The curious case of homeless man Albert John
Much has been said, written, whispered, speculated and argued about since the untimely demise of reputed homeless man, Albert John. Yet, there are so many questions which have been left unanswered following a post-mortem that concluded John died from natural causes. John’s family has opted to retain the services of attorney-at-law Verla DePeiza to […]
Sir Winston Scott Memorial Lecture to focus on ethical use of AI
How countries can leverage artificial intelligence (AI) ethically and fairly will be the focus of the 49th Sir Winston Scott Memorial Lecture, which takes place next Monday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m., at the Frank Collymore Hall. The featured speaker is Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Director of […]
India PM makes offers to help Barbados in several areas
Barbados and India reaffirmed and strengthened their bilateral relationship on Wednesday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Prime Minister Mia Mottley on the margins of the India-CARICOM Summit in Guyana. The two leaders, who met at the UN General Assembly in September, reviewed ongoing cooperation across several key areas including health, pharma, climate change, […]
High recidivism in Barbados: Revive drug court, expert suggests
The government’s senior criminologist urged the reactivation of a dormant drug treatment court after new research showed that about one in three prison inmates was first convicted on drug-related charges. Director of the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU), Cheryl Willoughby, said the specialised court could play a crucial role in addressing substance abuse […]
Barbados takes top honour at 2024 Taste of the Caribbean
Team Barbados has been named Caribbean National Culinary Team of the Year at the 2024 Taste of the Caribbean competition. In addition to the team taking top honours at the region’s leading culinary event, two members won individual awards – Dejuan Toppin earned Junior Chef of the Year and Alex Chandler captured the award for […]
Local consumer group presses global watchdog for fair banking rules
The Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) has taken a bold step onto the global financial stage, urging the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to revise anti-money laundering (AML) rules that it says unfairly burden low-risk Barbadian consumers. The move has received the backing of the club of the world’s richest nations — the Organisation for […]