Missing Girl Traced
13-year-old Nickocia Nathlice Garnes of Drax Hall Hope, St George who was reported missing on June 14, 2022, has been traced and is safe. The administration of The Barbados Police Service thanks the public and the media for its assistance in this matter and looks forward to your continued cooperation in the future. (PR). […]
Police Search for Missing 13 Year Old
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a missing thirteen year-old girl. Missing is 13 year old Nickocia Garnes of Drax Hall Hope, St George who is a second form student of the Lester Vaughn Secondary School. She was reported missing yesterday by her Father Cyril Garnes of Workmans, St. George. She was last […]
Gabby Defends Bashment Soca in the Junior Monarch Contest.
Cultural Ambassador Dr. Anthony “The Mighty Gabby” Carter, has defended the addition of a bashment soca category to the National Cultural Foundation’s junior soca monarch competition. There has been a public outcry in some circles against the move, but speaking on VOB’s Fireworks Crop Over program Gabby disagreed with the criticism.
Hoteliers Blame High Airfares for Expected Bleak Summer
A day after top officials of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association reported weak summer bookings hoteliers say high airfares to Barbados are a big part of the problem. According to the BHTA, occupancy forecasts for the period down to October range from around 48 percent to as low as 27 percent. Group Sales and […]
The Pandemic Contribution Levy Passed Into Law
Government’s plan to collect an extra 120 million dollars in tax now has the might of law through the pandemic contribution levy bill passed in the House of Assembly today. Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Ryan Straughn emphasized that the money is needed to help government to bridge the significant cash […]