Eleven children have been stabbed since the school term started in September last year.
The latest incident took place yesterday at St Leonard’s Boys’ School, where two 16-year-olds fell victim to...
$250m setback
Government’s failure to secure more than $250 million in revenue as planned over the past eight months has thrown its “very ambitious” fiscal target off track.
But despite the setback and other challenges,...
Stench fallout
It was not business as usual for several offices in Bridgetown yesterday as a putrid smell from the Bridgetown Sewage Treatment Plant sent hundreds of workers packing.
The Waste Water Division (WWD)...
$700m Sandals injection
Sandals hotel chain has so far invested $700 million in hotels in Barbados, exceeding the initial planned investment of $400 million.
Disclosing these figures in the House of Assembly yesterday, Minister...
Parents fearful
It might be the month of love, but fear was the only thing on the minds of parents waiting at the gates of St Leonard’s Boys’ School yesterday to find out if their children were safe.
While the grim...
Move to tighten school security
The Ministry of Education is set to speed up the implementation of security measures to ensure schools are institutions of learning and not violence.
So said Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry...
Brittons Hill, BDFSP final preseason final
Brittons Hill and the Barbados Defence Force Sports Programme (BDFSP) will clash in the final of the inaugural Barbados Football Association’s Williams Equipment Pre-season Cup at the Police Sports Complex,...
Champs again
The girls from St Catherine’s Primary shattered two records when they captured their third consecutive title, while St Ambrose Primary retained their boys’ title in the National Primary Schools Athletics...
$70m reserves drop, says Mia
Barbados’ foreign reserves have dropped by more than $70 million in the last 12 days, claims Opposition Leader Mia Mottley.
She said they now stood at less than $340 million – about four and a half...
Silver Hill thrillers
Winston “Charles Mcenroe” Griffith and Terry “The Puncher” Dottin put on a show of exceptional skill and entertainment when the Silver Hill Road Tennis Championship continued on Sunday night.
Griffith,...
Four take honours in Crane Classic
Wayne Boucher and Canadian visitor Manne Newell emerged Stableford champions of the 7th annual Crane Classic which attracted close to 80 golfers last Saturday at the Barbados Golf Club (BGC).
At the...
NSC hails growth in U-17 football
The National Sports Council/Youth Development Programme National Community Under-17 Football Tournament has grown significantly in its three years, says deputy director of the National Sports Council (NSC),...
Election after April 30 risky
As is customary, I was relaxing at a place we commonly refer to as a paradise for fools, where the conversations are normally robust. Topics discussed included but were not limited to the upcoming elections,...
Police seeking man’s family
Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating the family members of an elderly man, who appears to be in his sixties.
He was found in the area of Bonnets, Britton Hill, St Michael, sometime...
Fire destroys car
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a car fire, which occurred around 2 p.m. today, in the area of JTC Ramsey Roundabout, Haggatt Hall, St Michael, travelling in the direction of Two...
Trump Jr's wife hospitalised after suspicious powder scare
NEW YORK – United States President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Vanessa Trump was taken to a New York hospital on Monday after she opened a piece of mail containing an unidentified white powder that...
LIAT reiterates commitment to the region
ST JOHN’S – LIAT, The Caribbean Airline, remains committed to serving the region and its needs. This statement comes from chief executive officer, Julie Reifer-Jones as she reiterated the airline’s position...
Ministry of Education moving swiftly to stamp out violence
The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation will move swiftly to employ “all necessary measures” to prevent the recent scourge of violence exhibited in some of the island’s schools from...
Pharmacy at Edgar Cochrane closed tomorrow
The public is advised that the pharmacy at the Edgar Cochrane Polyclinic, Wildey, St Michael, will be closed, tomorrow, Tuesday, February 13, to facilitate cleaning of the premises.
The Ministry of...
UPDATE: BWA working to control odour
The Wastewater Division (WWD) of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is urgently working to control a strong odour emanating from the Bridgetown Sewage Treatment Plant.
While BWA operators monitor septage...
Russia hunts for body fragments, clues after fatal plane crash
MOSCOW – Hundreds of emergency workers in Russia scoured snow-covered fields outside Moscow on Monday, collecting body fragments and clues after a plane crash a day earlier that killed all 71 people on...
UPDATE: Stabbed students in stable condition
Two students are in stable condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, following a stabbing incident earlier today at the St. Leonard’s Boys’ School.
During the altercation between students just outside...
UPDATE: Reports of school stabbing
Officials from the Ministry of Education and the Royal Barbados Police Force are on the scene at St. Leonard's Boys' School.
A resident confirmed there was a stabbing incident involving a number of...
Yardes living three decades of learning
You are never too old to learn and after almost 38 years of marriage, Reverend Dr John and Shirley Yarde are proof of that. John told EASY magazine that that was one of the keys to staying together for...
Reports of school stabbing
NATION NEWS has received reports of a stabbing at St. Leonard's Boys' School.
Students and staff have assembled in the hall and the school is currently on lock-down.
More information will be provided...
Foul smell causes businesses to close
Several businesses along Fontabelle, Cheapside and Harbour Road have closed today due to a foul smell in the area. Oran Limited, PIP Nursery, Pan-American Life Insurance, Shop Smart and the BIDC all closed...
Trinidad rattled by two earthquakes, hours apart
PORT OF SPAIN – Two earthquakes rattled Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday night as the region continues to be jolted by a series of earthquakes in recent months, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre...
London City Airport shut after WW2 bomb found in Thames
LONDON (Reuters) - All flights to and from London’s City Airport were cancelled on Monday after an unexploded World War Two bomb weighing half a tonne was found buried in silt in the River Thames.
...
Dog owner facing charges
A Brighton Crescent resident faced the District “A” Magistrates’ Court on Saturday in relation to last month’s mauling of an elderly woman.
Contractor Christopher Maurice Straker, 45, of No 18, Brighton...
Show me the money!
That’s the cry from 67-year-old O’Neal Slocombe, who says despite his father leaving $150 000 in a trust fund for him, his siblings and other relatives since 1976, the bank was now saying there was no...