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Barbados Today May 23, 2021 The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jaydan Otricia Barrow, 15, of Berlin Road, Woodbourne, Saint Philip. She is a student of Graydon Sealy Secondary School. Barrow left the home of her mother Patricia Sealy at the same address sometime between 6:30 am and 11:00 am on Friday, May 21 and has not been seen or heard from since. She is about 5 feet 7 inches tall, of dark complexion, thick build and erect appearance. She has long locks piled on top of her head. She speaks with a Barbadian accent, is very soft spoken ...

May 22, 2021 There existed a clear love-hate relationship between Barbadians and the cruise sector as the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic deepened in the Caribbean last year. We know how important the presence of these ships to our economic survival and the millions of travellers they bring to our shores. At the same time, the cruise lines represented a clear and present danger to public health because of the increased possibility for spread of the coronavirus. It was a calculated risk that Barbados took, and the official position of our Government was that it was a humanitarian u...

Joseph continues to produce winners Article by May 21, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. tasted success both in the Upper South and the United States southeast on Thursday, as his barns continued to churn out impressive winners in the respective summer meets. The 34-year-old found himself among the cash at Churchill Downs here when his 4-1 chance Rock Along edged the field by a neck to win the US$100 000 race three. And at Gulfstream Park in Florida, 2-1 choice Doc Amster also carved out a narrow victory in the US$47 000 race four, to hand J...

‘Don’t expect mandatory COVID shots yet’ Article by May 20, 2021 The Mottley administration’s chief policymaker on health on Wednesday warned employers not to start depending on vaccination and testing in order for their business to stay open, as questions are raised about whether an employer can mandate jabs or tests based on a third-party request to know their employees’ status. There is no legislation that requires an individual to get vaccinated, Minister of Health and Wellness  Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic told a Barbados Employers Confederation (BEC) forum. But h...

Missing documents stall progress in case before the Supreme Court Article by May 20, 2021 The apparent misplacement of the file of a murder accused who has been wanting to plead guilty for the past seven months has raised the ire of a High Court Judge. “This is absolute nonsense regardless of where it is delayed. A man wants to plead guilty to murder since November, 2020. “This is unfair, man in jail over five years for a murder he wants to plead guilty and we can’t make a move – that is a system that is totally broken down,” an upset Justice Carlisle Greaves dec...