AG eyes 2024 changes to boost justice system
By Ryan Gilkes Attorney General Dale Marshall is anticipating a pivotal year in 2024, focusing on fostering a more responsive judiciary and bolstering the criminal justice system. Marshall outlined ambitious plans, including efforts to reduce the backlog of murder and firearm trials through the introduction of new criminal procedure rules that would give judges greater […]
Mottley expects benefits of vaccine manufacturing site in Rwanda to trickle down
Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday joined African leaders and other high-level officials hailing the inauguration of the BioNTech mRNA-based vaccine manufacturing site in Rwanda as a landmark move towards addressing vaccine equity and preparing for future pandemics. “We stand here today as a living example of the concrete steps that are being taken to […]
Principal, UN official point to link between access to basic needs and academic performance
Principal of the Graydon Sealy Secondary School Shyrelle Howard-Gittens has suggested that children’s access to basic necessities is directly linked to how well they can perform in the classroom. She made the observation on Monday as she accepted a donation from the United Nations Office for the Eastern Caribbean – ‘dignity boxes’ containing key sanitary […]
Anguished dad wants answers as ‘heart and queen’ dies at 22
By Sheria Brathwaite A grief-stricken Airy Hill, St Joseph father whose 22-year-old daughter collapsed and died while at work is awaiting the results of an autopsy to get clarity surrounding the cause of her death. In an interview with Barbados TODAY on Monday, Andrew Worrell, 66, said he was devastated and in anguish as he […]
Weymouth trounce Wotton in Republic Cup final to complete historic treble
Weymouth Wales are undeniably the undisputed kings of football in Barbados. In an emotionally charged final at the Wildey AstroTurf on Sunday night that saw five players sent off, Wales kept their composure to demolish Wotton 6-1 and win the Republic Cup and take home $30 000 for the second successive year. The lopsided scoreline, […]
BWU concerned about four-year-old in PSV video
By Sheria Brathwaite As investigations continue into a viral video of a four-year-old child appearing to be conducting on a public service vehicle, General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore has expressed concern over breaches of the child’s rights and the emotional impact the situation could have on the child. In a […]
An unorthodox approach can reap success
Barbadians will have to come to terms with the fact that sometimes it is necessary to get your hands dirty for the sake of cleaning up a situation. We make this assessment as eyebrows are raised over the decision of the current administration to use unconventional methods and suspect personalities from “the streets” to assist […]
Winston Scott Polyclinic reopened
Nurses and non-medical staff at the Winston Scott Polyclinic returned to work Monday, 10 days after the health facility was closed, satisfied with the work done to alleviate unsanitary conditions and other environmental issues they said were hampering their jobs. Staff were to originally return last Thursday, but immediate remedial work had not yet been […]
Sugar workers get walking papers but no word on future jobs
Scores of severed sugar workers were left anxiously awaiting word on when they would be rehired as part of the privatisation of the former state-owned Barbados Agricultural Management Company Co. Ltd (BAMC) which folded on Monday. BAMC has been replaced by two new firms, the Agricultural Business Company Ltd. (ABC) and Barbados Energy and Sugar […]
Lorde named to FIA anti-doping committee
Dr Adrian Lorde has been elected to serve on the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the world governing body of motor sport. His election was confirmed at the FIA General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan on December 8, which was attended by the president of the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF), Senator […]