Sir Stephen Emtage has passed away
“Barbados’ first director of Finance and Planning, Sir Stephen Emtage has died. Nationnews understands the former Public Servant who was bestowed a Knighthood for his outstanding contribution to the financial services in Barbados’ public and private sectors, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday. Sir Stephen entered the Public Service as an administrative assistant […]
St Kitts PM hospitalised; to seek medical attention overseas
Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew has been advised that he be “transported abroad for specialised observation and precautionary monitoring“ after he was admitted to the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital on Sunday night. A government statement said “arrangements are currently underway to facilitate this transport”. It said that Prime Minister Drew, 49, a medical […]
Dolly Parton laid to rest alongside husband in Nashville
Dolly Parton has been laid to rest, the music legend’s great-niece has said. The singer had a private family funeral in Nashville on Friday, following her death earlier in the week at the age of 80. She has been placed next to her late husband, Carl Dean, at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in the […]
Virtual court starts next month
Virtual hearings will be rolled out at two Magistrates’ Courts from next month, in what Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley described as a step toward modernising Barbados’ criminal justice system. Speaking as guest speaker at the Barbados Labour Party’s Christ Church East branch’s annual general meeting at St Christopher Primary School […]
Rain has final say as Kingsmen conquer Knight Riders
The Trinbago Knight Riders’ miserable start to this year’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League continued on Saturday night when heavy showers allowed the Jamaica Kingsmen to escape with a seven-run win via the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern (DLS) method. The Knight Riders would have been disappointed that they only got up to 180 for six in their 20 […]
Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
A headteacher has told how he saved 900 pupils’ lives from the Nepal floods – by quickly evacuating them just 10 minutes before the waters hit. Rajendra Dawadi, who is in charge of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, told the BBC he had received four calls at 09:10 local time (03:25 GMT) warning about […]
Hunger ‘not an excuse to steal’
Hunger, unemployment and financial hardship are emerging as recurring explanations behind a string of theft cases before Barbados’ courts this month. However, some officials are warning that desperation cannot become a licence to steal. In publicly reported court cases involving theft, several accused told magistrates they were struggling to survive, could not afford food or […]
Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy
Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health partnership between Barbados and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is “certainly something that would be on the cards,” following a volunteer mission to the earthquake-affected country earlier month. Duguid travelled to Venezuela’s Miranda state after offering his […]
BWU warns of low blows
Barbados must stop allowing claims of labour shortages to become a cover for importing cheap labour and tighten scrutiny of work permits before foreign workers are brought into the country, Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) general secretary Toni Moore has warned. At the union’s 84th Annual Delegates Conference yesterday at Solidarity House, Harmony Hall, St Michael, Moore highlighted what she […]
‘D’ big battle
The Democratic Labour Party gathers this weekend at its George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters for an annual conference that doubles as a referendum on its own survival. The choice before delegates in today’s election comes down to two men who once sat together at the Cabinet table during the party’s 2008-2018 term in office. […]