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October 17, 2018 12:49 am
#BTEditorial – Clennel Wickham: Avenging Angel
Eighty years ago this month, Barbados lost perhaps the greatest journalist of the early 20th Century, an “avenging angel” for …
October 16, 2018 12:25 am
#BTEditorial – Leading by an example
The pain of austerity will hit home in a few weeks’ time for some Barbadians; for others, it already has. …
October 13, 2018 12:36 am
#BTEditorial – Barbadians need to be at your service
When will Barbadians pay attention to customer service? From gas stations and restaurants, to supermarkets and hotels, the level of …
October 11, 2018 11:56 pm
#BTEditorial – A time to talk, and a time to sow
“The time for talk must be over as it relates to agriculture,” said the Prime Minister as she opened Caribbean …
October 18, 2018 12:20 am No gender biasThe National Organization for Women (NOW) is distancing itself from claims by the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), that …
October 18, 2018 12:15 am ‘Make sacrifice’ for debt deal, says Foreign MinisterBanks, pensioners and other domestic bondholders are being asked to show some understanding and make a sacrifice for the nation’s …
October 18, 2018 12:10 am Ex-Senate President rememberedSenators today paid tribute to its former President, publisher Sir Fred Gollop, four months after his death. At the beginning …
October 18, 2018 12:05 am Government Senator: ‘We didn’t rush to IMF’Government Senator Dr Crystal Haynes has challenged critics who say the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) rushed into negotiations with the …
October 18, 2018 12:00 am ‘Ernie and Bert quick-fix’, charges FranklynOpposition Senator Caswell Franklyn has slammed Government’s “Ernie and Bert” economic crisis programme as a “quick-fix”, designed to improve its …
October 17, 2018 11:55 pm ICAB backs BERTChartered accountants are praising measures under the Barbados Economic and Recovery Transformation (BERT) plan, especially those that attempt to make …
October 17, 2018 11:50 pm Town and Country Planning ‘to move’The Town and Country Development Planning Office is to be relocated temporarily as the leaky, mould-plagued Garrison office undergoes environmental …
October 17, 2018 11:45 pm Stats officers move up from stenchWorkers at the Barbados Statistical Service have been temporarily shifted one floor above to the sixth floor of the Baobab …
October 17, 2018 11:40 pm Barbados ‘may lose renewable energy footing’Barbados as a pioneer leader in Caribbean renewable energy may be a dream deferred as the economy struggles to recover, …
October 17, 2018 11:35 pm A bigger payoffOne of the leaders in the renewable energy industry is calling for a much bigger payoff for investors if Barbados …
October 17, 2018 11:30 pm Bascombe loses unfair dismissal claimThe Employment Rights Tribunal has delivered a ruling that appears to restrict employers’ obligations under the Employment Rights Act to …
October 17, 2018 11:25 pm No mark against ‘rich resident’ schemeMinister of International Business and Industry Ronald Toppin today insisted that Barbados has not been blacklisted by the Organization for …
October 17, 2018 8:50 pm Talent searchWith the International Cricket Council’s Women’s World Cup in the Caribbean just mere weeks away, the National Sports Council (NSC) …
October 17, 2018 8:21 pm Bolt rejects Malta leagueRetired track and field star Usain Bolt has turned down a two-year deal from Maltese club Valletta FC. The 32-year-old …
October 17, 2018 7:13 pm Warriors, Celtics off and runningStephen Curry capped a game-high, 32-point performance with a key three-point play with 1:46 remaining last night, helping the hosts …
October 16, 2018 10:30 pm Herman Griffith cricket tourney launchedStumps will not be in place at North Stars Cricket Ground when the 2018 Guardian Group Herman Griffith Primary Schools’ …
October 16, 2018 6:21 pm Law banned for two ODIsCoach Stuart Law has been suspended from West Indies’ first two ODIs against India, and will not be allowed to …
October 15, 2018 9:57 pm Jason Holder’s star risingAmidst the gloom of the 2-0 series whitewash to India, there was a ray of sunshine for West Indies captain …
October 15, 2018 9:03 pm Shake-upDefending champions Weymouth Wales will be taking directives from new head coach Thomas Jordan when the 2018-2019 Barbados Football Association …
October 15, 2018 7:19 pm Another victory for PrideJonathan Carter hit an unbeaten half-century as Barbados Pride edged the Leeward Islands Hurricanes by three wickets with just two …
October 13, 2018 1:31 pm Springer’s all-around effort pushes Pride past USABRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Shamar Springer starred with both bat and ball to help the Barbados Pride to their first …
- October 18, 2018 12:10 am Ex-Senate President remembered
Senators today paid tribute to its former President, publisher Sir Fred Gollop, four months after his death. At the beginning …
- October 18, 2018 12:05 am Government Senator: ‘We didn’t rush to IMF’
Government Senator Dr Crystal Haynes has challenged critics who say the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) rushed into negotiations with the …
- October 18, 2018 12:00 am ‘Ernie and Bert quick-fix’, charges Franklyn
Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn has slammed Government’s “Ernie and Bert” economic crisis programme as a “quick-fix”, designed to improve its …
October 16, 2018 12:23 am Atherley: Give us more detailsOpposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley is questioning whether Government’s much-touted economic recovery plan is reaping any real benefits as yet, …
October 15, 2018 11:56 pm Solutions Barbados: Cuts ‘unnecessary’If the Prime Minister had surrounded herself with visionary advisors, one of her chief critics has contended, there would be …
October 10, 2018 12:35 am Law review ‘a decade late’The law to reform archaic statutes which was debated in Parliament today should have been passed a long time ago, …
October 10, 2018 12:30 am Ministers expect benefits from changesThree Cabinet Ministers have offered a laundry list of changes to the laws governing their portfolios when Government begins law …
October 10, 2018 12:25 am Election workers to be paid soonAlmost five months after the General Election was held, the workers who ran the poll for the Electoral and Boundaries …
- October 10, 2018 12:20 am ‘Legislate social media speech’ – Atherley
Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley wants the law to regulate what people say on social media. He argued that Barbadians …
October 17, 2018 10:35 pm Additional Three months for JackA 25-year-old man who had been on remand at HMP Dodds since January this year could be home in time …
October 17, 2018 10:25 pm Danger to societyOne of the teenagers allegedly involved in a fight that left a 16-year-old schoolboy nursing a stab wound appeared in …
October 17, 2018 12:00 am Auld Lang Syne in jailA 35-year-old mason will spend Christmas and the New Year at HMP Dodds. Shane Omar Grazettes, of Phillip’s Road, St …
October 16, 2018 11:55 pm No bailfor alleged car thiefTheft accused Jamar Kevin Lee Blackman, of no fixed place of abode, has claimed that while his fingerprints were found …
October 16, 2018 11:50 pm ‘Hungry’ teen gets six monthsNineteen-year-old Selwyn Brian Miller does not have to wonder where his next meal is coming from for the next six …
October 16, 2018 11:45 pm Chronic boozerA self-confessed excessive drinker must be on his best behaviour for the next 12 months if he wants to avoid …
October 15, 2018 11:31 pm Murder accused admits to other crimesMurder accused Applon Ithamar Ishmael Parris had a change of heart and owned up to a 2015 wounding charge even …
October 15, 2018 11:23 pm Back to jailThe chief executive officer (CEO) and the director of the Washington University of Barbados will remain on remand at HMP …
October 12, 2018 11:15 pm Mings admits to drug chargesA painter from St Peter who had been on remand at HMP Dodds, today threw in the towel and pleaded …
- October 17, 2018 11:35 pm A bigger payoff
One of the leaders in the renewable energy industry is calling for a much bigger payoff for investors if Barbados …
- October 17, 2018 11:25 pm No mark against ‘rich resident’ scheme
Minister of International Business and Industry Ronald Toppin today insisted that Barbados has not been blacklisted by the Organization for …
October 17, 2018 11:22 pm Not backing outDespite a recent announcement by the state tourism promotion agency that the US$100 million Hyatt Centric Resort slated for Bay …
October 17, 2018 12:40 am Up to 2,500 ‘to go by next fiscal year’As many as 2,500 public workers will be jobless when the dust settles on the Government’s restructuring exercise, the Barbados-born …
October 17, 2018 12:15 am Barbados credit rating ‘to rise by year-end’After lingering in ‘junk’ territory for years, Barbados’s investment grade is projected to begin rising again by the end of …
October 13, 2018 12:05 pm Minister challenges seniors to go into businessA recommendation has been put forward for a Seniors Business Trust to be established in Barbados. Minister of People Empowerment …
October 13, 2018 12:36 am Anthony: Restructuring unavoidableSt Lucia’s former prime minister Dr Kenny Anthony has described Barbados’ economic restructuring as necessary and unavoidable. But Dr Anthony …
October 13, 2018 12:00 am Rural Development Commission farming loans relaunchedStartup loans will once again be made to rural residents to help them get involved in farming, the Rural Development …
October 12, 2018 12:15 am SOL sale ‘strategic’ in region’s green energy pushA leader in the renewable energy industry here has described as a strategic move oil executive Sir Kyffin Simpson’s decision …
