Youth remanded on gun charge
A 20-year-old man has been remanded to Dodds after being charged with gun possession. Amal Adrian Akym Ward was not required to plead to the indictable offence when he appeared before Magistrate Manila Renee in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. He is charged that between January 5 and 10, he was in possession […]
Winter cruise season performing as predicted
The performance of Barbados’ 2023/2024 winter cruise season is already surpassing the 2022/2023 period, according to Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill. Noting the projected figures for the 2023/2024 season are 392 cruise calls with an estimated 715 527 cruise passengers, compared to last season’s statistics which were 358 calls with 608 269 […]
Activities to commemorate Barrow’s legacy
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is hosting several family-oriented activities over the coming weekend to commemorate the legacy of National Hero Errol Walton Barrow. During a press conference held at its headquarters in George Street, St Michael on Wednesday, the party’s general secretary Steve Blackett outlined the scheduled activities. On Friday, there will be a […]
DLP apologises to Barrow’s family; still renaming auditorium
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is going ahead with naming the auditorium of its George Street headquarters after the party’s founder, the Right Excellent Errol Barrow, Father of Independence, despite opposition from his son. But a top DLP official admitted that the party did not inform the Barrow family about the renaming and issued a […]
Appeal court judge dies
The local judiciary was plunged into mourning on Wednesday following the passing of Court of Appeal Justice Jefferson Cumberbatch. He died at the age of 67 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), following a term of illness. The judicial officer, who was appointed to the bench in January 2020, was also a senior law lecturer […]
CREDIT ‘UNION’
History was made today as credit union associations in Barbados Ghana signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at deepening their relationship. Here, President of the Barbados Cooperatives and Credit Union League Limited Kemar Cumberbatch (right) and Chairman of the Ghana Cooperative Credit Unions Association Limited Dr Bernard Bingab sign the agreement. (Photo by Jeffrey Bishop) […]
Barbados to seal IDB loan to repair, restore south coast
By Emmanuel Joseph Barbados is to sign the documents sealing an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) $100 million loan for a major coastal climate resilience project. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn said the IDB Board approved the loan after successful negotiations with his ministry and the bank’s country team last month. But already […]
Ministry of Environment probing Green Hill illegal waste site
A Ministry of the Environment investigation has begun on the reappearance of an illegal dumping site behind Rayside Construction on Green Hill, St Michael, a ministry official has confirmed. The official, who declined to be identified, said a business had previously been cited for dumping in the area near the Rayside gully, but there now […]
Prince Gap closed for two weeks for repairs to broken culvert
Prince Gap, St Michael, off Collymore Rock, will be closed for approximately 14 days to accommodate repairs to a broken culvert, according to the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW). The repairs will involve some minor excavation. In addition, the concrete used to recast the culvert will need to cure for the two-week period. Those […]
Teachers at St Bartholomew seek medical attention because of airport incinerator smoke
Acrid smoke billowing from the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) incinerator continues to cause environmental issues at the nearby St Bartholomew Primary School, prompting the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) to tell its members to put their health and safety first even if their actions disrupt classes. The union’s advice to members came even as […]