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...

NUPW seeking young members

The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is on the hunt for new, younger members. General secretary Richard Green said they were looking to refresh...

Disabled ‘must be protected’ by new Constitution

Barbados must work on disability-sensitive training for educators, employers and the workforce while improving accessibility in both public and private health and educational institutions. These...

Goodland folk divided over major roadworks

Residents of 3rd Avenue Goodland, St Michael, are split over ongoing extensive roadworks in the area. While some say the project represents a major inconvenience...

NUPW: No restructuring

The jobs of public workers are not on the line. Richard Green, general secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), is giving that...

AOPT ‘upset’ with Budget

The 2025 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals were given a failing grade by the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) yesterday, with director of communications and...

Call for more Bajans to join UWI Guild

One University of the West Indies (UWI) student is determined to get more Barbadians back into the Guild of Students of the Cave Hill...

Firearms crimes ‘a major concern’

Firearm crimes and armed killings are responsible for there being more crime recorded in 2024 than in 2023, reports the Criminal Justice Research and...

Business owners promise return

Three business owners are picking up the pieces following a devastating fire in Cane Garden, St Thomas, on Saturday. The businesses – printery Colour XL...

Marshall was people’s historian, says colleague

The head of Barbados’ history fraternity has been chopped off. With this ominous declaration, historian Morris Greenidge mourned the loss of his “younger brother” Trevor...

Sugar harvest, off to slow start, but expected to improve

The 2025 sugar harvest got off to a slow start yesterday but is expected to pick up. At Portvale Factory, St James, large trucks laden...