Forensic lab to open in July
Barbados is still without a fully up and running forensic lab – more than six months after its promised opening.
Months after former Attorney General...
$5m fund will be ‘tightly structured’
Faith-based organisations seeking access to Government’s new $5 million annual fund have been put on notice: bring strong, resultsdriven programmes or risk being left...
Labour Department to boost inspections
The Labour Department will be increasing inspection visits to workplaces across Barbados as part of a renewed push to improve compliance with labour legislation...
Hope wanes for the safe return of missing fishermen
Hope is running out for the safe return of fisherman Othneil Harewood and Chinese national Zhi Cai Su.
The men left Barbados on March 14,...
Neglect tops child abuse cases
The Social Empowerment Agency (SEA) recently launched its annual Child Abuse Awareness And Prevention Month with a stark warning that neglect remains the most...
Barbados under drought watch
Barbados is under a Hydrological Drought Watch for April and May, even as rainfall figures for the year remain above average, the Barbados Meteorological...