A 34 year old man is dead following a stabbing incident earlier today. He is Edward Chase, of Lower Crescent, Christ Church. Police say around 11:30 a.m. they responded to a report at Gall Hill Main Road, and on arrival discovered Chase’s body in a pool of blood. A male suspect is assisting Police with […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is concerned about aggressive and threatening behaviour being exhibited by some members of the public within the public healthcare system. Nurses at the Winston Scott Polyclinic walked off the job today citing safety concerns for staff and patients. This followed the second incident at the polyclinic in two weeks. […]
New emergency management policy considerations within the context of the national state of readiness are high on the agenda for Barbados. This was one of the items down for discussion during today’s Eighth Meeting of the Emergency Management Advisory Council (EMAC), chaired by Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, at Baobab Tower, Warrens, St. Michael. […]
The Barbados government Wednesday outlined a series of new fiscal measures aimed at “staying the course” in turning around an ailing economy. Prime Minister Mia Mottley delivering the 2019-20 budget presentation, told Barbadians the island has “left base camp and are climbing the mountain. “Today, we are preparing to depart stabilization and moving on to […]
Police are investigating the death of 46-year-old British sub-contractor, Paul Anthony Clifford, who fell to 70 feet to his death on Saturday. Police said that Clifford fell from the roof of the Portvale Sugar Factory in the western central part of the island. Clifford had been hired by a local company to fix the roof […]