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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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...

BWU monitoring action over alleged mistreatment of migrant workers

The Barbados Workers Union is waiting and watching after...

Kathleen, 100 and going strong

The years may have affected Kathleen Isabella Callender-Foster’s hearing and joints, but they have done nothing to put a damper on her long-term memory...

Officials: Leave young fish alone

Too many juvenile fish are being caught and killed, which could have disastrous consequences in the long run. Data collector with the Barbados Fisheries Division,...

Produce vendors bracing for bleak Christmas

Some vendors are predicting a bleak Christmas produce-wise, with president of the Barbados Association of Retailers, Vendors and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN) Alister Alexander saying agriculture...

Seniors warned to be cautious

A recent vicious sexual assault on an elderly woman has some residents of Kensington New Road, St Michael, calling for justice. It has also caused...

Call to change approach to business

Barbados has the potential to be the best country in the world but this requires the right mindsets and a drastic improvement in the...

Cops still seeking missing persons

Police are still investigating the disappearance of Stacie-Ann Niechelle Haynes and Orsan DeFreitas. In the case of the 40-year-old Haynes, a mother of three, of...

Chief Justice: Crooked lawyers will be held accountable

See clients fund and leave them alone. That was the advice of Chief Justice Leslie Haynes SC during the admission of 53 new attorneys to the...

Too many retail workers underpaid, says BWU

The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) says too many retail workers in this country are underpaid, primarily due to unfair contracts. Officials from the union, led...

Shipping threat looms

The Barbados Manufactures' Association (BMA) and the Transportation Intermediaries of Barbados are warning about possible strike action by the International Longshoremen’s Association in the...

Flood worries in Gibbons Boggs

The roads and fields quickly become waterlogged, causing problems for farmers and residents. Jacqueline Riley, a small farmer, said her family has already lost thousands...