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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Brighter show for 31st Carols

The 31st Carols by Candlelight will have a few...

Cruise boom ahead

Barbados is looking at bumper summer cruise seasons over...

Tourism urged to look beyond traditional source markets

Tourism stakeholders gathered at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre...

Dale Marshall receives BLP’s highest honour

Former Attorney General (AG) Dale Marshall is this year’s...

Call to craft workplace policies for dementia

Alzheimer’s disease is now a workplace issue and Barbados...

DLP: Food bill a critical failure

The Democratic Labour Party’s spokesperson on Agriculture and Fisheries,...

No plans to raise bottle refund

Any attempt to increase the amount of money refunded for bottles will only negatively affect the cost of living. This is according to Minister of...

All-day Emancipation celebrations

This year's Emancipation celebration began with a drum call, dance and fire breathing. From around 8:15 a.m., the four groups converged at JTC Ramsay Circle,...

Centenarian’s life ‘a blessing’

It is not usual to find a centenarian still be married, but Esther Lilian Wickham certainly is. At their Cadogan Road, Grazettes, St Michael home...

T&T experts to assess ship

Barbados is bringing in outside help to deal with the MV Christina Debora. The ghost ship is currently situated off Barbados’ south-eastern coast after running aground....

Minister praises tourism workers

All the credit for Barbados earning top tourism awards rests firmly on the hard-working men and women in the industry, says Minister of Tourism...

Warm welcome for Sunrise

Barbados welcomed its newest airline partner at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) yesterday. The inaugural Sunrise Airways nonstop flight from Antigua and Barbuda touched down...

Research must drive better health care

Medical research and practical medicine must meld seamlessly to the benefit of the public. This was the consensus during the opening ceremony of the 25th...

Move to upgrade hurricane shelters

Some hurricane shelters in the region are old and unfit for purpose, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is working to improve...

Frustrating waits at QEH pharmacy

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) pharmacy is still struggling to make up the backlog as a result of transitioning to a new system. On Friday...

Line-up set for Junior Monarch finals

The positions are set for this year’s Scotiabank Junior Monarch finals. Barbados’ young vocalists are ready and raring to go and yesterday they drew for...