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The topic of gender and sexuality in Chapter three of the proposed new Constitution was at the centre of robust discussions during another of the Constitutional Reform Commission’s hosted public meetings.The overwhelming number of Barbadians who made submissions at the Deighton Griffith Secondary School, Kingsland, Christ Church on Sunday evening voiced disapproval with the inclusion of language that pushed gender neutrality. Many made the argument that if Barbados accepts and encourages this ...

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Despite successfully completing its first International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed economic recovery programme and achieving certain targets, Government has so far failed to adequately whet the appetite of investors with its most recent bond offer.At the same time, the Mia Mottley-led administration seems to be some way off from going back to the international market to raise capital.The take-up of the recently issued $200 million Barbados Optional Savings Scheme (BOSS) Plus investment bonds has...

Barbadian UNICEF Youth Advocate Ashley Lashley is encouraging young Barbadians to take the lead and push state authorities to do more in the fight to protect the environment and the climate at large.Her comments came during Thursday’s student consultation on environmental issues, at the conclusion of this year’s Barbados Youth Climate Action Summit & Expo (BYCASE) held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.The discussion, which was organised by Lashley’s charity, the Ashley Lashley Fou...

Two men had serious charges against them dismissed today after the complainant, who now resides overseas, indicated he was no longer interested in continuing the matter.Madame Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell dismissed the matters against Jacobi Germain and Leon Lawrence when they reappeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court.Germain of 8th Avenue, New Orleans, St Michael and Lawrence of Cane Vale, Christ Church had been charged with causing serious bodily harm to Anderson Trotman with intent to do him s...

Expressing concern about the potential impact of the plummeting value of the British pound on the tourism industry here, Roseanne Myers has suggested a campaign to encourage travellers to book in advance and take advantage of end-of-summer specials.She said while several tourism players may be looking to discontinue discounted rates on products and services as the winter season approaches, there should be a campaign to get potential travellers to book accommodation and visits to attractions in a...

Officials in the global business sector are being assured that all issues that could hinder Barbados’ chance of receiving a passing grade from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as it relates to the exchange of information have been addressed.This assurance has come from Minister of Business Development Kerrie Symmonds, as he spoke during a Barbados International Business Association (BIBA) business luncheon on Wednesday at the Savannah Beach Club.Providing an upd...

A young woman was given a three-year suspended sentence after she admitted to being the lookout during a burglary.Falicia Shauntell Browne’s sentence was ordered by Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell when she reappeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court earlier this week.Browne, of Sunrise Drive, Rices, St Philip and co-accused Akeem Griffith had been charged with entering the dwelling house of Everton Evelyn as trespassers between January 5 and 6, 2015 and stealing $27 000 worth of items including four...

Rashad Maynard today described the man who his brother is alleged to have killed as a “nuisance” who drank heavily and became aggressive.In fact, he said on the day his brother Raheim Hinds struck Michael Yearwood with a stone, Yearwood had “straight pulled” a bottle of rum and was armed with a cutlass.Hinds, of Phillip’s Road, Pinelands, St Michael, today pleaded not guilty to murdering Yearwood on March 26, 2015, when his trial got underway in the No.5A Supreme Court.Maynard, who was...

Fed up with a fellow ZR driver trying to prevent him from overtaking, Jerad Brathwaite took matters into his own hand.However, his actions landed him in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he admitted to slapping the complainant out of frustration.Brathwaite, of Brereton Village, St Philip, pleaded guilty to assaulting Chad Bishop on September 13, 2022, when the charge was read to him by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes.In outlining the facts, prosecutor Sergeant Randolph Boy...