CourtCrimeLocal News Teen granted bail after constitutional challenge to Bail Act by Emmanuel Joseph 28/09/2026 written by Emmanuel Joseph 5 min read A 16-year-old boy held on remand at Dodds Prison since December last year on firearm charges was released on Monday after the High Court ordered his immediate bail following a … Continue Reading 28/09/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtJudicialLocal News Alleged offender, 16, sues State over bail law by Emmanuel Joseph 24/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 24/09/2026 A 16-year-old boy on remand in prison has launched a constitutional challenge against the State, claiming the new Bail Actโs โexceptional circumstancesโ test for firearm offences keeps him locked up … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEconomyLocal News Sugar arrangement in limbo by Emmanuel Joseph 19/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 19/09/2026 Three years after signing historic agreements with the government to take over the management of the struggling sugar industry as a private operation, the cooperative involved said on Saturday it … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegional PM urges govts: Turn reparations advocacy into action by Emmanuel Joseph 18/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 18/09/2026 A technical committee of historians and economists is to quantify Barbadosโ compensation claim for more than two centuries of slavery, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on Friday, urging Caribbean governments … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Businesses foresee no Christmas food shortages by Emmanuel Joseph 16/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 16/09/2026 The retail, distribution and agricultural industries do not expect food shortages in the final quarter of this year, but have raised concerns that uncertainty around global shipping and local weather … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News High Court allows inmateโs constitutional food suit by Emmanuel Joseph 15/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 15/09/2026 A Rastafarian man on remand who said prison meals have forced him to abandon his vegan diet and harmed his health will have his constitutional claim against the State heard … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal News Legal Profession Bill expected before Cabinet โearly next monthโ by Emmanuel Joseph 14/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 14/09/2026 The most wide-ranging overhaul in a half-century of the law governing the legal profession is expected to go before Cabinet for approval by early next month, Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News BMA seeks forex gains despite stiff competition by Emmanuel Joseph 11/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 11/09/2026 Manufacturers warned on Friday that industry layoffs could become unavoidable if rapidly rising operating costs continue to outpace sales, as they look towards the winter tourist season and stronger exports … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessEconomyLocal News Hydroelectric power pitched as lower-cost renewable option by Emmanuel Joseph 09/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 09/09/2026 Former Central Bank Governor Dr Delisle Worrell has predicted that efforts to lower prices through the existing system of distributed power supply โ currently used by Barbados โ will fail. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Tribunal warns bosses on dismissal procedures by Emmanuel Joseph 09/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 09/09/2026 The Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) on Tuesday warned employers that failing to follow statutory dismissal procedures can undermine their cases before the tribunal. ERT chairman Vere P. Brathwaite ordered Markham … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail