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The 2016 sugar cane harvest, which is expected to produce the lowest-ever output of sugar, started this week with some workers expressing concern about the industry’s future. They called for more to be...
View ArticleDistraught!
What started out yesterday as an early morning walk for Mervin Bovell has deprived his wife Stacia of the love of her life for 14 years. The 34-year-old man, affectionately known as Junior to family...
View ArticleChaos Looms
Barbadians have been put on notice to brace themselves for “chaos” and labour unrest if contentious matters regarding customs officers were not addressed satisfactorily. The country’s largest public...
View ArticleA Dad’s Rage
An upset St Michael father is vowing to fight tooth and nail after the Child Care Board (CCB) recently made three of his nine children wards of the state. Anthony Selman, 50, of Smith Road, My Lord’s...
View ArticleThree now wards of the state
A father whose pain turned to anger after his three children were recently made wards of the state may now have to fight the Child Care Board (CCB) to get back custody. Anthony Selman, 50, of Smith...
View ArticlePolice icon and exemplar Clarke laid to rest
The Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) fraternity today said goodbye to former Senior Superintendent Clyde Evanson Clarke, who had contributed almost 40 years of uninterrupted service to protecting the...
View ArticleBeware those ‘legal’ drugs – Inniss
They are considered to be powerful medicines in the fight against harmful bacteria. And when used correctly, doctors say, antibiotics can save lives. However, on World Consumer Day yesterday, the focus...
View ArticleNew study to control diabetes
A new study has emphasised the important role of weight loss and maintaining a healthy lifestyle to control diabetes. Based on the findings of The Barbados Diabetes Reversal Study, it is possible for...
View ArticleBroken thigh doesn’t daunt centenarian Muriel . . .
Just weeks ago, centenarian Muriel Greenidge was hospitalized after suffering a fractured thigh. A believer in the Lord, she held on to the idea she would pull through. And, placing her case in God’s...
View ArticleWoman stabbed
A young St Michael woman is lucky to be alive after she was attacked in her home this morning by a man believed to be her boyfriend. Police are on the hunt for the male suspect who stabbed 25-year-old...
View ArticleBring It!
Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite said today the Freundel Stuart administration would not be deterred from introducing fingerprinting at its ports of entry. While insisting that the matter was one of...
View ArticleYour best, GG urges Westbury students
Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave is reminding children from working class families they need a solid education to make their mark in life. Sir Elliott told students of Westbury Primary School,...
View ArticleMystery blast
Daniel Jackson of Forty Acres, St Thomas considers himself a very lucky man. The 54-year-old was in his kitchen washing peas about 9:40 last night when a mysterious explosion sent him flying through...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing teen found, mother says
The teenager who was reported missing since Thursday has been found. Moments ago, Teresa Moore told Barbados TODAY that her daughter, 16-year-old Pedisa Latisha Providence of Venture No.3, St John has...
View ArticleOut and about on Easter Monday
Hundreds of Barbadians and visitors took advantage of today’s bright sunshine to spend Easter Monday outdoors. The popular beaches were filled with people eager for a sun bath or a dip in the turquoise...
View ArticleToo many missing girls – Jones
Minister of Education Ronald Jones is calling for the establishment of a ministerial committee to explore ways to prevent the “exploitation of innocence and ignorance” of underage girls. Expressing...
View ArticleCombermere report due by next week
Minister of Education Ronald Jones expects a report early next week on the air quality at Combermere School. Speaking to the media this morning following the opening of a workshop at Erdiston Teachers...
View ArticleDaylight robbery in Black Rock
Police are on the hunt for a suspect who entered a St Michael woman’s house yesterday morning and stole a bag, which was later recovered. The woman, a seamstress who operates from her Yearwood Road,...
View ArticleFire officers end GAIA protest
Fire officers stationed at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) will have to comply with security measures there. Barbados TODAY understands that this was the agreement coming out of a...
View ArticleFire station closed due to sickout
An apparent sickout continues to plague the Barbados Fire Service this evening, forcing the closure of the Worthing Station. Barbados TODAY understands that only three fire officers stationed at the...
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