by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Apr 21, 2023 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams, interacting with some of the boys attending the camp. (GP) The inaugural all boys Project S.O.F.T. (Safeguarding Our Future Today) camp is being heralded as a success, and necessary to allow “boys to be...
by Public Relations | Oct 17, 2021 | Top Stories
(FP) The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) in its mandate for the defence and protection of Barbados’ interests, continues to augment its response and commitment to these duties and responsibilities. In the maritime domain and given the effects of the global pandemic,...
by Public Relations | Apr 3, 2021 | Top Stories
(BDF) The Barbados Defence Force’s maritime unit, the Barbados Coast Guard (BCG), participated in a recent joint counter narcotics operation with the Royal Barbados Police Force and the Regional Security System. The interdiction seized a quantity of illegal drugs...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Feb 11, 2021 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) is encouraging residents across Barbados to find creative ways to relax during the period of national pause without the use of drugs. In a statement issued by the department, persons encountering challenges...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Oct 29, 2019 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Social media is among a set of new forms of technology and innovations being used by criminals as tools to alter the nature of the illicit drug trade. Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson, made this revelation...