Thursday, April 25, 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...

Crop gets going

Sugar cane is being harvested and grinding is set to commence on Wednesday. Loads of cane were delivered to Portvale factory in Blowers, St James...

Judge: Let jurors play their part

Ease up! That was the advice of Justice Carlisle Greaves to employers as a new set of people began jury duty in the No....

Barbados raising the bar on business standards

Barbados’ ability to grow the economy is dependent on its ability to instil high quality standards across the board. That was the assessment of Minister...

Holness leads CARICOM mission to Haiti

Kingston – Prime Minister Andrew Holness left Jamaica on Monday morning to lead a special Caribbean Community (CARICOM) mission to Haiti. Representatives from the Bahamas,...

Callender meets Carifta standard

Versatile sportswoman Asabi Callender recorded a CARIFTA qualifying performance on Saturday to highlight the first night of action at the Athletics Association of Barbados...

Freundel fired up

Former Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is cautioning Barbadians against getting too carried away with the “truce” that was brokered last Thursday in Chapman Lane,...