Conductor tells court of witnessing best friend stabbed
Public service vehicle (PSV) conductor Chadwick Lowe told a jury on Friday that he saw his best friend Kemar Gooding fall to the ground before being dragged by the foot and stabbed by Jamar Twin Man Watson. Appearing in the No. 4 Supreme Court as a state witness in Watson’s murder trial, Lowe testified of […]
#BTAfricanAwarenessMonth – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Jweala: A lady of firsts
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist who, on March 3, 2021, was sworn in as the first woman and first African director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). She was also the longest-serving finance minister in the government of Nigeria and has headed initiatives prioritising the economies of low-income countries at the World Bank. Ngozi […]
Newly formed entertainment hub to shine spotlight on spoken word artists
A newly formed entertainment hub has the promotion of local spoken word artists and the beauty of spoken word at the centre of its focus. PoeTree Barbados is set to host its first event — A Celebration of Spoken Word — on February 29 at 8 p.m. at The Sage Bar, Maxwell, Christ Church. The […]
Traced: Melanie Persaud
Melanie Persaud, 16, of 2nd Avenue, Rock Gap, Spooners Hill, St Michael has been traced and is safe. Persaud was reported missing on Thursday. (TBPS) Share Tweet Share The post Traced: Melanie Persaud appeared first on Barbados Today.
Do it right the first time
When American businessman Philip B. Phil Crosby started his consulting management company in 1979, he embraced the principle of Doing It Right the First Time (DIRFT) for a very good reason. During the late 1970s and into the 1980s, American manufacturers were experiencing a crisis of sorts. Because of a loss in market share, owing […]
Missing: Ashlee Alie
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Ashlee Alie, 33, of Dalkeith Village, Christ Church. She was last seen by her mother, Joycelyn King, on Monday, January 29, and has not been seen since. Alie is about 5 feet 4 inches in height, dark in complexion, has thick build, round head, with jet-black natural […]
Road being widened in Clifton Hall, St John
The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) has started widening the road in Clifton Hall, St John – also known as Parish Hill – to safely accommodate both motorists and pedestrians. Workmen from the Bath Depot began cutting the rock bluff on Friday. The work is expected to last approximately four weeks. MTW has advised […]
UWI to offer business course with flying licence
For the first time, the University of the West Indies (UWI) will be offering a business degree with a pilot’s licence included with the diploma. And local economist Jeremy Stephen, a licensed commercial pilot, has suggested that this can provide economic and human resource benefits locally and beyond. A Bachelor of Business Administration in Aviation […]
Public, Gov’t pledges may keep Hope Foundation open
A ray of hope has appeared to keep the Hope Foundation open for lupus, sickle cell anaemia and arthritis patients and their families, its founder has told Barbados TODAY. President Shelly Weir had warned late last year that the healthcare charity may have to cease operations owing to a substantial decline in government funding over […]
BAEH wants people who steal elderly’s benefits taken before courts as abusers
The advocacy charity for homeless people on Friday demanded to see those who steal benefits from elderly people while they live on the street charged as elder abusers. Kemar Saffrey, the head of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH), told journalists he was appalled by the apparently growing numbers of elderly people being abused. […]