Sixteen primary and secondary school principals reassigned for new school year
Sixteen principals across primary and secondary schools have been reassigned by the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training this new school year. In a statement issued on Thursday, said 11 of 68 primary schools will get new principals while five of 21 secondary school will see changes. The Ministry said the changes are in […]
Barbadians turn out to pay respects to late Dame Maizie
Family, friends and former colleagues of the late Dame Maizie Barker-Welch have described her as a remarkable woman who had an impact on everyone she met. Today, several people paid their respects at her viewing at the Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Passage Road. Dame Maizie, who died on August 28 at age 96, was a […]
Remembering Sir Shridath
Citation delivered by Professor Emeritus Sir Henry Fraser on the occasion of the presentation of the Chancellor’s Medal to Sir Shridath Surendranath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal at UWI, Cave Hill Campus on October 20, 2011 Chancellor, Shakespeare would surely have said there was an auspicious alignment of the planets on October 3rd, 1928. For on that day […]
Probation chiefs in bid to standardise regional services
The newly formed Caribbean Association for Probation and Parole (CAPP) has embarked on an ambitious initiative to standardise probation services across the region, in a bid towards modernising the region’s criminal justice system. CAPP is positioning itself to usher in significant changes in the regional criminal justice system, with a focus on reducing crime, […]
Brathwaite to Bulawayo in Zim T10
Former West Indies white-ball captain and World T20 winner Carlos Brathwaite will be winging his way to Zimbabwe later this month, to link up with David Warner on the Bulawayo Braves Jaguars. The experienced international pair were among the direct signings for the second season of the six-team Zim Afro T10 league. The tournament […]
TKR hand Kings a TKO at DSCG
Allrounder and former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard rolled back the clock to produce a match-winning knock in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Tuesday (September 10) at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. Pollard smashed 52 not out off 19 balls to script Trinbago Knight Riders’ four-wicket victory over the Saint Lucia […]
Falcons were felled in a rain-affected fixture at the Mecca
The Barbados Royals played just the third tie of their Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign on Wednesday night at the iconic Kensington Oval, the 13th match of this year’s six-team championship. And they duly won their third match on the trot, despite a few nervous moments, and some anxiety from the rain. […]
Bajan chess champs compete in Budapest
The grand opening of the 45th Chess Olympiad took place at the Dr Jeno Koltai Sports Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday evening. The event brought together thousands of players, team captains, FIDE Congress delegates, officials, tournament guests, and media. Barbados is one of the 194 countries represented, a record for this event. The […]
Deputy DPP supports but has reservations about judge-alone trials
Judge-alone trials may not work in Barbados, according to Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Alliston Seale who expressed strong reservations about the concept being effective in its current form. Speaking at a conference at the UWI Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business, Seale argued that an accused person would always stand a better chance […]
Driver on bail
Public Service Vehicle driver Corey Simmons was granted bail on Wednesday when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court and pleaded not guilty to three charges related to how he operated a ZR van on Lower Collymore Rock, St Michael last week. The 42-year-old resident of #60 Prior Park Terrace, St James denied driving […]