New national football head coach should be on the job by next month
The Barbados Tridents should soon have their man. With World Cup Qualifiers just under four months away, President of the Barbados Football Association (BFA) Randy Harris has revealed that a new head coach of the senior national men’s football team should be in place by March. The BFA’s technical director Emmerson Boyce has been the […]
#BTAfricanAwarenessMonth – Kwame Nkrumah: Ghana’s first post-Independence leader
Kwame Nkrumah (born September 1909, Nkroful, Gold Coast [now Ghana]—died April 27, 1972, Bucharest, Romania) Ghanaian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast’s drive for Independence from Britain and presided over its emergence as the new nation of Ghana. He headed the country from Independence in 1957 until he was overthrown by a coup in […]
Early closure of Lester Vaughan School
The Lester Vaughan School was closed this afternoon due to the absence of several teachers, the Ministry of Education has said. In a brief statement, the ministry said one contributing factor was a senior class trip, which required a few teachers to accompany the students. It however noted there were a few teachers already out […]
#BTSpeakingOut – Come clean on World Cup loan
Sometime during the latter part of last year at the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum held in Guyana, the Prime Minister of Barbados announced that a US$25 million (BDS$50 million) loan from the African Import/Export Bank “will be allocated for the urgent refurbishment of the iconic cricket stadium (Kensington Oval)”. Such a straightforward and uncomplicated […]
Police probe unnatural death at Gays, St Peter
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 48-year-old Ron Alvin Bowen, of Gays, Boscobelle, St Peter whose body was discovered in a track in the same area early this morning. According to a release from The Barbados Police Service, personnel at the District ‘E’ Police Station received a report around 7:45 a.m. about […]
Police investigate unnatural death
Police are investigating the unnatural death of a man whose body was found in a track at Gays, Boscobelle, St Peter around 7:45 a.m. The deceased has been identified by family members as Ron Alvin Bowen, 48, of Gays, Boscobelle, St Peter. Officers at the District ‘E’ Police Station discovered Bowen’s unresponsive body with what […]
Barbados IWF chosen to host global meeting
The Barbados International Women’s Forum (IWF), in its fifth year, has been selected to host the annual IWF Global Board Meeting and Strategic Retreat from February 7-9, 2024. Previous board meeting host locations include Singapore, Austria, and most recently, Spain, in February 2023. This global board meeting is also the precursor to IWF’s 50th-anniversary celebrations […]
Leading telecoms provider champions safer Internet for all
Liberty Latin America (LLA), the parent company of C&W Communications, the operators of Flow, Flow Business and C&W Business in the Caribbean, joined the global community in support of Safer Internet Day with several initiatives aimed at safeguarding senior citizens and children while online. Under the theme #TogetherForABetterInternet, the company is providing several resources aimed […]
Murder accused recounts fleeing from lone gunman who was later found dead
Murder accused Lorent Forde on Tuesday recalled running for his life when the man he was later accused of killing opened fire on a block in Silver Sands, Christ Church where he was liming almost seven years ago. However, he insisted he had nothing to do with the shooter’s murder. Giving an unsworn statement from […]
COURT CALL
The following persons are asked to report to Supreme Court No. 2A at the Henry Ford and David Simmons Legal and Judicial Complex, Coleridge Street, St Michael, on Friday, February 9, 2024, at 9 a.m.: Adrian David Roachford Gittens – Flagstaff Main Road, St Michael Kemar Pile-Martin – Block 2A Farm Road, St. Michael Steve […]