Wednesday, April 24, 2024

News

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 Street to Upper Broad Street in Bridgetown from Friday, April 26...

Death rates up

Barbados’ population is officially in decline as the number of people dying each year surpasses those being born. That...

CDB boss steps down with ‘immediate effect’

BRIDGETOWN – President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, has resigned with “immediate...

St Michael man remanded on 14 charges

A 23-year-old St Michael man was remanded to Dodds Prison after appearing in court to answer 14 charges. Raheem...

Dust haze advisory remains in effect for Barbados

A large plume of is currently affecting the island, with concentrations expected to decrease from midweek. The Barbados Meteorological...

Smooth going at Princess Margaret

THE SCHOOL YARD of the Princess Margaret Secondary School was a hive of activity as parents of the children taking the Barbados Secondary Schools’...

Human chain for Barbados’ 50th

A HUMAN chain link around Barbados is planned in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Independence next year.That’s the vision of Errol Griffith who...

Scotia’s rate cut

COME JUNE 1, Scotiabank will cut its interest rate to 1.5 per cent on savings accounts, where the minimum savings rate previously applied.The Canadian...

Back to school

IT IS NOT the Waterford, St Michael campus the principal was hoping for, but the majority of Combermere students are back under one roof.A...

All set for 11-Plus test today

THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION has not publicly stated where the hundreds of children who normally sit the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination or Common...

Chin up!

PRIME MINISTER FREUNDEL STUART is urging Barbadians not to be “ashamed” though the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has placed the island at the bottom...