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Despite being riddled with the grief and pain of losing their 20-year-old son Tyrese Caesar to gun violence last month, Jacqueline and Daniel Caesar have refused to let the tragedy destroy their son’s legacy.They announced the launch of the Tyrese Caesar Foundation, which they hope to be a leading voice in advocating for safer communities and an end to gun crime and to offer assistance to others affected by such violence, during an emotional vigil at Heywoods Beach, St Peter last evening.The young Durants, Christ Church resident was fatally shot outside the Cottage Bar and Grill in St Joseph...

Government is in the initial stages of facilitating the establishment of a National Rehabilitation Centre specifically for athletes, accident victims, and others suffering from joint pains and injuries.Prime Minister Mia Mottley disclosed on Thursday that the new specialty facility is on the cards and could be located at the site of the Ursuline Convent School.“We are in very early stages of seeing how we can establish, either through private sector facilitation or in a public-private partnership, a National Rehabilitation Centre,’ she said during the St George Speaks town hall meeting, in...

Barbados has the most expensive gasoline in the Caribbean and Latin America and the 11th most expensive in the world, according to globalpetrolprices.com.The leading provider of data on global fuel prices noted that as of July 4, 2022, Barbadians were paying an average of US$2.34 for gasoline, which is higher than places such as the UK, Switzerland, Singapore, Ireland and Sweden.Among other Caribbean countries, Jamaica has the second highest prices at US$1.74 per litre, followed by the Bahamas at US$1.71, the Cayman Islands at US$1.66 and St Lucia at US$1.46 per litre.According to the data, th...

Prime Minister Mia Mottley will deliver the prestigious 20th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal in November.According to organisers of the event, Mottley will speak on issues related to climate change and food insecurity which have already earned her international recognition.The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in announcing the Barbadian leader as the keynote speaker for this year’s lecture, said it had been following her work for a few years and it was on board with her call for action on climate change.

The days of workers being “left high and dry” when businesses go under may soon be a thing of the past.Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan gave notice of this during debate today in Parliament on the Safety and Health at Work (Amendment) Bill, 2022.He told the Chamber there is an amendment in the office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel which seeks to amend the Protection of Wages Act.