Wildcat strike at the Transport Board
Bridgetown. Workers at the Roebuck Street headquarters of government run Transport Board, walked off the job this morning disrupting the bus services across the island. The action was taken because…
Month: September 2012
Guyana,Suriname and T&T blamed for Jamaica’s drug smuggling
Jamaica : JAMAICA’S Customs Department is reporting a spike in the number of persons attempting to smuggle cocaine in the island. The disclosure was made yesterday by Commissioner of Customs…
Dr. Carissa Etienne is elected PAHO Director
Dominican : Dr. Carissa Etienne of Dominica will be the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). She was elected today by PAHO Member States during the 28th…
‘Put criminals to work’ instead of prison
Antigua : Criminals could soon be put to work to repay their debt to society in a bid to reduce pressure on the woefully overcrowded prison – currently at double…
Former Head of the Civil Service is dead
Bridgetown. Former Head of the Civil Service Sir Carlisle Burton, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday after a brief illness,he was 91. Sir Carlisle, a career civil servant served…
School boy attacks teenager with cutlass
Bridgetown. A school boy attacked a teenager with a cutlass at Queen Street, Speightown, St Peter, yesterday afternoon. A witness told Trakker News the incident involved a boy dressed in…
According to autopsy narcotics detective shot twice in head
Berbice. Slain Detective Corporal Jirbahan Dianand who was found dead in his car at Jackson Creek, Corentyne Berbice last Friday may have been gunned down by someone he knew. Acting…
Three men remanded
Bridgetown. A man and two teenagers were remanded to HMP Dodds this afternoon after they appeared in the District F Magistrates Court on several burglary charges. There are Michael Marshall,…
Heritage tourism must be developed
Bridgetown. The Ministry of Tourism is focusing on Barbados' cultural heritage in an attempt to bring more tourist to the island. Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy made this comment at…
Woman shot after wrestling with bandit
East Bank Demerara : Bibi Samarooof Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, was securing her home when she was held up by three men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.…
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