SUMMA FEST Organizers make bold move to satisfy patrons following last week’s postponement.
Summa Fest organizers are moving to make amends after last week’s postponed show. Several patrons expressed disappointment online prior to the announcement of the new date. Dream Team Entertainment says the annual concert is back on this Saturday at the Botanical Gardens, and the line-up now includes another dancehall superstar, Masicka. The organizers blamed last […]
Police hunt 18-year-old Christ Church man wanted in connection with serious crimes.
The Barbados Police Service is appealing for the public’s help in locating 18-year-old Najahrie Zion Nicholli Payne, also known as “Bob.” The Christ Church youth is wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. He is about six-foot-three, of dark complexion, and medium build. Police say Payne should present himself to the Criminal Investigations Department at […]
Chefette Denies Kingstown Expansion — Says Vincentians Being Recruited to Fill Jobs in Barbados
Chefette Restaurants has confirmed it is recruiting workers from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to fulfill its staff complement in Barbados — but says it is not opening a branch in Kingstown. Managing Director of Chefette Restaurants Ltd., Ryan Haloute, was responding to a circulating social media poster claiming the company was recruiting for positions […]
SJPI signs two MOUs to expand training and scholarship opportunities in the automotive industry
The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology is advancing training and employment opportunities in the automotive sector with the signing of two new agreements. The first Memorandum of Understanding, signed with Federal Motor Spares Limited, will provide an annual scholarship for a student in the automotive field. Principal Ian Drakes says the partnership will create […]
Barbados to Host Launch of The King of Soca — Machel Montano’s 40-Year Biography Penned by His Mother
This Friday evening, Barbados will host the launch of a major new publication — The King of Soca: The 40-Year Biography of world-famous Trinidadian soca icon, Machel Montano. On this evening’s Newsmakers, we speak with author and his mother, Lady Elizabeth Montano, who has managed, nurtured, and loved every moment of Machel’s musical journey.
A taxi driver in critical condition at the QEH after being shot and robbed in the Bayland, St. Michael
A taxi driver from Field Place, Bayland, St. Michael was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for emergency surgery after being shot and robbed just steps from his home this morning. Neighbours described the victim as extremely friendly and helpful. They say he was shot multiple times near a standpipe while washing his vehicle, when […]
President of the Barbados National Student Council voices major concerns at CDB Education Symposium.
The President of the Barbados National Students’ Council is warning that parents and teachers must step up if the cycle of negative youth influences is to be broken. Speaking at the Caribbean Development Bank’s Education Symposium, under the theme “Student and Youth Perspectives,” Gevariah Young said young people in Barbados are being shaped by a […]
DLP supports free movement but urges Government to address key infrastructure deficits before immigration numbers increase.
The Democratic Labour Party says it supports CARICOM’s new free movement initiative, but is urging Prime Minister Mia Mottley to first fix pressing problems in the health sector. Christ Church South candidate Corey Greenidge says while the party welcomes the removal of restrictions across Belize, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados, Government must […]
Taxi Driver shot and robbed – Bayland, St. Michael.
Police have confirmed a shooting incident at Bayland, St. Michael where a taxi driver has been shot and robbed. Reports indicate the incident occurred in the presence of the victim’s child, his condition remains unknown. More details as they come to hand.
St. Philip Man Charged with Four Firearms and Nearly 1,000 Rounds of Ammunition
A 41-year-old St. Philip man has been arrested and charged with multiple firearm offences and nearly one thousand rounds of ammunition. Kimani Abiola Atto Williams, of #182, 8th Avenue, Inchcape, St. Philip, is scheduled to appear in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court this morning to face the following charges: