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Talks are ongoing between management of the Transport Board and the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) to address employee grievances that led to an early morning work stoppage that has crippled public transport services and forced the closure of public schools across the island. In an update a short while ago, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Works Santia Bradshaw
The new home for the Barbados YouthAdvance Corps (BYAC) is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year, Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Charles Griffith promised on Friday. Delivering remarks at the Passing Out Parade at Paragon, Christ Church, Griffith said the nearby construction project was progressing well. “We are in the process of fast-tracking the construction of
Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Bertie Hinds says the outlook for the local criminal justice process does not augur well for Barbados. Sharing an excerpt from his soon-to-be-published book - Criminal Justice and the Police: Some Contemporary Perspectives, a handbook for the constabulary and its Publics - Hinds summed up the process as one that is under
By Michron Robinson The legacy of former leaders in the Democratic Labour Party must live on, says party President Dr Ronnie Yearwood. “Let no one set aside the memory of Errol Barrow, or the memory of any person who has contributed tirelessly to this party and to this country. We shall never forget our heroes of this party or the builders of
By Sheria Brathwaite A new record was set at the Bridgetown Port on Friday, as Barbados welcomed the Arvia, the largest passenger vessel to ever sail into the island. The P&O Cruise vessel, with a capacity for 5 200 passengers, came calling on the first of its 11 scheduled trips, with 4 376 guests and 1 727 crew members on board. It