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Heal trade union rift, urges PM

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is calling for unity among the country’s trade unions, emphasising the importance of a strong labour movement. Speaking during the inaugural Patrick Frost Memorial Lecture...

Weir described as a godsend

Family, friends and former colleagues gathered yesterday to give thanks for the life of Shelley Elizabeth Weir, MBE,...

Push to modernise transport

Government is getting some expert assistance to help it modernise and transform the public transport sector. This includes a...

Overturned truck causes traffic back-up

An overturned truck near the Norman Niles Roundabout has caused a back up of traffic.  Police are on the...

Ministry monitoring breakfast numbers

Two weeks into the new National Breakfast Programme, Government says the initiative is operating without significant delivery problems...

UK: Some supermarkets set limits on sale of cooking oil

Some supermarkets are limiting how much cooking oil customers are able to buy as supplies are hit by war in Ukraine. Tesco is allowing three...

Report: COVID-19 levels continue to fall across the UK

London - The number of people who currently have coronavirus in the UK is continuing to fall, according to new data from the Office for...

Johnson to face probe over claims he misled Parliament about lockdown parties

London - Boris Johnson will be investigated by a Commons committee over claims he misled Parliament about parties in Downing Street during lockdown. MPs approved...

CARIFTA Games Profiles 2022

Barbados Team to the 2022 CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica. Name: Shadae Worrell Age: 17 Division: Under-20 Events: 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, 4x100 relay School: The St Michael...

Over 300 killed in floods in South Africa

The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 300, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area. Local authorities...

Health officials investigating childhood hepatitis in UK

Health officials are investigating 74 cases of hepatitis – or liver inflammation – in children across the United Kingdom since the start of this...