BWU leaves trade union congress
Bridgetown. The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) the oldest trade union on the island has withdrawn from the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) and therefore no…
Day: April 19, 2013
Jamaican charged with murder
Antigua St. John's – The Police arrested and charged a Jamaican national with the country’s most recent homicide, 32-year-old Jeffery Campbell , who resides at Kentish Road, was charged with…
Rum industry under threat says Minister
Bridgetown. The Government of Barbados is monitoring growing threats to the local rum and spirits industry. According to Minister of Industry and Commerce Donville Inniss there are several companies which…
QEH sets up infection control
Bridgetown. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has trained over three hundred staff members in hand hygiene and appointed a consultant to lead its infection control team as part of recommendations…
Two wanted for fraud and break and enter
Georgetown : Anthony Alexander Collymore of Lot 198 Camp Street, South Cummingsburg, and Georgetown is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to Fraud. The police also issued a…
Overall support for Maduro’s victory in Venezuela election
Venezuela : A few days after Sunday’s presidential elections in Venezuela, Latin American and Caribbean foreign ministers have expressed their support for the successful candidate, Nicolas Maduro. At a meeting…
Two arrested, one escaped after robbing taxi driver
Georgetown : Taxi-driver Elvis Albertof ‘B’ Field, Sophia, was attacked and robbed of motor car HC 1720 by three men, two of whom were armed with handguns, at Cane View…
AFC supports Government on First Lady’s Office
Georgetown: The Alliance for Change supported the minority PPP/C Government for funding allocated to the newly created Office of the First Lady with an allocation of $10M while A Partnership…
Gov’t signs MoU with Canadian company to develop hydro in Region Seven
Georgetown : Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds in the presence of Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Canadian company Sandsprings Resources…
Opposition cut GPL subsidy-tariffs may increase
Georgetown : The $10.2B allocation under the Office of the Prime Minister targeting the expansion of the electrification programme was slashed to $5 B by the parliamentary opposition. Despite the…
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