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October 14, 2019 11:16 pm
#BTEditorial – Things Browne – and bright – in Barbuda
Through 500 years of Columbian colonisation and one of the greatest holocausts in all human history – the enslavement of …
October 11, 2019 10:20 pm
#BTEditorial – Good hygiene still a great way to maintain one’s health
Within recent weeks, Barbados has been caught up in the cold. Although many who have been afflicted with the viral …
October 11, 2019 12:49 am
#BTEditorial – That touchy subject of underage sex
The shock, tinged with not a little irony, that the leader of the adult entertainment industry set a high moral …
October 10, 2019 12:51 am
#BTEditorial – There must be standards beyond words
Calls for improvement in productivity and service standards have been made in both the private and public sector over the …
October 15, 2019 11:25 pm BIMAP forced to increase feesThe Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BIMAP) will be “adjusting” its fees come January. This revelation has come from …
October 15, 2019 11:24 pm Mother of three is Pick 4 winnerHetty Johnson was smiling broadly as she recently collected her cheque for BD$8,000.00, at The Barbados Lottery’s Independence Square retail …
October 15, 2019 11:19 pm Jordan joins the Jamaica GleanerThe Gleaner Company (Media) Limited, a member of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, has appointed career communications specialist and journalist Kaymar …
October 15, 2019 11:10 pm No need to panicGovernment remains committed to solving the problem of squatting at Rock Hall, St Philip and will do so in a …
October 15, 2019 11:05 pm QEH’s top level changesJuliette Bynoe-Sutherland is now the Executive Chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) board. Minister of Health and Wellness Lt …
October 15, 2019 11:04 pm 24-hour polyclinic service a successMinister of Health and Wellness Lieutenant Col Jeffrey Bostic is reporting that about 10 000 visits were recorded in the …
October 15, 2019 11:03 pm Show us the money!Just over a year after the Mia Mottley-led Government implemented the Garbage and Sewage Collection (GSC) levy, head of the …
October 15, 2019 11:02 pm Fostering linkagesThe first-ever Sports Science Society through the Faculty of Sport and Academy of Sport based at University of the West …
October 15, 2019 9:30 pm RestorationThe Ministry of Housing, Lands and Rural Development has announced plans to bring the high number of dilapidated buildings formerly …
- October 15, 2019 9:25 pm Unjust decision
A month after the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) decided not to hold the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) liable for compensating …
October 15, 2019 9:16 pm Lashley knocks Welfare DepartmentFormer Minister of Social Transformation Hamilton Lashley is appealing to the Mia Mottley-led Barbados Labour Party (BLP) administration to ensure …
October 15, 2019 8:43 pm Schools closed Friday to observe Teachers’ Professional DayTeachers’ Professional Day will be observed this Friday, October 18 and all schools will be closed as a result. The …
October 15, 2019 8:45 pm Maloney is the talk of the townPraises have been flooding in from all quarters after talented 16-year-old driver Zane Maloney won the British Formula 4 Championship …
October 15, 2019 7:47 pm Major changesPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Stroke-maker Brandon King and leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr are poised to make their international debuts …
October 14, 2019 10:58 pm Simmons gets coaching nodCricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed the appointment of former West Indies player, Phil Simmons as the head coach of …
October 14, 2019 8:42 pm Shining starsBarbados Tridents crowning moment of glory for the second time in the Caribbean Premier League history, against the Guyana Amazon …
October 14, 2019 1:00 am Maloney reigns supremeCarlin racer Zane Maloney has secured the 2019 British Formula 4 title with victory in the final race of the …
October 13, 2019 7:03 pm Blackman’s goal gets the winA magnificent goal from international forward Nicholas Blackman ensured the Senior Barbados Tridents captured a 1-0 victory over the United …
October 11, 2019 11:09 pm Let’s get seriousBarbados’ head coach Russell Latapy has insisted that he would like to see practices that are conducive to professionalism and …
October 11, 2019 9:46 pm Nurse, Reifer star as Tridents enter CPL FinalAll of the critics who were constantly beating up on Ashley Nurse and even making fun about his role in …
October 11, 2019 12:41 am Sweet victory!The Barbados Tridents reached the final of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League with a 12-run win over Trinidad and Tobago …
October 14, 2019 10:39 pm ‘Bright future for BLP in St Michael West’The resounding victory for businessman Christopher Gibbs in the nomination to represent the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) in the St …
October 14, 2019 10:36 pm Zero extravagance from GovtThousands of dollars in taxpayers’ money being spent on overseas trips for high-ranking members of the Mia-Mottley administration is money …
October 13, 2019 7:51 pm Gibbs wins bid to represent St Michael West BLP ticketHomeboy Christopher Gibbs convincingly won the the bid to represent St Michael West on a Barbados Labour Party ticket in …
October 11, 2019 9:42 pm Hypocrisy!If former Member of Parliament Hamilton Lashley could have his way, members of Barbados’ elite and planter class could not …
October 11, 2019 9:31 pm Not so fast, PrescodVice-president of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Andre Worrell is accusing Government of trying to “strong arm” workers of the …
October 11, 2019 9:21 pm ‘Mottley’s big Cabinet not working’The time has come for Government to shed some of its weight at the top, says president of the Democratic …
- October 11, 2019 12:16 am ‘Failing grade’
The first 500 days of the Mia Mottley-led Government has been a resounding failure, according to the Democratic Labour Party …
- October 10, 2019 12:40 am Old Government buildings ‘to be listed, leased, spruced up’
Old buildings owned by Government across the island are to be examined for an audit of state properties in an …
October 9, 2019 12:24 am Government gets thumbs up for Sandals stanceMinister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey is in full support of Government’s decision not to bow …
October 15, 2019 8:59 pm Hot temper costs RamdinCharles Niko Elias Ramdin will have to compensate two women – one of them the mother of his child – …
- October 15, 2019 8:55 pm No blows shared
One of the police officers who questioned murder accused Baggio Kristidi Decourcey Daniel has denied ever assaulting him during investigations. …
- October 14, 2019 10:51 pm Expert witness
The pathologist who performed the post-mortem on Antonio Harewood, today revealed that he died from a stab wound to his …
- October 11, 2019 11:03 pm ‘In my defence’
In an unsworn statement from the dock today, murder accused Anderson Busby maintained that he was defending himself when Devon …
- October 11, 2019 11:01 pm Stoned and stabbed
Orlando Ellis, the son of murder accused Pedro Ellis, today testified that his father did not have a knife when …
October 11, 2019 10:51 pm Words of wisdomSpend only what is yours; keep your reputation good and maintain your integrity. These words of wisdom were handed down …
- October 10, 2019 10:33 pm Teenager admits slapping woman
When an 18-year-old male did not get the desired response about his relationship with a woman he slapped her across …
- October 10, 2019 10:29 pm $7,500 compensation
A local High Court has ordered a 38-year-old woman to pay $7,500 in compensation for injuries she inflicted on another …
- October 9, 2019 11:16 pm Murder trial starts
The No. 2 Supreme Court heard today that a teenager who was killed during a brawl on October 13, 2012, …
October 14, 2019 10:29 pm Disgraceful!One outspoken union leader is crying shame on companies that continue to apply for work permits to fill positions that …
October 11, 2019 10:48 pm Car imports feel ASYCUDA pinchThe inability to clear vehicles at the Bridgetown Port as a result of issues with the ASYCUDA World system is …
October 11, 2019 10:15 pm Make-believeBarbados and other independent states in the region have been suffering from “fiscal illusion” over the years, says lecturer in …
October 11, 2019 9:23 pm Speedier licences soonGovernment is in the process of overhauling the “ancient” liquor licence regime in Barbados and establishing a Liquor Licensing Authority. …
October 11, 2019 12:20 am Cooling a factor in energy efficiencyGovernment is being cautioned that its 2030 goal of making Barbados 100 per cent dependent on renewable forms of energy …
- October 11, 2019 12:09 am Common Entrance creating ‘level of snobbery’, says Wickham
A political scientist and former University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill graduate is contending that the Barbados Secondary …
October 10, 2019 11:54 pm Business ‘unusual’One of Government’s special economic advisors is promising a comprehensive change to the doing business environment in Barbados in coming …
October 10, 2019 12:32 am Small business urged to find new relevanceBusinesses, ranging from micro and small to medium size – MSMEs, need to find new opportunities to remain relevant in …
October 10, 2019 12:27 am ‘Car charge’As Government continues its push towards making Barbados totally reliant on renewable forms of energy in the next decade, electric …
