Student injured in stabbing incident on bus
A male student is said to be in stable condition after being stabbed during an altercation on a school bus travelling along Highway 2A in the Bakers, St Peter area. According to the Barbados Police Service, the incident occurred around 9 o’clock this morning. The injured student sustained a stab wound to his abdomen. Emergency […]
First plane lands at London’s Heathrow since a fire shuttered Europe’s busiest air travel hub.
The first plane has landed at London’s Heathrow Airport since a fire at an electrical substation shuttered Europe’s busiest air travel hub. The British Airways jet touched down on Friday about 18 hours after the airport was closed due to a massive power outage. Heathrow had canceled all flights for the day but was able […]
Man admits to unlawful sex with 12-year-old girl
A St Michael man appeared in Supreme Court No. 5 on Thursday and pleaded guilty to having unlawful sex with a 12-year-old girl almost 15 years ago. Standing in the dock before Madam Justice Pamela Beckles, Ramon Rommell Marshall of Lower Estate confessed to having sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 14 […]
Barbados Down Syndrome Association calls for improved data collection
On World Down Syndrome Day, the Barbados Down Syndrome Association says the lack of accurate data on local Down syndrome cases is a worrying challenge. President Asha Alleyne-Renwick raised the concern as the association held its “Rock Your Socks” event, at Lifelong Skills Training in Fairfield, St. Michael. Alleyne-Renwick revealed that while the association estimates […]
Students honoured at inaugural WizdomCRM sustainable stock exchange market game awards ceremony
The Ministry of Education, the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE), WizdomCRM, and regional sponsor, the ANSA McAL Group, proudly hosted the first-ever national awards ceremony for the WizdomCRM Sustainable Stock Exchange Market Game. This groundbreaking initiative, which began just five years ago in Trinidad and Tobago with only 10 students, has grown exponentially, now reaching […]
‘We Gatherin’ gains traction across UK
The We Gatherin’ initiative sparks community engagement among Bajan-Brits in the UK, with Birmingham hosting the latest event to date and local councillors actively seeking to bring the celebration to their constituencies, according to Deputy High Commissioner to the UK Mackie Holder. The Barbados Building Bridges with Birmingham session was the third held so […]
Christ Church Girls’ school gains hydration station in sustainability push
In a move aimed at bolstering sustainability and promoting healthy hydration, the Christ Church Girls’ School has become the latest recipient of a bottle-less water station, courtesy of a partnership between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Office of the Prime Minister, and the Hydrate Caribbean programme. The installation, marking the 30th such station in […]
The Budget – The Social Component.
It was Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley who famously remarked that to talk of Economy and Society in binary terms would be to establish what she termed ‘a false dichotomy.’ She was perfectly correct. The two domains, Economy and Society are intricately related. It must be extremely difficult to construct a viable economy in […]
‘Missed the EV bus’: Transit operators slam bus transition delays
Public service vehicle (PSV) operators have accused the government of failing to support their transition to electric vehicles (EVs), despite Barbados’ broader push towards renewable energy over the next five to ten years. “The government basically missed the bus—missed the opportunity—to help PSV operators start their transition,” Roy Raphael, chairman of the Alliance Owners […]
$800k boost for sheep farming revival
The government has launched an ambitious $800 000 programme to transform agriculture through the revival of indigenous Blackbelly sheep farming, with plans to protect the breed’s unique genetic heritage while creating sustainable livelihoods for farmers, the government’s sheep farming expert has disclosed. The project is set to improve genetics, offer training to farmers, and […]