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 […]
Contractor fined $1,500 for assaulting senator
Michael Alphonsa Harris was placed on a bond to keep the peace for three months. The 56-year-old contractor of Seales Ave, Goodland, St Michael, was also fined $1 500 to be paid by December 1, or face one month in jail. Harris was back before Magistrate Jared Richards in the District “A” Magistrates Court to […]
Customs services restored at GAIA Terminal II
Customs services at Terminal II of the Grantley Adams International Airport have resumed following the restoration of telecommunications service. The Barbados Customs and Excise Department said connectivity to the terminal was restored after its service provider resolved the outage that disrupted operations. Terminal II is now processing payments and clearing cargo as usual. The department […]
Young cousins deported after illegal entry
Two Nigerian cousins have been fined and deported after admitting they entered Barbados on August 30 with falsified documents. Kindness Janjindu Sampson, 20, of Aba, Nigeria, along with Ikye Wilfred Alphonsus, 19, of the same address, went before the District “B” Magistrates’ Court at the Eric Holder Jr Municipal Complex, St Joseph, where they pleaded guilty […]
Bees spent nearly three times as much as Dems in 2026 poll
The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) spent almost three times more than its main rival, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), in its bid to recapture the Government – for a third straight 30-0 “redwash” – in February’s General Election. According to the ‘Return Of Election Expenses’ released by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) and […]