Four in Custody for Attacks on Homeless

Four young people are now in police custody for allegedly attacking a number of homeless people in Bridgetown over the weekend. At least 7 people were injured with one victim being stabbed, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, in what was just one out of a series of recent attacks on the homeless staying […]

Sick Out Call Fails

A call for a sick-out today to protest planned changes to the national pension scheme appears to have had little impact in the private or public sectors. A group of social, political and trade union activists has  been urging workers to call in sick today in protest at government’s plans to eventually increase by a […]

Alex Tasker Released; Legal Ruling Stayed Pending Appeal Results

Former senior insurance executive Alex Tasker has been released from police custody. Last night he was allowed to leave the police station where he had been detained since Monday. He had been taken into custody after a ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice appeared to clear the way for his extradition to the USA […]