Former PM sued for defamation by current PM’s father Emmanuel Joseph11/02/20205148 views The High Court today ruled that former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Owen Arthur used words capable of defaming the father of Prime Minister Mia Mottley in the lead-up… Read more
PM prescribes $30m in new equipment Marlon Madden11/02/2020192 views The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is in line for a $30 million loan to replenish some of its aged equipment, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced. The overhaul is one… Read more
Land tax defaulters warned Marlon Madden11/02/20200132 views The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) could soon be turning up the heat on delinquent landowners and other taxpayers who refuse to make good on their tax payments. In fact, Acting… Read more
Pollard goes on trial for murder Barbados Today10/02/20200110 views Twelve jurors empaneled to hear a murder case against a St Michael man have been urged to focus only on the evidence given in the High Court. Principal Crown Counsel… Read more
Murder case to go to jury shortly Barbados Today10/02/2020084 views Justice Carlisle Greaves will tomorrow give the summation in the murder trial of Matthew Anderson Farley and Jefferson Tramaine Diego Broomes before handing over to the jury for deliberation and… Read more
Sex worker sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter Barbados Today10/02/20200142 views Jamaican Tedesha AnnJuliet Hayles who admitted to killing fellow sex worker Shockaya Boyd has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. However, the manslayer has just over three years left… Read more
Minister Hinkson praises BFS, appeals for end to burning Barbados Today10/02/2020091 views Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, has praised the leadership of the Barbados Fire Service (BFS) and all those government workers and private sector enterprises who came together to successfully… Read more
Government lab to test for Novel Coronavirus Barbados Today10/02/2020055 views Barbados will soon have the capacity to do its own testing for the novel coronavirus at the Best-dos Santos Laboratory at Enmore. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is providing… Read more
Erdiston Teachers’ Training College wants to attract more men Barbados Today09/02/20200104 views Erdiston Teachers’ Training College (ETTC) is exploring the possibility of introducing programmes that will attract more men, as records show they are being outnumbered by women in accessing continuing education.… Read more
Gov’t committed to fighting workplace violence and harassment Barbados Today09/02/20200155 views Government remains committed to fighting the scourge of violence and harassment in the workplace and in the wider world of work, and is encouraging others to do likewise. Minister of… Read more