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Cave’s family wants to hold rally

Cave’s family wants to hold rally

The family of Shaquon Cave, who died while in police custody, made an application to the Commissioner of Police to stage a rally on Saturday. Shaquon’s father Andrew Cave said in a press conference yesterday that the authorities were not doing eno...
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Four new COVID cases

Four new COVID cases

There were four new positive cases of COVID-19 – one female and three males – reported for Friday, May 14, while one person recovered and was discharged from isolation. The cases were identified from the 609 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos ...
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Two injured in house fire

Two injured in house fire

Two elderly people were in stable condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) after fire destroyed a home at 2nd Avenue Worthing, Christ Church on Friday night. Cecily Cole, 93 and 80 year old Larry Bethel sustained burns to their backs, hands...
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SJPI extends application deadline

SJPI extends application deadline

The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) has extended the application deadline for the upcoming academic year to Friday, May 21. Prospective students are reminded that applications are to be submitted online only via the instituti...
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Owner opts to forgive

Owner opts to forgive

The theft of nearly $100 000 worth of copper cable almost sank his company ten years ago, said businessman Alan Simmons. He got no support from his insurance company either, he added. However, the managing director of Simmons Electrical Co. Ltd...
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Reopened clinics to ease QEH load

Reopened clinics to ease QEH load

Another refurbished health facility – the second in five days – has been reopened in rural Barbados in Government’s bid to ease some of the pressure off the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). A state-of-the-art St Andrew Outpatient Clinic, in Bellepl...
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Ministry: Registration for first doses not open yet

Ministry: Registration for first doses not open yet

The appointment system for the next batch of first doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is not open yet. The Immunisation Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness said the public will be notified regarding when the administration of firs...
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Report of fire at Worthing

Report of fire at Worthing

Reports have reached Nation News that a beach house was on fire at Worthing, Christ Church. (Nation News)......
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CTUSAB: Urgent meeting needed to discuss COVID-19 immunisation and workers’ rights

CTUSAB: Urgent meeting needed to discuss COVID-19 immunisation and workers’ rights

General Secretary Dennis de Peiza said the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) will make a request for a meeting of the Social Partnership to discuss COVID-19 immunisation and workers’ rights. De Peiza said the mee...
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Holetown section of Highway 1 closed for paving

Holetown section of Highway 1 closed for paving

A section of Highway 1 in Holetown from the Rubis Service Station to the junction of Highway C and Highway 1, will be closed late on Friday. The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources said the road will be closed from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m....
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