Mia Amor Mottley on course for third term, as Barbados heads to the polls - The Guardian Mia Amor Mottley on course for third term, as Barbados heads to the polls The Guardian
Mia Mottley aims for historic third term in Barbados election - Reuters Mia Mottley aims for historic third term in Barbados election Reuters
Barbados and Mexico clash for top of group A in U-17 Qualifiers - Concacaf Barbados and Mexico clash for top of group A in U-17 Qualifiers Concacaf
Police search Mohamed’s Enterprise on Lombard St The police today searched Mohamed’s Enterprise on Lombard Street. Gold trader Azruddin Mohamed, Leader of the Opposition was present during the search and upbraided the police for what he said was political persecution. The article Police search Mohamed’s Enterprise on Lombard St appeared first on Stabroek News.
Gov’t has blacklisted 30 contractors – Mustapha -beleaguered Belle Vue pump station only at 29% Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday told the Parliamentary Committee of Supply that the government has blacklisted 30 delinquent contractors and is shifting focus toward mobile and hydro-pump systems. The article Gov’t has blacklisted 30 contractors – Mustapha appeared first on Stabroek News.
$500m in budget for new Amerindian hostel in city – Minister Minister of Amerindian Affairs Sarah Browne-Shadeek has revealed that a $500 million allocation in the 2026 Budget will fund the construction of a two-storey residential facility in Georgetown, designed to significantly expand accommodation for Amerindians travelling to the capital. The article $500m in budget for new Amerindian hostel in city – Minister appeared first on Stabroek News.
Upper Mazaruni District Council refutes Teixeira’s assertion it is ‘not a legal organisation’ The Upper Mazaruni District Council (UMDC) is refuting the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira’s assertion that the council is “not a legal organisation [because it has not followed] the procedures as required by the Amerindian Act to… legitimately represent the villages of the Upper Mazaruni”. The article Upper Mazaruni District Council refutes Teixeira’s assertion it is ‘not a legal organisation’ appeared first on Stabroek News.
New GMC eggs racket probe triggers fierce clash in Committee of Supply A heated exchange erupted in the Parliamentary Committee of Supply yesterday as APNU MP Vinceroy Jordan and Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha clashed over the status of an Auditor General’s probe into the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC). The article New GMC eggs racket probe triggers fierce clash in Committee of Supply appeared first on Stabroek News.
COSTLY DOG ATTACK A Manchester maintenance contractor who was mauled by two pit bull terriers at a company’s premises in August 2010 has been awarded $1.2 million in general damages, plus interest and special damages, after the Supreme Court found the company negligent. Justice Althea Jarrett ruled that V. & M. Import & Export Company Limited failed to properly secure its guard dogs, which attacked Alrick Knight while he was lawfully on the property. The court awarded Knight $1.2 million in general damages and $24,998.57 in special damages.
MAYDAY! WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s general aviation sector is in steep decline, weakened by outdated regulations, high operating costs and what industry stakeholders describe as a policy environment that has failed to recognise the sector’s economic and strategic value. The Jamaica Aircraft Operators and Pilots Association (JAOPA) says the industry, once central to domestic connectivity, pilot training and emergency response, is now “on life support”, with only three operators and a single civilian flying school remaining — the Aviation School of the West Indies.
Blindness threatens former Guantanamo Bay chef’s livelihood For 21 years, Liston Morrison has been living in a world that has slowly faded into darkness. The 60-year-old Spanish Town resident, once a proud and hard-working chef who spent years preparing meals in Cuba, never imagined that the same job that allowed him to provide for his family would one day cost him his sight. Constant exposure to heavy steam from boiling pots gradually damaged his eyes, leaving him visually impaired and eventually unable to work.
NIA chief: Without UWO, whistleblower protection, corruption fight will stall National Integrity Action (NIA) Principal Director Dr Gavin Myers wants the Government to urgently roll out critical anti-corruption legislative reforms such as the long-proposed unexplained wealth order (UWO) regime. His call comes at a time when the country remains stuck in stagnation with a repeat score of 44 on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI).
Tensions flare at KSAMC as JLP protests election of deputy mayor Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillors staged a walkout from Tuesday’s meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) after Councillor Lorraine Dobson of the Springfield Division was elected deputy mayor. The walkout followed heated exchanges between JLP and People’s National Party (PNP) councillors over whether the election process complied with the KSAMC’s standing orders. JLP members argued that as a matter of principle, the post of deputy mayor should have gone to one of their councillors.