CourtLocal News Ammunition trial continues Friday by Stefon Jordan 13/12/2024 written by Stefon Jordan 2 min read A St Michael man on trial for illegal possession of ammunition will put his case to the jury on Friday when he is expected to call several witnesses to give … Continue Reading 13/12/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics New anti-grooming law insufficient to protect youth by Stefon Jordan 10/10/2024 by Stefon Jordan 10/10/2024 The new amendments to the Sexual Offences Act, which criminalise grooming and protect minors from sexual activity, may not be sufficient to address the island’s deeply rooted cultural acceptance of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Clapham burglar given suspended sentence by Stefon Jordan 08/08/2024 by Stefon Jordan 08/08/2024 For the next two years, Christopher Seth Japeth Bynoe has to stay out of trouble with the law if he wants to avoid serving a six-month sentence imposed on him. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsYouth Youth council head slams national policy ‘inaction’ by Stefon Jordan 09/07/2024 by Stefon Jordan 09/07/2024 The president of the Barbados Youth Development Council (BYDC) has lambasted successive governments for their failure to implement a national youth policy, linking this inaction to rising violence among young … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Wesley Hall Junior School to close early by Stefon Jordan 19/06/2024 by Stefon Jordan 19/06/2024 Wesley Hall Junior School will close early on Wednesday to facilitate a meeting, the Ministry of Education announced Tuesday night, a day after several teachers called in sick due to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Graduate teachers call for improved student assessments by Stefon Jordan 23/05/2024 by Stefon Jordan 23/05/2024 Tiffany Grimes, the valedictorian of Erdiston Teachers’ Training College for the 2022-2023 academic year, has suggested improvements in the way students’ work is marked as crucial to raising educational standards. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Brathwaite denies stealing TVs from Courts by Stefon Jordan 12/04/2024 by Stefon Jordan 12/04/2024 Kenneth Anderson Brathwaite was released on bail after he appeared in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court on theft charges. The 68-year-old of 3rd Avenue, Nurse Land, Tweedside Road, St Michael, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews BPSA says private sector not ‘holding back’ on investment by Stefon Jordan 30/12/2023 by Stefon Jordan 30/12/2023 Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) Trisha Tannis has pushed back on an economist’s contention that business was withholding support for major capital projects. Responding to economist Professor … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BasketballSports HC books spot in basketball semis by Stefon Jordan 22/11/2023 by Stefon Jordan 22/11/2023 In a display of basketball dominance, Harrison College (HC) left their opponent Deighton Griffith in the dust with a resounding 24-point blowout victory (57-33) on Tuesday. HC’s win set the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal NewsNews #BTEditorial – The ‘Bull’ truce that protects us by Stefon Jordan 10/06/2023 by Stefon Jordan 10/06/2023 The gun-toting bad boys have been lying low since the historic truce engineered by a man whose name was once linked to the local underworld, a man once feared and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
