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...

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...

New way of paying salaries

In a move to change the way salaries are paid across Barbados, a new digital disbursement was unveiled that could spell the end of...

Banks still refusing to work with BMCLA

The Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) continues to struggle with major lending institutions refusing to engage with the industry. “The banking institutions have consistently...

VIDEO: Cartload of fun in St Thomas

The Welchman Hall, St Thomas community can look forward to LND Cartdooment as an unofficial part of the Crop Over Festival calendar. The second iteration...

AOPT stands alone on evening cutoff plan

The Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) appears to be standing alone in its intention to have its members stop working certain routes after...

Some operators not for earlier cut-off time

Some public service vehicle (PSV) operators are not in agreement with the intention of the Alliance of Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) to have...

New Guyana luxury hotel looking to recruit Bajans

The Marriott International Group is partnering with Trinity Recruitment Services to head hunt Barbadians to work at the Four Points by Sheraton in Georgetown,...