Favour costs ex-soldier $24 000
What was intended to be a kind gesture and a favour for an elderly woman cost former Barbados Defence Force soldier Anthony Sylvester Mayers $24 000 when he appeared in the No. 5 Supreme Court yesterday. Stressing that each case must be judged on its merits and that the court did not see Mayers as […]
Bajan shooters bag two Pan Am medals
Competitive shooters Cliff Roett, Christopher Young and Gregory Wood led the Barbadian delegation with silver- and bronze-medal finishes at the 2026 Pan American Handgun Championship, held in Aruba from August 26 to 29. The championship brought together 650 of the region’s leading sport shooters for a highly-competitive event, giving the Barbadians an opportunity to test their skills […]
Barbados steps up swine fever defence
Barbados is stepping up efforts to protect its agriculture sector from animal health and biosecurity threats, particularly African Swine Fever (ASF), in the face of warning about the possibility of breaches. Regional officials has warned that the risk of the disease breaching the island’s borders remains real despite the country’s clean record to date. Agricultural […]
Man remanded on bodily harm charge
O’Brien Antonio Franklyn is scheduled to be back in court on September 30. Franklyn, 48, of Quarry Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, was not required to plead to the indictable charge of causing serious bodily harm to Andre Jamal Harry. Acting Magistrate Jared Richards, sitting in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court, remanded Franklyn to Dodds […]
Water clearer, but still doubts
Some St Lucy residents are finally seeing something they have waited years for – clearer water from their taps. But while the brown has faded in many areas, residents say it has not disappeared, with some still waking to water carrying a slight tinge and others reporting days when it remains dark brown. Almost all interviewed […]
Asha Jones: Breaking new ground in dementia care
by Cheryl Harewood Asha Jones’ professional journey has taken her across tourism, sales and marketing, gerontology and therapeutic recreation; fields that today come together in the work she is building through Living Legacy Wellness. Following a profound personal loss in 2020, Asha began reflecting more deeply on the direction she wanted her life and career […]
Price hike fears
There is major concern that new restrictions on vessels and related increased charges by shippers at the water-scarce Panama Canal could ripple into increased costs for Barbados’ importers and higher prices for consumers. Minister of Energy, Business Development and Commerce Kerrie Symmonds, and Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) president Paul Inniss, said while […]
Wesley Hall Junior School reopening delayed again
Two students turned up for class at the Wesley Hall Junior School this morning, only to find the plant at King Street, St Michael, still closed. Their parents were unaware of the second delay in the reopening of the school. On Monday, the first day of the new academic term, school was cut short because […]
Four charged with robbery and use of firearm remanded to Dodds
Four young men, charged jointly and separately on a number of offences, were remanded to Dodds Prison when they appeared in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court today. They are Jaden Lashaun Isaiah Davis, 19 years, of 12H Bottom Close, Wildey, St Michael; Mwamba Nogzi Browne, 19 years, of Carlton Terrace, Black Rock, St Michael; Jaheem […]
New report says digital trade can unlock growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new report Tuesday suggests that international trade that is ordered or delivered online quintupled in two decades in Latin America and the Caribbean to nearly US$90 billion and is rapidly becoming a powerful engine of growth across the region. The report released by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the […]