The “damning report” of the Auditor General not only reflects the inefficiencies of the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP), but also the governance strategy of giving more to the rich at the expense of the poor. President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood made that charge on Sunday night during a St Philip South branch meeting at Clara’s Bar, Nursery Drive. “The Auditor Gener...

Champion head coach Ryan Hinds has given a thumbs-up to this year’s edition of the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Two weeks ago, Hinds took Barbados Royals Women to their first title in a nail-biting eight-run victory over Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago. A former Barbados captain, Hinds praised his team’s performance, led by West In...

Kemar Romel Griffith admitted he broke into the home of his grandmother’s friend, a woman who had been good to him. The judge said that in the victim impact statement, the victim felt “you should have been tied up to a tree and both hands taken off, after you carried away 40 years of jewellery – including gifts she treasured. You imagine stealing her dead mother’s wedding ring? . . . I feel her pa...

Systems are being put in place to ensure temporary teachers are paid on time. Chief Education Officer, Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, in a statement on Monday, said the delay was due to the late submission or in some cases, the non-submission of names by July 14. She said education officials would meet with schools where temporary teachers were not paid today to ensure it does not happen again. https:...

Guyana Amazon Warriors have won the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final with a nine-wicket victory over Trinbago Knight Riders to seal their maiden title. Amazon Warriors won the toss and chose to bowl first at the Providence Stadium, dismissing their opponents for just 94 runs, thanks to Dwaine Pretorius’ four-wicket haul. The chase was not as straightforward as one would imag...