BSTU wants school for violent students/Security searches at Alexandra after stabbing
President of The Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union, Mary-Anne Redman wants a special school set up for violent students. She was speaking after a tour of the Alexandra School where a student stabbed another schoolboy yesterday during an altercation. Ms. Redman believes there is also a need for a residential institution to house students who require […]
School stabbing
The police were called in and the Alexandra Secondary School closed after a student stabbed another during an altercation today. The incident happened during the St. Peter school’s lunch break and involved two boys, one from the third form and another from the fourth form. One boy is reported to have stabbed the other in […]
Tint rules implementation pushed back to January 1st
The rollout of strict new tint regulations for motorists in Barbados has been pushed back to January 1st, 2025. The recently announced tint requirements may also be amended by the time next year’s deadline date arrives. This has been revealed by Attorney General Dale Marshall, whose ministry today announced that the new regulations that were […]
New tint regulations
The office of the Attorney-General has issued a statement providing details of the new car tint regulations for Barbados. The statement is as follows: The Government of Barbados is introducing new regulations for window tinting on vehicles, aiming to enhance public safety and empower law enforcement in their fight against crime. These regulations, once implemented, […]
Accident at Graeme Hall
A motorcyclist appears to have suffered injuries in a collision at Graeme Hall, Christ Church. Video footage captured by a resident of the area showed a motorcyclist on the ground and his motorcycle on the roadside nearby. The police temporarily cordoned off the area and later loaded the motorcycle onto a police flatbed truck and […]
Family wants “justice” over missing woman
The family of a missing St. Philip woman is increasingly doubtful that she will be found alive and hopes that someone will be held accountable for what they believe transpired. Forty-year-old Stacie-Ann Haynes, of Bushy Park, St Philip was last seen leaving home around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13th. The family has organized several […]
Mass DLP resignations
About forty members of the Opposition Democratic Labour Party have resigned en-masse. The group, citing dissatisfaction with the party’s current leadership, drafted a mass resignation letter. One of those who resigned is long-time DLP member Undine Whittaker. Miss Whittaker and about a dozen of the other disaffected DLP members gathered at Queen’s Park this morning […]
Emerald Park Shock
Residents at Emerald Park West St. Philip are in shock over the death of a neighbor, a female prison officer, who was allegedly murdered by her husband. Police say they responded to the residence after receiving a report about 4:55am that a domestic dispute between a man and a woman was in progress and that […]
New crime council commences work
Government’s new Advisory Council on Citizen Security has quickly commenced work holding its first meeting today at the Prime Minister’s official residence, Ilaro Court. The Council, announced yesterday by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, is a broad based advisory panel comprising representatives from virtually every civil society organization including the political opposition, the church, education, […]
Murder/attempted suicide in St. Philip
A woman is dead and her husband has been transported to hospital after an apparent murder and attempted suicide in St. Philip. The incident happened about 5 am at Emerald Park West, St. Philip. A husband is reported to have killed his wife and then drank a substance in an apparent attempt to take his […]