Child Justice System Overhaul
Government is overhauling this country’s system for dealing with children who run afoul of the law, including diverting them from court where possible, using alternatives to confinement were possible and finding ways to reintegrate them into society. The plan has been outlined by Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, as he introduced the […]
Delinquent BWA Customers Told to Pay Up
Customers who owe the Barbados Water Authority are warned to pay-up or face the consequences, including being cut off. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Santia Bradshaw, has made it clear the BWA intends to collect its arrears. She was speaking as she introduced in the House of Assembly, the […]
Jemmott Passes
Deputy Director of the Barbados Technical and Vocational Training Institute, Dr. Basil Jemmott has passed away. A major fund raising effort was underway to fund a medical procedure for Dr. Jemmott that was estimated to cost over five hundred thousand US dollars. One such fund raising event was scheduled to be held on Saturday at […]
New Ombudsman Appointed
Clergyman Reverend Dr. Nigel Taylor is Barbados’ new ombudsman. The announcement was made in the House of Assembly today by the Speaker Arthur Holder as a message from the President Dame Sandra Mason seeking the approval of the House. Speaker of the House of Assembly Arthur Holder. Dr. Taylor served for over twenty years […]