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Man arrested, 10 hurt in bizarre rampage Article by May 6, 2021 A man was arrested and ten people were injured after a bizarre rampage in Worthing, Christ Church, Wednesday morning. Police said that around 10:15, they received reports that a man who was acting strangely had assaulted an individual while at a business. They later received several other reports of more people being attacked by a man matching his description. In all, six visitors and four residents were hurt, e...

May 3, 2021 In advance of May 3, World Press Freedom Day, U.S. Embassy Bridgetown partnered with Barbados journalists and the Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) to celebrate the importance of a free press as an indispensable component of any free society.  To mark the occasion, the Embassy hosted a three-day virtual investigative journalism workshop for over fifty Caribbean journalists. Recently-elected President of the Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Wor...

Barbados Today May 3, 2021 SOURCE: CMC – One of the scientists monitoring the La Soufriere volcano said Monday that while there has been little seismic activity at the volcano in recent days, “we are not ready to say that the volcano has gone back to sleep as yet”. Speaking on the state-owned NBC Radio, Roderick Stewart said there have been no signs of reactivation or pressurisation at the volcano. The volcano erupted explosively on April 9 forcing the evacuation of thousands of...

Caribbean Airlines resumes commercial services to/from Barbados Article by May 1, 2021 Caribbean Airlines advises that its commercial flights destined to and out of Barbados will resume from May 4. Following is the initial schedule of operations: Guyana to Barbados — Tuesday and Friday — 2:35 pm Barbados to Grenada — Tuesday and Friday — 5:30 pm Grenada to Barbados — Wednesday and Saturday — 11 am Barbados to Guyana — Wednesday and Saturday — 12:55 pm Guyana ...

Major housing project for Chancery Lane Article by May 1, 2021 A major housing project will get underway soon in Chancery Lane, Christ Church, as the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, the National Housing Corporation (NHC) and HOPE Inc, plan to bring a significant development of affordable housing solutions for residents of the southern parish. Speaking to residents on Friday at a town hall meeting at St Christopher Primary School, Minister of Housing, William Dugu...

April 30, 2021 Those residing on opposite sides of Barbados’ political divide will view the fall from grace of former Government minister Donville Inniss with obviously different emotions. But those whose heads are not buried either on Roebuck Street or George Street and are willing to learn lessons will take them and be guided in their future endeavours, especially when holding public office or trust. Social media has already exposed the nature of many of us, who though having the ...

April 28, 2021 Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes there are lessons to be learnt from the punishment meted out to former Government minister Donville Inniss. The 55-year-old Inniss, who served as Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development in the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration, was today sentenced to 24 months in a US prison. Last year, Inniss, a U.S. legal permanent resident who resided in Tampa, Florida, and Barbados, was foun...

April 27, 2021 With Barbados battling a water crisis in the middle of the dry season, St Thomas MP Cynthia Forde has issued a plea to Barbadians to desist from overusing the limited supply to wash the volcanic ash from their homes and cars. Forde, whose constituency has also been hard hit by water shortages, told journalists that people across the island can be seen using water to wash away the ash from their properties, at a time the island is facing a drought and reservoir levels ar...

Police ‘untouchable’, says Pilgrim Article by April 22, 2021 One of the island’s leading criminal attorneys does not believe yesterday’s murder conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will have a major impact on law enforcement practices here. Queen’s Counsel, Andrew Pilgrim told Barbados TODAY it was unlikely there would be a shift in police behaviour in Barbados simply because of a guilty verdict miles away in the United States. The 45-year...

April 16, 2021 Reading about yogis, you find many have stories about escaping the corporate space. After yogi teacher training, oftentimes there seems to be a misalignment with corporate life and the yogi way of life which leads to full immersion in practising and teaching yoga. I’m not trying to escape the corporate space. In fact, I love my job. In my Health & Wellness division, I think I have been fortunate to find a team I love, a culture I enjoy and a job that aligns with my pa...