Barbados

Bridgetown. Two outstanding Barbadinans  have been accorded this country’s highest national awards in the 2013 Independence Day Honours. They are outstanding heart specialist  Professor Trevor Austin Hassell and international business…

Bridgetown. Environmental Health Officers who work with the Ministry of Health’s Fogging Programme have been coming under attack from residents in some districts. The latest incident occurred as recent as…

Bridgetown.  Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley has congratulated Barbadian superstar, Rihanna, on receiving the first-ever Icon Award at the American Music Awards.   “This is a triumph…

Bridgetown. Lawmen  are investigating the discovery of 210 lbs of cannabis found in a container shipped to a St Michael business from Jamaica.  The compressed cannabis was discovered by Customs…

Bridgetown. A man  is being questioned by police in connection with the attack of a school teacher at Checker Hall, St Lucy this morning. Lorna Jordan,42  was stabbed about her…

Bridgetown. The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, has renamed its Clinical Skills Building, formerly the Nightingale Nurses Home, in honour of Professor Sir Errol Walrond.  Sir Errol…

Bridgetown, Argentina is pleased about re-opening its embassy here in Barbados. This was a key talking point yesterday when Resident Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina to Barbados, Diego Limeres,…

Bridgetown. A loud explosion at the back of the Daphne Joseph-Hackett theatre last night  sparked a fire at a building housing a major transformer that powers Queens Park. The park…

Bridgetown. Workers of the Land Tax department located in the old NIS building on Fairchild Street in Bridgetown stepped up their protest action taking to the streets with placards calling…

Bridgetown.  Dave Oharo Forde,35,  of Kendall Hill, Christ Church  is  expected to appear in the  District A Magistrates Court this afternoon charged with a sexual offence against one of the…