River Van Stand Murder: Twin brother among two to testify Barbados Today22/02/20240382 views The twin brother of murder-accused Jamar Watson and another witness, Carey Miller, gave testimony on Wednesday in the No. 4 Supreme Court in the River Van Stand murder trial. Watson,… Read more
Woman admits to decade-old fraud charges Barbados Today22/02/20240403 views A Black Rock, St Michael hairdresser initially told the police and a bank manager that the cheque she had tried to cash was payment for an injury received while working… Read more
Official funeral with military honours for Grantley Watson Sandy Deane21/02/20240758 views Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley Sylvester Watson, will be accorded an Official Funeral with Military Honours on Friday, March 8. The service… Read more
Pundits: Dems should focus on unity under Thorne Shamar Blunt21/02/20240178 views Political scientists Dr Kristina Hinds and Devaron Bruce suggested on Tuesday the Democratic Labour Party ought to focus on improving its public image and uniting the party now that Opposition… Read more
Govt spending rises by a third over FY2023 Barbados Today21/02/20240244 views The Mia Mottley administration is expected to spend one-third more during the coming financial year — $4.66 billion — to support central government operations. This is on the accrual accounting… Read more
Caribbean economies to expand in ’24, dogged by ’23 issues — CDB Barbados Today21/02/20240165 views The 19 economies served by the Caribbean Development Bank are forecast to grow on average by 8.6 per cent in 2024, up from last year’s 6.7 per cent — driven… Read more
A win-win for Barbados and global coalition Dawne Parris21/02/20240276 views Not only would Barbados benefit from membership of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) – a multi-stakeholder global partnership that seeks to build resilient infrastructure in participating countries –… Read more
Trio path to Caribbean ‘excellence awards’ in regional first Shamar Blunt21/02/20240218 views Three Barbadian icons in their field have been honoured for exceptional accomplishments and unwavering support of Caribbean development, in an unprecedented domination by a single country in the prestigious Anthony… Read more
India’s commerce minister says countries can’t expect help while attacking Gov’t Dawne Parris21/02/20240198 views By Dawne Parris in India A senior official in the Indian government has criticised some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and members of the African, Caribbean and… Read more
Wage review urged amid questions over its existence Emmanuel Joseph21/02/20240271 views By Emmanuel Joseph The nation’s largest public-sector union has thrown its weight behind a call from a sister union to reopen talks on the national minimum wage while questions linger… Read more