Tax to start early 2020 – Straughn
If all goes according to plan, Barbadians could be paying the promised 17.5 per cent online tax come early next year. This update came from Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn, who said...
View ArticleHotels to the rescue
Don’t play politics with tourism. That was the stern warning to government from the former minister responsible for the sector, Richard Sealy as he criticised government’s handling of the controversial...
View ArticleDLP condemns Govt’s treatment of ‘Mrs Ram’
Leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Verla DePeiza has come to the defence of businesswoman Asha Mrs Ram Mirchandani, whose property was compulsory acquired by Government. In a press release...
View ArticleSome DEM stalwarts seek return to active service
Some members of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP)’s old brass have declared their commitment to serving the country’s second-oldest political party in whatever capacity they are needed. During Sunday...
View ArticleBusinesses report mixed fortunes with national blackout
For some it was business as usual, while for others today’s power troubles created all kinds of issues including dried taps. On Upper Swan Street, a representative from Sewing World said they were not...
View Article‘No water until Tuesday for some’ – BWA
Some customers may not see water from their taps until Tuesday as the national water utility that depends on the electrical grid to pump water to customers also has to grapple with an ongoing water...
View ArticleGovernment ready to help dislocated family
The parliamentary representative for 14 evicted residents of Evelyn’s Avenue, Bayville, St Michael says he is doing all in his power to have the struggling family relocated. In fact, Minister of Health...
View ArticleWorkers fear “rough” season from store closure
Employees at the Liquidation Centre are still trying to come to grips with the fact that its doors will be closed once and for all. A failed attempt by owner Asha Mrs Ram Mirchandani to gain a...
View ArticleShoppers cash in on sale
Barbadians took full advantage of yesterday’s last-minute sale at Liquidation Centre on Lower Bay Street, St Michael, business, with hundreds flocking to do some early Christmas shopping from a wide...
View ArticleBarbadians are without electricity for a second straight day.
This morning the Barbados Light and reported that overnight one of its large diesel engines shut down due to another stuck fuel pump and customers are again without electricity. Yesterday, schools were...
View ArticleAll schools closed today
The Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training is advising parents and guardians that ALL schools will be closed today. This is due to the issues with electricity and water that have...
View ArticlePM to address nation
Prime Minister Mia Mottley will address the country via CBC’s radio network on the matter of the power outages by the Barbados Light & Power Company. This broadcast is also expected to be carried...
View ArticleMinistry urges public to assist elderly
As the island continues to experience challenges with its electricity and water supply the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs is appealing to the public to carry out welfare checks on...
View ArticlePM says power outages ‘unacceptable’
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has described the recent island wide power outages affecting the country as “unacceptable” and has vowed to get to the bottom of the problem. She made the declaration this...
View ArticleBCC evening classes cancelled
The Barbados Community College regrets to inform students that evening classes have been cancelled due to another power outage at its Eyrie campus. Management of the BCC apologises for any...
View ArticleCounselling at Frederick Smith Secondary School continues tomorrow
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) is informing parents and guardians that professional counselling services for all second to fourth form students will continue...
View ArticleCrown pushing to get cases heard
The Crown’s chief prosecutor signalled increasing intolerance with delays and adjournments, as she declared her department’s is moving full steam ahead to get cases tried before the High Court....
View ArticleMcCollin told to clean up his act
Burglar Corey Omar Jerome McCollin has been given a final chance to turn his life around. “This is your last opportunity to sort yourself out Mr McCollin. Your [pre-sentencing] report does not speak...
View ArticleClock winds down on Thorpe’s sentence
Cannabis trafficker Sebastian Theophilus Thorpe has less than a year left to serve in prison. The Porters Road, Queen Street, St Peter man was previously found guilty in the No. 2 Supreme Court of the...
View ArticleUWI students get power outage aid
A protest by scores of UWI students living on the halls of residence at the Cave Hill campus after islandwide power cuts left them without water and food, prompted the university’s student services...
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