Carlos Atwell

Carlos Atwell is a Reporter II with the Nation Publishing Co. Limited, with decades of experience, writing mainly news and current events stories. He has been described as “tall, dark and ridiculous” . . . by himself.

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Upgrade delays cut short first day

Unfinished construction work resulted in pupils of Wesley Hall...

Government planning dedicated school bus fleet

Government preparing to establish a dedicated school bus fleet. During...

‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’...

New DLP general secretary aims to unify party

The Democratic Labour Party continues to hold out an...

Walters: My focus is on the Senate at this time

Senator Ryan Walters says he is as committed as...

BRA identifies land tax glitch, some property owners to be refunded

Some Barbadians are due a land tax refund after...

Upgrade delays cut short first day

Unfinished construction work resulted in pupils of Wesley Hall Junior School in Kings Street, The City, having a very short return yesterday for the...

Government planning dedicated school bus fleet

Government preparing to establish a dedicated school bus fleet. During a media conference at the Ministry of Transport and Works' temporary headquarters in The Goddard...

‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart and Stroke Foundation says it is...

New DLP general secretary aims to unify party

The Democratic Labour Party continues to hold out an olive branch to former members in an effort to get them to return to the...

Walters: My focus is on the Senate at this time

Senator Ryan Walters says he is as committed as ever to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) despite again declining to take an executive role...

BRA identifies land tax glitch, some property owners to be refunded

Some Barbadians are due a land tax refund after a glitch overcharged residential owners whose properties are valued at more than $450 000. “The Ministry...

TAP upset with cashless rollout

Operators in the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) are “furious” over the apparent stealth launch of the cashless system, leaving them wondering how they would...

Suarez ‘may never return’ to Barbados

The Suarez Circus’ experience in Barbados has left a bad taste in the mouths of its management. Ivan Suarez, one of the managers, says he...

‘Gangs united, so must be the police’ 

Drug traffickers are “destroying” law enforcement due to the latter’s inflexibility and unwillingness to cooperate. This is according to director of policing and risk management...

Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more...