Cheryl Corbin News Today

The Forensic Sciences Centre (FSC) of Barbados has confirmed the presence of two New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in Barbados that are of great public health concern. Barbados has issued an Early Warning System (EWS) Alert for these forms of synthetic cannabis.

Barbadians have been put on alert for new dangerous and potentially deadly narcotic substances recently discovered on island. The alert was issued yesterday by the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA)  through its Early Warning System, after tests carried out on “an unknown substance” submitted to the Forensic Sciences Centre for analysis, confirmed the presence of the synthetic cannabinoids MDMB-4en-PINACA and 4f MDMB-Butica. Synthetic Cannabinoids are man-made, mind-altering chemic...

NCSA Deputy Manager Troy Wickham and Director of the Forensic Sciences Centre, Cheryl Corbin, explaining the process for investigating a NPS. (C.Pitt/BGIS) ...

Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams issues an Early Warning System (EWS) alert for two New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in Barbados ...

Director of the Forensic Sciences Centre, Cheryl Corbin, explains the two NPS in Barbados beside the Minister of Home Affairs and Information. (C.Pitt/BGIS) ...

Barbados has received a grim wake-up call we dare not ignore. Methamphetamine -  meth, speed, crank, crystal, ice, poor man’s cocaine - whatever you call it, is here, according to the Government’s chief forensic scientist, Cheryl Corbin. In a sober assessment to journalists, she said: “We have had our first case confirmation of methamphetamines in the island in late 2022 but there

The Forensic Science Centre has confirmed the presence of meth in Barbados. (Stock photo) Barbados has recorded its first case of methamphetamine (meth), an ...

The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian is the longest running daily newspaper in the country, marking its centenary in 2017. The paper started life as the Trinidad Guardian on Sunday 2nd September 1917 by the newly formed Trinidad Publishing Company Limited.

PSYCHIATRIST REVEALS PEOPLE TURNING UP FOR TREATMENT FOR ADDICTION TO POWERFUL DRUG By Anesta Henry Methamphetamine, the deadly, white, odourless drug commonly known as “meth” is here in Barbados and a psychiatrist has suggested that some Barbadians may already be addicted to it. Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams announced during a press briefing on Friday that he was seriously concerned