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...

‘We are not parochial’

THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies (UWI) is, and will continue to be, a global institution and will not be “ghettoised”.Principal of the Cave...

Energy relief

RENEWABLE ENERGY installers, who late last year complained of running out of capacity, which posed a threat to their existence, breathed a sigh of relief...

Guns scare

IT WAS A scene akin to the Wild West that left three people shot, and a trail of bullet holes and blood when the...

BHM: Bajan Stick licking

NationNews.com continues celebration of Black History Month, with another article written by a student from the visual and performing arts division of the Barbados...

In the bank

Sugar cane farmers should soon come into a financial harvest, as Minister of Agriculture Dr David Estwick says the long overdue payment to them...

Murrell takes WICB president to task

THE HEAD OF THE Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has taken the president of the West Indies Cricket Board...