Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Editors Pick

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 Parliament Ralph Thorne announced he was crossing the floor and subsequently...

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...

Broad Street to be paved over Heroes weekend

The Ministry of Transport and Works, through its contractor Infra Construction Inc., will mill and pave Lower Broad...

Bring back National Art Gallery

This piece of art in Heroes Square has raised a few eyebrows as people wondered about its significance. It is entitled NAG and represents Barbados’...

New Central Bank Governor on the job

The newest Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr Kevin Greenidge, is promising to continue the tradition of excellence set by his predecessors. Greenidge...

105 Gold Cup Day entries

The 40th running of the Caribbean’s premier horse race, the Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup, is the main attraction of a mouth-watering action-packed ten-race...

Newest centenarian feels good

Maria St Auburn-Cave turned 100 years old yesterday, becoming one of Barbados’ latest centenarians. Surrounded by her seven children and a few of her grandchildren at...

Ruling in officer’s favour

The prohibition in the General Orders forbidding public servants from participating in active politics has been deemed unconstitutional. In a decision handed down yesterday by...

COVID-19 response programme to end

Minister of Health and Wellness The Honourable Dr Jerome Walcott issued the following statement on the National COVID-19 Response Programme. Those who were temporarily employed...