Lourianne Graham

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has revealed it has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars storing unclaimed bodies after years of being legally unable to dispose of them, as it prepares …

Vulnerable people, particularly those living alone, are being urged to register with the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) before a hurricane threatens Barbados, with officials appealing to those in need …

The Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH) has again appealed for a state emergency policy to protect homeless people by moving them to safe shelter during hurricanes. Two months into …

Government crews have intensified drain-clearing and roadside clean-up operations across Barbados as the island prepares for Grand Kadooment and the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, with multiple teams deployed …

The Ministry of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice has launched a new public education campaign discouraging the harbouring of fugitives and gang members. The campaign follows the passage of the …

Member of Parliament for St George North and general secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore has urged fellow lawmakers to revisit several recommendations that were not incorporated …

Minister of Transport and Works Kirk Humphrey has thrown his support behind the Protection of Wages Bill, calling it “fundamental to human dignity”. Speaking on the bill’s introduction in the …

Following years of flooding woes in Sunset Crest, Holetown, residents are optimistic that this year’s hurricane season will not see as much flooding as previous years, after extra measures were …

The government is taking a zero-tolerance approach to worker exploitation, it said on Tuesday, as it laid a new bill before Parliament to bring sweeping protections aimed at strengthening their …