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...

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...

COO parting ways with QEH

Chief Operations Officer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Dr Christine Greenidge, has resigned. The hospital’s chief executive officer Neil Clark made the announcement in...

Mum grieving loss of only son

Within the space of seven months, two motorcycle accidents have rocked the Daniel family. Yesterday, the second one claimed the life of 22-year-old Renaldo Elon...

Dispute at Dover

Some dover, Christ Church vendors are up in arms over proposed work there, claiming ill treatment from the National Conservation Commission (NCC). Richard Gittens, president...

Single income ‘outdated’

Barbadians must work towards generating generational wealth but should first cast aside outdated notions regarding intrapreneurship. Minister of Energy and Business Development Senator Lisa Cummins...

‘Give training to bad apples’

Some Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators are upset they have to complete mandatory certification training to stay on the road, lamenting that they were...