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The Barbados Fire Service has observed an increase in fires for 2023 and is urging homeowners to be especially vigilant this holiday season. Firemen responded to 1 294 fires from the start of year through December 10, an increase from 949 in 2022. Although house fires decreased by four to 62, there was also loss of life. A message from Chief Fire Officer Errol Maynard urged practices to make it …
For the first time in 57 years, Barbados held the Independence Day Parade at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex (UBSC) in Black Rock, St Michael yesterday morning. Scores of Barbadians were decked out in their best ultramarine, gold and black outfits and filled out the 5 000 seat stadium to celebrate their nation which Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley described as the “best little rock that this world has ever seen”. …
Veteran masquerader Betty West has won the coveted Best Festival Designer – The Robert Weekes Award in this year’s Grand Kadooment. West, with her portrayal of “Soca in de Mas” also copped Large Band of the Year – Heritage. The seven sections were themed after some of the iconic calypso hits. Didi Winston, from the same band, was named Flagperson of the Year, followed by Justin Poleon of Fifth Element …
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says that the reimagining of the local education system is a function of national development. Mottley was making this point during her feature address at the Caribbean Association of Principals of Secondary Schools’ 29th Biennial Conference at Accra Beach Hotel yesterday. Outlining the current education system was predicated on the 1940s British education system, which changed drastically after the 1944 Education Act was passed, Mottley …
A vehicle crashed into a house in Rices, St Philip on Friday, and the driver fled the scene, leaving behind two injured children and extensive property damage. Harriet Davis, owner of the property, recalled that she was having breakfast as normal when she realised something was not quite right. “I was there having my breakfast,” she began, “and I just see the car piling towards the house and next thing …