Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation - The Guardian Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation  The Guardian

Barbados 'pauses' acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP - Reuters Barbados 'pauses' acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP  Reuters

Frontier Airlines Expands International Network With Flights From San Juan To Barbados And Santiago Dominican ... - Simple Flying Frontier Airlines Expands International Network With Flights From San Juan To Barbados And Santiago Dominican ...  Simple Flying

Opposition calls for probe of NPTAB, procurement system -following Tepui scandal The opposition APNU+AFC yesterday called for a probe of the national tender board and the procurement system in the wake of the scandalous award of the Belle Vue Pump Station contract to Tepui Inc. The article Opposition calls for probe of NPTAB, procurement system appeared first on Stabroek News.

Members of six Amerindian villages decry widespread sex crimes -call for governmental, NGO intervention A delegation representing six Amerindian villages convened a press conference at the Herd-manston Lodge yesterday to raise the pervasive issue of violent sexual crimes within their communities. The article Members of six Amerindian villages decry widespread sex crimes appeared first on Stabroek News.

Ramps, Exxon facing complaint that US$4.4m equipment declared as worth US$12.1b Ramps Logistics Guyana (RLG) has once again found itself before the courts on allegations of making a false declaration to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) which claims that it inflated by billions, the price of a quantity of oil-well equipment imported on behalf of ExxonMobil Guyana. The article Ramps, Exxon facing complaint that US$4.4m equipment declared as worth US$12.1b appeared first on Stabroek News.

PPP Congress to see over 3,000 participating – Jagdeo PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo at his weekly press briefing yesterday said that some 3,000 people are expected to participate in the party’s upcoming congress which is expected to be one of the largest to date. The article PPP Congress to see over 3,000 participating – Jagdeo appeared first on Stabroek News.

City chamber outraged at abuse of roads by heavy-duty trucks -calls for action from gov’t, police The Georgetown Chamber of Com-merce and Industry yesterday expressed its deep consternation and outrage over the inadequate management of road usage by heavy-duty trucks and the lack of action from the relevant authorities to address the continued reckless behaviour of their drivers. The article City chamber outraged at abuse of roads by heavy-duty trucks appeared first on Stabroek News.

DEADLY ATTACK WESTERN BUREAU: GANG VIOLENCE within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Bennett, dead and his female schoolmate of Grange Hill High School hospitalised. The incident, which took place some...

Attorney: Llewellyn has not resigned King’s Counsel Douglas Leys, who has been retained by incumbent Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn, says she has not stepped down from her post. “I can say affirmatively that she has not resigned, and it would not be advisable for her...

‘WAKE-UP CALL’ WESTERN BUREAU: While there are significant doubts about the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) current administration, many Jamaicans are still indifferent in their confidence in the People’s National Party (PNP). These are the findings of a poll...

JTC bill poses qualification, job concerns for early childhood educators GOVERNMENT LAWMAKER and attorney-at-law Ransford Braham, KC, is cautioning against a possible fallout in the early childhood education sector when the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) bill is passed and implemented. His concern is that there could be...

The ocean’s for everyone PASSIONATE ABOUT life at sea, Jamaica-born Captain Rayon Carruthers is determined to make sure that the country’s youth have equitable access to the pleasures of boating. “I don’t want them to feel excluded,” Carruthers said in a recent interview...