No classes at Wesley Hall Junior School on Friday
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training reminds students, staff, and parents that no classes will be held at the Wesley Hall Junior School on Friday, June 28. This is to accommodate essential repairs including tree-trimming and industrial cleaning set to take place this Thursday evening and scheduled to be completed in time for […]
DLP lawsuit adjourned until July 23
Chief Justice Leslie Haynes today adjourned the suit challenging the suspension of Democratic Labour Party (DLP) President Dr Ronnie Yearwood and General Secretary Steve Blackett. He ordered the legal team representing Ricky Williams, a veteran DLP member who filed the challenge back in May, and the representatives of acting party president Pedro Shepherd and acting […]
City woman alleges police invasion, breaking down fence
A single mother has lodged a formal complaint with the Barbados Police Service, alleging that officers entered her home while she was at work and destroyed her galvanised paling. Shernell Blackman of Ashby Alley, Nelson Street, who staged a one-woman demonstration outside the House of Assembly while lawmakers met on Tuesday, has acquired the services […]
BMS monitoring tropical wave of interest
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is monitoring the progress of a tropical wave in the Eastern Atlantic about 2000 miles to the east of Barbados. The tropical wave is currently disorganized and is moving westward at around 17 miles per hour or 28 miles per hour. Some slow development is possible as it tracks westwards […]
CIBC Caribbean launches digital hub for banking products
With 94 per cent of all their banking transactions being conducted online, clients of CIBC Caribbean can now access all of the bank’s digital products and services in one convenient spot – through its new digital hub, Ways To Bank. The Ways to Bank Digital Hub provides clients with convenient and flexible access to information […]
Royal Bank gives $100 000 to QEH, special needs school
Royal Bank of Canada has donated US$25 000 (BDS$50 000) each to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and School House for Special Needs Inc. The exercise was part of Charity Day for the Kids, launched globally by RBC Capital Markets, which primarily supports children and youth through charity partners in communities throughout the world. On […]
Good Shepherd pupil among top five
A pupil from the lone government primary school among the top five scores in this year’s 11-Plus examination is the toast of teachers, parents and principals. Chanel Lewis of the Good Shepherd Primary in Fitts Village, St James earned an outstanding average of 245.53 A in the May 7 exam. The results were announced via […]
Barbados faces ‘dramatic population decline’, government says
The government plans to introduce measures to halt the country’s significant population decline, according to Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology Marsha Caddle. Speaking during a parliamentary resolution on the Barbados Population Policy 2023, Caddle revealed that the estimated resident population had fallen from 277 821 in 2010 to 269 090 in 2021, based […]
Afghanistan and South Africa ready to battle for World Cup final spot
Windies cricket fans no doubt regret that their boys in maroon will not be on the pitch of the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night. But expectations are high for a night of sharp batting and stinging bowling as South Africa and Afghanistan go head to head for the coveted […]
Gibbs frustrated at lack of action to improve safety at 60-year-old QEH
One of the nation’s most respected structural engineers has sounded the alarm over fire and structural safety at the island’s sole general hospital, warning that lives could be lost if a blaze were to break out on any of the wards. Tony Gibbs, who conducted a vulnerability study of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in […]