National telethon for hurricane-ravaged The Bahamas
The Barbadian public is being urged to give generously to aid the hurricane relief effort in the Bahamas in a national telethon to be held on Sunday. Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs Senator Lucille Moe said at a news briefing this afternoon that every media house in the country has come onboard and […]
Flood Warning issued for Barbados
A surface to low-level trough along with day time heating has been producing some moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms over the northern half of the island over the past few hours. Rainfall accumulations of 1-2 inches (25-50 mm) have already been recorded across some northern districts and further accumulations of 1 to 2 inches […]
Barbados Christian Council address transgender row at Secondary school
Chairman of the Barbados Christian Council, Major Darrelle Wilkinson, has weighed in on the issue where a parent is challenging the refusal of a private school to allow a student born as a boy, to come to school dressed as a girl. Providence Secondary School in St George is being accused of discrimination against the […]
‘Transfer row’
The Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU) has this week written the ministry of education requesting a meeting to discuss the transfer or effective demotion of a number of teachers that BSTU President Mary-Ann Redman describes as punitive, unorthodox and unfair. Miss Redman says the issue isn’t just what was done but how it was done […]
Pile sentenced to three years in prison
Attorney-at-law Vonda Pile has been jailed for three years for theft of a client’s money in 2009. However, she was given credit for the three months she has spent on remand and that will be deducted from her sentence. Imposing the sentence in the Number Five Supreme Court, Madame Justice Pamela Beckles said the offense […]