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  1. Police urge Barbadians to help find Missing Woman from Vauxhall Gardens

    The Royal Barbados Police Force is urging Barbadians to assist in locating missing 52 year old Charmaine Marcia Watkins, from Vauxhall Gardens, Christ Church. She left the residence of her mother Yvonne Watkins of the same address about 6:45 am on the 26th August 2019 dressed for work and has not been seen by her […]

    September 23, 2019Breaking News, Controversy, FeaturedNo comments
  2. Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) intervenes in CBC Pension Plight

    Government officials involved in the pension pay dispute of retrenched Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) workers are assuring them they are on top of the matter. “My investigations have revealed that the CBC and the Ministry responsible for CBC are continuing to work on having the money paid as soon as possible, but that a lack […]

    September 23, 2019Controversy, FeaturedNo comments
  3. Kooyman Plants Trees to commemorate new Barbadian employees

    Kooyman Megastore is contributing to the Barbados landscape – literally – by planting 20 trees in tandem with the first 20 Barbadian Kooyman employees hired. In a gesture, which also acts to beautify the country, the company indicated their plans to plant more trees for each employee hired, estimating that it will have approximately 120 […]

    September 23, 2019BusinessNo comments
  4. Will the results of the mold tests on St Kitts’ Cayon High School be made public this week?

    As the closure of St Kitts’ Cayon High School enters its fourth week on Monday 23 September, 2019, parents, students and teachers are asking one question: When will the ministers of education and health inform them of the results of the two sets of mold tests conducted in Miami, Forida and the Bureau of Standards […]

    September 23, 2019Breaking News, Education, FeaturedNo comments
  5. Arnold Carlos Husbands found and returned home

    Arnold Carlos Husbands, 60 years, from 1st Avenue Pillersdorf Development, Saint Michael, who was reported missing by his aunt Rosina Clarke, on Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 is found and safe. Rodney Inniss – Insp. (Ag); Public Relations Officer

    September 23, 2019EventsNo comments
  6. GAS Group in Costa Rica now member of Goddard’s Catering Family

    GCG Ground has now added another country to its growing list of operating territories with the acquisition of GAS Group Aviation Services S.A. (GAS GROUP) in Costa Rica. The recent acquisition has expanded GCG’s Ground Handling business to Central America and GCG Ground, a division of Goddard Enterprises Ltd (GEL) now operates at six airports […]

    September 21, 2019Business, FeaturedNo comments
  7. (Updated, Changes) REOPENING OF BARBADOS’ POLICE CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER OFFICE

    The Royal Barbados Police Force would like to inform the general public that the office of the Police Certificate of Character, located at Pinfold Street, St. Michael, will reopen on Monday 23rd September 2019. Those persons with appointments for Monday 23rd September 2019 should visit the office at the appointed time to be processed. Special arrangements have […]

    September 21, 2019Breaking News, Events, FeaturedNo comments
  8. Trinidad And Tobago’s public sex offenders registry now law

    On Friday the 13th September 2019 the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago unanimously passed the Sexual Offences Amendment Bill 2019 in the House of Representatives. The bill required a special majority as it was a “Special Act” that is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights as it would infringe the right to privacy of registered […]

    September 21, 2019Breaking News, Crime, FeaturedNo comments
  9. Tips on beating the heat #heatwave #heatstroke

    Recommended ways of preventing heat-related illness include: – drinking water, even when you do not feel thirsty; – keeping cool by taking cool showers, putting your feet in cool water or using wet towels on your neck and arms; – wearing cool, light-coloured, loose-fitting clothing and avoiding strenuous activity; – closing blinds or curtains to […]

    September 21, 2019Health, Video GalleryNo comments
  10. Barbados’ EZPay+ Platform Explained

    Ezpay+ will offer citizens a convenient, simple, secure and fast way of paying for Government services. What’s new? Easy Registration, a brand new interface and three payment options. (Direct Debit, Credit Card, mMoney)  Multiple government agencies can be paid in one transaction.  Users have access to their payment history stored in their account.  Users can […]

    September 20, 2019Business, Video GalleryNo comments
  11. Halestorm – Vicious (Official Video)

    “Vicious” is the song that came in at the 11th hour of finishing this record. We loved the word Vicious, but we didn’t want to use it in its typical connotations. So we rebranded it to represent the strength, and power of oneself, the glory of the struggle and the victory of overcoming all you […]

    September 19, 2019Music, Video GalleryNo comments
  12. ‘The Rhythm Section’ (Adaptation) with Jude Law & Blake Lively

    A woman (Blake Lively) finds out her family’s death wasn’t an accident. ‘The Rhythm Section‘ releases on January 31, 2020.

    September 19, 2019Books, Video GalleryNo comments
  13. BVI’s Good Hands Trucking & Water Delivery Delivers School Supplies to JSPS

    Anji Walters from Good Hands Trucking & Water Delivery in the BVI made a special presentation of school supplies to the students of the Joyce Samuel Primary School. Mr. Walters made the presentation to students at the school in Belle Vue. Each student received a reusable bag with writing books and other essentials.

    September 19, 2019EducationNo comments
  14. DETERMINED BAHAMAS STUDENTS GIVEN FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM REGIONAL BANK CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN

    Despite many of them losing their homes and all their possessions, about twenty final year students from the hurricane-ravaged Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama are determined to complete their studies. Mere days after Hurricane Dorian flattened their homes and entire communities they traveled back to Barbados to continue their studies at The University of the […]

    September 18, 2019EducationNo comments
  15. 16 Year old “Tallies” or “Kita” is now back home, Goddings Rd teen with heart murmur is safe…

    Chakita Amor Medford, 16 years of 3rd Avenue, Goddings Road, Station Hill, Saint Michael, who was reported missing on Sunday, September 15th, 2019 has been found and is safe. Reaction: Rodney Inniss – Insp. (Ag); Public Relations Officer

    September 17, 2019Breaking News, Controversy, FeaturedNo comments
  16. MASSY OISTINS FOLLOWS GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL MANDATES

    Government has welcomed the reopening of Massy Stores Oistins. This was made clear today by Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Dwight Sutherland, following a walk through of the refurbished facilities at Southern Plaza, Christ Church, accompanied by Managing Director of Massy Stores (Barbados) Ltd., Randall Banfield. Expressing pleasure that the organization fit within […]

    September 16, 2019Business, FeaturedNo comments
  17. CBBWEBSTATS – Data at a Click

    Sheryl Peter-Kirton, Deputy Director of Research and Economic Analysis at the Central Bank of Barbados, discusses the Bank’s upgraded online statistics with Novaline Brewster, Chief of Corporate Communications

    September 16, 2019Technology, Video GalleryNo comments
  18. MONTEGO BAY PRIDE CONSIDERS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST MAYOR

    The planning committee of Montego Bay Pride is shocked and dismayed by the decision of the city’s Mayor and Chair of the Montego Bay Cultural Centre (MBCC) Homer Davis, to ban us from hosting any of our events at the Centre, which is located in the heart of the city. The mayor’s actions were apparently […]

    September 16, 2019Controversy, FeaturedNo comments
  19. POLICE AND BHTA SORRY FOR NOT INVITING MEDIA TO CHEQUE HANDOVER (APOCRYPHAL)

    (ATTN, OBSERVATION: NO ASSIGNATION OF CHARACTERS REAL, LIVING, DEAD OR UNDEAD HAVE BEEN SO APPORTIONED; PHOTOS USED BY AUTHOR HAVE BEEN MODIFIED UNDER THE BASIS OF FAIR USE & COMMENTARY AND ARE NOT INJURIOUS UNLESS ONE IS THIN SKINNED – ANY PERSONS RECOGNISED ARE NOT DESIGNATED VILLAINS, HEROES NOR BYSTANDERS, THEY ARE SIMPLY TO ADD […]

    September 11, 2019Cartoons, Photo GalleryNo comments
  20. UPPER CHAMBER MEMBER AND LOCAL BLOCKCHAIN CEO HINTING UTILITIES CAN SOON BE PAID VIA mMoney’s APP

    The arena for Barbadian Apps with Smartphone Utility Paying capacity may soon have another contender… Most local banking apps and the City of Bridgetown Credit Union have facilities where users can clear their electricity, water and other monthly duties via the mobile rather than stand in line for 20 minutes or more waiting to clear […]

    September 11, 2019Business, FeaturedNo comments
  21. FLOW BUSINESS A WELCOMED INITIATIVE FOR MSME

    A major transformation and technological project unveiled by C&W Business and FLOW to aid micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been welcomed by Small Business Minister, Dwight Sutherland. The project, known as Flow Business, was described by the Minister as one which would see local small businesses “immediately benefit from simplified plans and contracts, […]

    September 11, 2019Featured, TechnologyNo comments
  22. CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE DONATES US$150,000 TO HURRICANE DORIAN RELIEF EFFORTS

    CIBC is donating US$150,000 to support humanitarian relief in areas impacted by Hurricane Dorian with a focus on the Northern Bahamas. The funds, which include a donation through CIBC FirstCaribbean’s ComTrust Foundation, will be distributed through the Red Cross. “We stand with all communities impacted by the devastating hurricane in the Bahamas and surrounding areas,” […]

    September 9, 2019BusinessNo comments
  23. Police Post in St Lawrence Gap to be refurbished – However was there a Media Shut Out? Were all present for Donation?

    The Tourism Development Corporation, the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association and the friends of St. Lawrence Gap Committee partnered with Royal Barbados Police Force in providing assistance with the refurbishment of the Police Caravan located at St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church. Luckily there were no pesky blogging entities present like The Bajan Reporter who’d ask […]

    September 9, 2019Crime, FeaturedNo comments
  24. FORMER SENATOR URGES YOUNG BARBADIANS TO ASSIST THOSE MORE IN NEED

    A leading Credit Union exponent believes as children begin a new school year, they should prepare for leadership by assisting those who may need not just less well off, but in building character… Speaking at the Sandiford Centre on Two Mile Hill, the former Senator says there will be many benefits once this is done. […]

    September 9, 2019Breaking News, Education, FeaturedNo comments
  25. The Bahamas’ Insurance Policy with CCRIF Triggers following Hurricane Dorian

    CCRIF will pay The Bahamas approximately eleven million United States dollars (US$10,936,103) following the passage of Hurricane Dorian that caused widespread devastation in the northern part of the 700-island archipelago. The Bahamas has 3 tropical cyclone policies with CCRIF, each one covering a section or zone of the archipelago – North West, South East and […]

    September 8, 2019Featured, NatureNo comments