New anti-grooming law insufficient to protect youth Stefon Jordan10/10/202401.3K views 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
Clapham burglar given suspended sentence Stefon Jordan08/08/202401.9K views 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
Youth council head slams national policy ‘inaction’ Stefon Jordan09/07/202401.3K views 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
Wesley Hall Junior School to close early Stefon Jordan19/06/202401.6K views 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
Graduate teachers call for improved student assessments Stefon Jordan23/05/202403.1K views 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
Brathwaite denies stealing TVs from Courts Stefon Jordan12/04/202402.6K views 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
BPSA says private sector not ‘holding back’ on investment Stefon Jordan30/12/202301.6K views 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
HC books spot in basketball semis Stefon Jordan22/11/202302.3K views 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
#BTEditorial – The ‘Bull’ truce that protects us Stefon Jordan10/06/202301.3K views 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
Commercial trucks causing problems for Bonnets residents Stefon Jordan03/06/20230992 views By Anesta Henry Residents of a St Michael community are calling on the authorities to address their concerns about a parking issue which they say is not only an inconvenience… Read more