Sickout At WIOC
ST JOHN’S, Antigua : Fourteen employees from the Marketing Department of West Indies Oil Company called in sick yesterday, halting the company’s distribution of cooking gas and slowing down operations…
Month: June 2012
Minister of Culture calls for code of conduct for masquerade bands
Bridgetown. Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley has called upon bandleaders to implement a code of conduct to stamp out lewd behaviour during the Crop Over festivities. "I think that what…
Trinidad blocking Barbadian products says businessman
Bridgetown. A leading Barbadian businessman has accused a state agency in Trinidad and Tobago of blocking his company products from being in the twin island republic. Richard Cozier, the managing…
Teens placed on $250,000 bail each for armed robbery
Berbice. Two teens have been placed on $250,000 each for allegedly robbing a Berbice family at gunpoint last week.The men were allegedly among a gang of four. Ray Anthony Lester,…
Murder accused apprehended ,charged
Berbice.After eight years on the run and several trials, a 37-year-old man found himself before the Albion Magistrate’s Court again charged with murder. The charge read by Magistrate Fabio…
Crop Over controversy
Bridgetown. Edwin Yearwood and Malika Hart has been included added to the list of semi- finalists who will compete for a place in the Sweet Soca Competition on July 6.…
BVI Rotarians open two schools in Haiti
BVI : Members of The Rotary Club of Tortola have just returned from a visit to Haiti where they attended the opening of two schools funded primarily by donations from…
Guyana to receive US $40M from Norway -US$60M more later this year
Georgetown : Prime Minister of Norway Mr. Jens Stoltenberg has reaffirmed the country’s support for the implementation of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) which continues to be hailed as…
Police crackdown on marijuana continues
Bridgetown. The Royal Barbados Police Force has continue to reap success in their fight against the cultivation of marijuana in Barbados. On Tuesday, lawmen dug up 367 mature plants around…
ADHT Conference launched
Bridgetown. The 8th Annual African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) Conference was officially launched at the Ministry of Tourism yesterday. Speaking at the launch, Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism…
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