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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Frustrating waits at QEH pharmacy

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) pharmacy is still struggling...

Line-up set for Junior Monarch finals

The positions are set for this year’s Scotiabank Junior...

Nicholls: Govt to study how freedom of information works in region

Government should soon start conducting research into how well...

Boyce: Your safety our priority

New Commissioner of Police Sonia Boyce is determined to...

Illegal dumpers urged to clean up their act

Illegal dumping continues to plague communities across Barbados, with...

AOPT questions electric bus delay

The Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) is questioning...

Prior Park ‘pain’

Some residents of Prior Park, St James, are fed up with the length of time it is taking to repair the main road.  However, authorities...

One Grand Kadoo

This year’s flow Grand Kadooment was given a thumbs up by many spectators. As is the norm, people lined the route to bear witness to...

Drop in sales for some vendors

Some vendors along Eagle Hall and Black Rock Main Road in St Michael reported a slight drop in sales from last year’s Flow’s Grand...

Hope for Bridgetown Market

Bridgetown Market is slowly returning to its glory days, some attendees are reporting. Yesterday, the first day of the market kicked off with vendors lining...

Emancipation Day celebrations come alive

The JTC Ramsay Circle, better known as the Bussa Roundabout, again came alive during the 2025 Emancipation celebrations. Delays and showers could not halt the...

Elderly man dies after falling from ackee tree

Emancipation Day celebrations were marred by the death of 71-year-old Arthur Barrow of Chapel Gap, St Barnabas, St Michael. As Barbados celebrated freedom with drums...

Issues still unsettled at SSA

Some employees at the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) staged a brief work stoppage yesterday morning, a day after a more than three-hour meeting between...

NUPW says talks ongoing as grouses not fully resolved

As far as the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is concerned, the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers are back on the job. However, general...

CTUSAB: Time to seek outside help

As crime escalates, the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) says the country should seek outside help. “The use of high-powered...

Repeal drug-use law!

It is time to take decisive action to rid Barbados of the ZR and minibus culture, as well as to repeal legislation allowing for...