Govt Senator Supports Raising Pension Age for MPs; DLP Wants Minister’s Salaries Cut

Government Senator, Gregory Nicholls, believes the pension age for parliamentarians should be raised to around 60 or 65 to more closely align with that of ordinary citizens. Senator Nicholls, a member of the Constitution Reform Commission, was speaking on VOB’s Down to Brasstacks program.     Also speaking on the Down to Brasstacks program Democratic Labour Party […]

Govt May Slash Cost of Healthy Foods Through Tax Cut

Government is working on a plan that could result in taxes being slashed on a basket of foods to make it more affordable for the public to eat healthy.  The proposal has been outlined by Minister of Energy and Business, Senator Lisa Cummins as she addressed the opening of a workshop hosted by the Barbados […]

Tropical Storm Lee Forms East of Barbados

What was a tropical depression just to the east of Barbados has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm. Tropical Storm Lee was upgraded yesterday afternoon and is now close to hurricane strength. The Barbados Meteorological Services’ Acting Meteorologist Nkosi Mounter-Taitthas this update.       As Tropical Storm Lee moves northwestward, wind speeds in Barbados are forecast to […]

St. Michael Man Renison Greaves Missing

A man from the Pine, St. Michael has been reported missing by his girlfriend. 39 year-old Renison Greaves of 43 Martins Road, the Pine, St. Michaelwas last seen by his girlfriend Jesse Taylor on September 2. He was wearing baby blue three quarter trousers and a pair of grey Timberland sneakers, while the colour of […]

Wanted 18-Year-Old Considered Armed and Dangerous

The police have issued a wanted notice for a Silver Sands, Christ Church man who is considered to be armed and dangerous. Eighteen year-old Roshawn Kangal is wanted for questioning in connection with what the police say are serious criminal matters. Kangal whose last known address is McCleans Gap, Silver Sands, is of a dark […]