LIAT pilot fined for smuggling drugs
Bridgetown. LIAT pilot, Keith Richard Allen was fined $250.000 by Magistrate Laurie Ann Smith in the District F Magistrates'Court yesterday for smuggling 65 pounds of cannabis into Barbados on November…
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Government moves to begin Caribbean fast-ferry service
Port-of-Spain: It will cost US$12 million to start the fast ferry service between Trinidad and Tobago and the Eastern Caribbean and the government says it is now one step closer…
No oil spill says Energy Ministry after examining discoloured water
Port-of-Spain: The Ministry of Energy says the spillage of an oil-like substance off the Western coast of Gaspar Grande on Monday was not in fact oil. The Office of Disaster…
Former PM Patrick Manning asks doctors to go home
San Fernando: Former Prime Minister Patrick Manning is showing remarkable progress, he is now forming words and has reportedly asked his relatives to take him home. It's now just under…
Significant improvement in Maths foreseen
Georgetown: The introduction of the ambitious programme aimed at improving the performance at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) is well on its way to achieving the desired results,…
Armed bandits robbed East Coast General Store
East Coast Demerara : Two armed men with hand guns burst into a General Store at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara and robbed businesswoman Lynette Mangal her husband Rajendra Mangal…
Due diligence checks not foolproof
Bridgetown. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart told the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) luncheon yesterday, it is difficult to protect the country from large foreign investors who may not…
Victory for Sir Gerald
St. John’s, Antigua: Justice Jennifer Remy yesterday ruled that actions of Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, to recommend the removal of Sir Gerald Watt QC as chairman of the Antigua &…
UWP to review its Parliamentary boycott strategy
Dominica: The opposition United Workers Party’s (UWP) decision to review its boycott of the parliament has caught the attention of the governing Dominica Labour Party (DLP), according to a report…
GPHC improve on patient’s meals after complaints on TV talk show
Georgetown : The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation advised that the preparation of patients’ meals is in accordance with the prescribed diet advised by the physicians and a competent dietician has…
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