Financial stability report’s findings prompt Central Bank cyberattack rules
The Central Bank of Barbados has implemented stringent new regulations requiring commercial banks to report major cyber incidents within four hours of discovery, as part of efforts to bolster cybersecurity in the nation’s financial industry. The measure, detailed in the just released 2023 Financial Stability Report, comes as an increasing number of Barbadians adopt online […]
Murder trial ends in hung jury
After almost three hours of deliberation, a jury could not decide whether Trasuon Alleyne was guilty of murdering Rondell Alexander on December 13, 2019. Alleyne, 26, of Morris Gap, Westbury, St Michael had pleaded not guilty to the charge. He had been jointly charged with Shane Dawson of 5th Avenue Peterkin, Bank Hall, St Michael, […]
Accused gives defence in escape trial
An accused escapee explained to a nine-member jury that while waiting at the police station, an officer told him that he could leave and he did just that. This was the testimony of Akeem Ricardo Griffith as he spoke in his defence from the witness stand in the No. 4A Supreme Court earlier this week. […]