Missing St. Leonard’s boy Cheston Collis found, receiving treatment at QEH
Fifteen year old Cheston Augustine Collis, a student of the St Leonard’s Boys School who was reported missing three days ago, has been found. He is currently receiving medical treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The post Missing St. Leonard’s boy Cheston Collis found, receiving treatment at QEH appeared first on Barbados Today.
Eden Lodge Primary School closed
Classes at Eden Lodge Primary School have come to an abrupt halt after a pungent odour affected staff and students at the school. Barbados TODAY understands parents and guardians were asked to collect their wards around midday. When a team visited the school, students were being supervised on the nearby pasture. Some parents expressed concern about […]
Barbados signs landmark debt-for-swap agreement
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, Senator Shantal Munro-Knight, has announced that Barbados has signed a historic debt-for-climate swap agreement. The agreement, which includes $40 million in grant resources, will be used to upgrade the South Coast sewage treatment plant and enhance the island’s water security. “Just yesterday, under the Green […]
Fire disrupts operations at Banks Breweries
A fire in a microlab at Banks Breweries has disrupted operations at the Newton, Christ Church facility. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Henderson Patrick said a report on the incident came through around 7:39 a.m. but the fire was quickly brought under control. “Once we made initial entry we recognised that we had an incident going […]
Fire officials on the scene of a fire at Banks Breweries
Fire officers are still on the scene at Banks Breweries plant at Newton, Christ Church where a fire was reported. (More details as they come to hand) The post Fire officials on the scene of a fire at Banks Breweries appeared first on Barbados Today.
QEH to revamp clinic services to reduce wait times, discomfort
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has unveiled plans to comprehensively revamp its outpatient services, as a top official admitted that “laziness” has contributed to the long-standing issues of overcrowding and extensive waiting times. In a frank discussion on the hospital’s Pulse Radio Show, Director of Medical Services Anthony Harris acknowledged the hospital’s shortcomings: “If […]
Father, mother of murder victim recall getting news of son’s killing
Russell Norville recalled to a court on Tuesday that he had just gone to lie down when he heard two loud bangs. Moments later, he was told that his son Graeme was dead. He was one of the first witnesses to testify, in the No. 3 Supreme Court, in the trial of the man […]
Digital Defence: The real conspiracy is our own ignorance
The government that can’t pay income tax refunds on time is somehow involved in a massive conspiracy to control citizens with an identification card. A vaccine to save lives in the middle of the worst pandemic in a century is really a deadly poison – a convicted fraudster told us so. There is no such […]
1-0 down, the tourists aim to bounce back and square the series
West Indies One Day International (ODI) captain Shai Hope insists that the Men In Maroon will view the second contest of three against Sri Lanka as a must-win, after dropping the first rain-affected fixture by five wickets. All three matches are being played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. So far, the pitches […]
Thorne criticised for ‘false’ claims about ‘high unemployment’
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds has strongly rejected claims by the Opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) that unemployment figures are higher than the government has stated. Speaking in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, during debate on the Merchant Shipping Bill 2024, the senior minister took Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne to […]