Barbados News
AccuWeather joins bad hurricane season bandwagon
The above-average number of storms predicted by multiple forecasting teams is attributed to unusually warm ocean temperatures and low wind shear.
LIAT shareholders cry foul over Trinidad CAL subsidy
The situation is said to be in violation of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and the CARICOM Common Air Services Agreement....
Barbados hosts international shooting contest this week
Regional marksmen will compete against teams from Britain, Australia, Canada and the Channel Islands in the Australia Match....
Caribbean celebrates International Labour Day
In St Vincent, President of the National Labour Congress reminded workers that over 250 years ago, five trade union leaders in the United States “were involved in a struggle to improve the deplorable working and living conditions of the workers”....
Barbados makes strides against human trafficking with recent arrests
Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite said that the arrests also showed that the police considered the issue serious enough to establish the Sex Crimes and Trafficking Unit, to handle such issues....
Above average Atlantic hurricane season predicted in early forecasts
Experts from Colorado State University, Tropical Storm Risk, Weatherbell, and Weather Services International are all expecting an active 2013 storm season....
Lawyers want almost one million Barbados dollars damages in Myrie case
Attorney contends that there is a “huge cover up” by the Barbados police officers involved in the alleged mistreatment of the Jamaican national....
Final submissions to be heard in Shanique Myrie case today and tomorrow
The Trinidad-based CCJ will hear testimony in the case brought by the Jamaican national who alleged that she was subjected to maltreatment in Barbados....Barbados policeman denies Myrie was subject to cavity search, mistreatment
Pressed on why Myrie was selected for the police interview, Carrington told the court that as a normal practice police interview passengers who are referred to the Immigration Supervisor....Immigration officer denies ill treatment of CARICOM nationals as Myrie case continues
Senior official told the CCJ that anyone seeking entry into Barbados must satisfy immigration requirements....
CCJ rules statements cannot be used as evidence in Shanique Myrie case
Attorney representing the Jamaica government argued that the International Court of Justice accepts all documentation submitted by any party. ...