Thorne calls on Govt to ‘justify’ spending at Oistins for World Cup Fernella Wedderburn24/04/20240555 views Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne has called on the government to justify the almost $5 million allocated to Oistins for what he described as “cosmetic work” ahead of the… Read more
T20 World Cup sales going well, says Sports Minister Shamar Blunt24/04/20240378 views Enough tickets have already been sold for Barbados’ ICC T20 World Cup games to fill the famed Kensington Oval three times over, according to figures from Minister of Sports Charles… Read more
Govt to press for reparations from Drax Hall plantation owner Emmanuel Joseph24/04/20240826 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has backed away from government’s planned compulsory acquisition at Drax Hall plantation in St George for housing, paving the way for a negotiated payout of reparations… Read more
UWI, IACHR sign historic agreement Barbados Today24/04/20240512 views The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Cave Hill Campus has signed an agreement with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) that will result in improved capacity-building, joint… Read more
PM holds talks with IACHR president Barbados Today24/04/20240351 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has stressed the urgency of addressing the effects of climate change on vulnerable countries saying that it affects every aspect of a government’s operations. She emphasised… Read more
Sawh on remand in Rock Dundo shooting incident Barbados Today24/04/20240842 views The 22-year-old charged in connection with a shooting incident near Savings Plus in Rock Dundo, St Michael, earlier this month has been remanded to Dodds Prison. Zebulin Jahlani Sawh of… Read more
Social media “celebrity” jailed for six months Barbados Today24/04/202401.4K views The “fans” of Dwayne Anderson Hutchinson will miss him for the next six months, as he has been sentenced to spend that amount of time at Dodds. The 42-year-old unemployed… Read more
Lawyer claims client beaten to sign murder confession Barbados Today24/04/20240822 views During an interview and in a statement, according to police, murder accused Romario Boxill confessed to shooting David Miller. However, when the murder trial continued in Supreme Court No. 3,… Read more
Weir: No instructions given to move City vendors for World Cup Fernella Wedderburn24/04/20240322 views The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security has taken no decision to move vendors from Cheapside and Fontabelle ahead of the country’s hosting of the ICC Men’s T20 World… Read more
AG introduces legislation to back robust security for World Cup Fernella Wedderburn24/04/20240300 views Barbados has implemented comprehensive security measures to ensure a safe and successful hosting of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, according to Attorney General Dale Marshall. Local security forces were… Read more