Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School closed for remainder of the week

The Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School will be closed for the remainder of the week. Education Minister Santia Bradshaw said last week’s heavy rains compromised the plant’s structure as it suffered water damage. In a statement this evening, she said classes will now move to online. She added that for years the school had been in […]

Man remanded on ammo, firearm charges

Twenty-eight-year-old Dymond Ramone Nurse, of Cumberbatch Road, Fairfield, St. Michael was remanded to Dodds prison after appearing in court on firearm and ammunition charges. He was charged with possession of a firearm without a valid licence and possession of ammunition. His arrest stems from a police operation last Friday at Lemon Arbor, St John. Nurse […]

Local Liat workers officially severed

Close to 30 Barbadian workers of regional airline LIAT 1974 Ltd have received notice that they will be officially terminated on November 28th and their posts will be made redundant. The correspondence came from the court-appointed administrator Cleveland Seaforth on October 28th, following temporary layoffs, earlier this year due to the COVID-19 virus. The letter […]