Friday, April 26, 2024

Editors Pick

Some BNOCL staff on strike

Some staff at the Barbados National Oil Company Ltd (BNOCL) are off the job. Deputy general secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) and lead negotiator, Dwaine Paul, said it...

Time to focus on national issues

ARE THE DEMS united, or are they fragmented? The reason I ask though is because shortly after Member of...

Drax Hall land pause

Government has rolled back a decision to acquire 50 acres of land in St George which was...

Sir David’s defence

Sir David Simmons, chairman of the Law Reform Commission, took on critics of the contentious Cybercrime Bill on...

Prescod: Don’t pay Drax a cent

Government would be wrong to pay the controversial Drax family $8 million to acquire the St George estate’s...

Asabi misses out

In Nassau Barbados’ javelin thrower Asabi Callender missed out on a medal when she finished fourth during Sunday's morning session at the 50th CARIFTA Games...

Royal family attends Easter service at Windsor Castle

King Charles and other senior royals have attended their first Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Charles was...

Stoute leads medal haul among swimmers

Heidi Stoute is the toast of the Barbados swim team after bagging three more gold medals at the 36th CARIFTA Aquatics Championships in Curacao. Team...

Two gold medals to start

Ashlyn Simmons and Layla Haynes produced glorious gold medal middle-distance performances for Barbados in the evening session of day one of the 50th CARIFTA...

Elderly man perishes in house fire

An elderly man, believed to be in his late 90s, died in a blaze at a house located at Mount Johnson, near Josey Hill,...

Road closure to erect tower crane

A 115-foot (35-metre) tower crane is being erected on the site of the Indigo Hotel at Hastings, Christ Church. As a result, the road from...