Cooling stations coming
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced government’s intention to set up cooling and hydrating stations across the country to provide relief for the public from the high temperatures. Miss Mottley was responding to a comment by a St. John resident at the latest Parish Speaks government town hall meeting. The resident voiced concern about the […]
New Appeal Judges Sworn In
Two Supreme Court Justices of Appeal have been sworn in. They are Madam Justice Jacqueline Cornelius Thorne and Mr Justice William Chandler. They were sworn in at the State House by President Dame Sandra Mason. Justice Thorne hopes that the Supreme Court will be able to realise its goal of zero backlog in cases. Meantime […]
Population & school numbers decline worries govt
A declining population continues to be a major concern for the government with Prime Minister Mia Mottley disclosing that there has also been a significant decline in the number of children entering school over the past twenty years. As a result Miss Mottley believes they may need to consolidate primary school children into a smaller […]
QEH patient rescued from roof at Spry Street
A hospital patient had to be rescued from the roof of a building at Spry Street in Bridgetown this morning. The Barbados Fire Service said it received a call around thirteen minutes past six of a man on the roof of Sisters Bar in the city. Fire officers from the Bridgetown and Arch Hall Fire […]
Tourism Minister predicts significant growth
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding Edghill, says Barbados is pursuing an aggressive growth strategy that’s producing results and he predicts summer arrivals will be 23 percent above last year’s. He was speaking on VOB’s Down to Brasstacks call-in program. A significant increase in airlift also expected for the winter season. Meantime, there […]