Controversial Digicel Tower to be Removed
The contentious Digicel cell tower at Olive Lodge Road, St. James will be removed.This is according to chairperson of the executive committee that was formed by residents to address the matter, Dr. Jennifer Alleyne.The government had already disclosed that no permission was given for the tower to be situated in the area, and the residents […]
Visitor Injured In Christ Church Collision
A male visitor has been injured and transported to hospital after being struck by one of two cars that collided along St. Lawrence main road in Christ Church.The two vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when they collided around 7 30 pm near the entrance to St. Lawrence Gap. One of the vehicles overturned. The […]
Active Hurricane Season Predicted
The Barbados Meteorological Service office is predicting an active hurricane season. This has been disclosed by Director of the MET Service, Sabu Best, who was speaking during a meeting of the public information and education standing committee. He stressed the need to be prepared as indicators suggest increased activity in the Atlantic Ocean. Director of […]
Ignore Anti-Vaccine Scaremongers Says BAMP
Barbadians are being urged to not be carried away by social media misinformation which discourages people from taking vaccines, especially those provided for children. President of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners Dr. Lynda Williams made the appeal in the wake of recent concerns raised by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kenneth George who said that […]
Twenty Year Old Charged for Murder of Cousin
A twenty-year-old St. Thomas man has been charged with murder in relation to the stabbing death of his cousin last week at a bar. Twenty-three-year-old Renario Taylor died while being treated at the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic where he was taken last Wednesday after he was stabbed in the chest during an altercation at the Goose […]
B’dos On Standby to Send Troops to Haiti
The Barbados Defence Force is collaborating with other CARICOM countries to send a team to Haiti to assist with the civil unrest in the French-speaking CARICOM country. This has been disclosed by Military Advisor to the Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Lovell during the BDF’s 45th Anniversary Celebrations Media Launch at the St. Ann’s […]
Failed Sugar Project Costs Bdos $200M
Government has taken an approximately 200 million dollar hit from an ill-fated sugar project it says was undertaken under the previous administration and which had to be factored into the debt restructuring. This has been disclosed by Agriculture Minister, Indar Weir, responding to a question about why a plan to transition sugar production from Portvale […]