...
View ArticleLaws may be coming to address violence in the workplace
More changes could be in the works for Barbados’ labour laws as the island adopts a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention aimed at tackling issues relating to violence and harassment....
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Reward offered
Relatives of Oscar Suarez are eternally grateful for the efforts of Barbados’ law enforcement agencies to find him and his missing partner, Magdalena Devil, but 72-hours of uncertainty over their...
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Search stepped up
Over the next 72 hours, emergency personnel in Barbados with assistance from the United States of America will intensify its search for two American visitors who have been missing at sea since Monday....
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