Sexual harmful habits hamper HIV efforts Barbados Today28/03/20194184 views A recent study has found that inconsistent condom use, relationships involving multiple partners and a refusal to be tested for HIV are among a number of deeply engrained social norms… Read more
‘Marshall law’ Barbados Today28/03/201914239 views With mounting public frustration over the matter of bail being granted to persons accused of murder, Government may be seeking to make adjustments to the 1996 Bail Act, in response… Read more
Minister touts new mobile merchant system Marlon Madden28/03/20194143 views A new electronic payment system from one of the world’s largest financial services companies, with the vocal endorsement of Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds, was unveiled here today. MasterCard Inc.… Read more
‘Go cashless, grow the economy’ Barbados Today28/03/201928237 views A senator and a player in the digital economy here has argued for digitisation to become a driving force behind economic growth. Senator Rawdon Adams, chief executive of digital financial… Read more
Attorney General hopeful about case backlog as Court returns home Barbados Today28/03/20191185 views Government is expected to begin tackling a worrying backlog of cases in the courts from next week, when a refurbished Supreme Court complex opens at Whitepark Road, Attorney General Dale… Read more
Senator slams ‘poor bus service hurting students’ Barbados Today27/03/201917155 views Students who spend an “unacceptable”, inordinate amount of time commuting to and from school are being seriously disadvantaged, according to Senator the Reverend John Rogers. Speaking during a wide-ranging presentation… Read more
Review busfares, Saffrey Barbados Today27/03/20195126 views The hike in bus fare from $2 to $3.50 will have a significant impact on the homeless. This assessment has come from the President and Founder of the Barbados Vagrants… Read more
STIs on the rise Barbados Today27/03/20194385 views While cases of HIV have declined marginally over the past decade, health authorities are struggling to combat outbreaks of other Sexually Transmitted Infections and diseases (STIs/STDs) including chlamydia, gonorrhea and… Read more
Jockey High Court bound Barbados Today27/03/20190147 views A 54-year-old jockey is headed to the High Court for sentencing. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant committed the case against Ray Anderson Herbert, of no fixed place of abode, to the criminal assizes today.… Read more
High Court application Barbados Today27/03/20199298 views Queen’s Counsel Michael Lashley today revealed that he had made a bail application in the High Court for a female murder accused. The defence attorney was addressing Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant… Read more