Residents at Diamond Valley, St Philip, remained in shock yesterday over the discovery of 15-year-old Cheston Collis who went missing for six days. The boy, a student of the St Leonard’s Boys’ School, was reported missing by his guardian, Beresford Hunte, who said he never made it home from school last Friday. However, the boy was found on Wednesday evening huddled in the upstairs patio of an adjoining apartment at the house in Diamond Valley where he resided. That apartment was locked and unoccupied. Yesterday when a Weekend Nation team visited the close knit district, many residents said they did not know the boy or the family he lived with. A man who was lived in the district all of his life said: “Them is people that just come in the neighbourhood. They don’t walk ’bout and if you do see them they in a car,” he said. Subscribe now to our eNATION edition...

130 Barbados must accelerate its efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015. Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Chad Blackman shared this view as he delivered the opening remarks at the Validation Workshop of the Baseline Study United Nations Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund Joint Programme at the Sagicor Cave Hill School on Friday. The Sustainable Development Goals aimed at building peace and prosperity for people and the planet include no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well being, quality water, sustainable cities and communities and climate action.Minister Blackman noted that though much work has been done over the past few years, stakeholders at the national and private sector level need to redouble their efforts. “The government reaffirms and is fully committed to realising the promise and aspirations posed by the 2030 agenda. However the reality...

Add Love Divine: A Sylvian Moore Memorial Concert to your social calender if you’re looking for a new event to attend next year. Love Divine II, held Sunday evening at Frank Collymore Hall, sits at the junction where the past meets the present for a musical matrimony, a fusion of two eras as it were, that everyone can appreciate and enjoy. Generation X, or those individuals for whom attending Sunday School and both morning and evening church services was not an option, do you remember that time when your grandparents would sing hymns, songs and choruses, word for word without the hymn book during church services, as they did household chores, walked along the street or attended cottage meetings if you grew up in the Wesleyan Holiness household? Now imagine hearing songs such as In The Cross, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, Amazing Grace and And Can It Be with modern, lively arrangements, some with distinctly Caribbean sounds of calypso...

36 Two St Michael men who were the subjects of police ‘wanted’ bulletins have turned themselves in. A statement from the Barbados Police Service said Ramario Rashawn Best-Hinkson, 18, of Green Park Lane, Baxter’s Road and Sergio Delacey Browne-Agard, 29, of No 28 Lascelles Terrace, Pinelands, presented themselves to the District ‘A’ Police Station on Thursday, the same day the wanted notices were issued. The two are now assisting police with their investigations into serious criminal matters.

The official funeral for former Attorney General and Minister of External Affairs, Sir Henry de Boulay Forde K.A., SC., will be held on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Christ Church Parish Church, Church Hill, Christ Church, starting at 10 a.m. The service will be followed by the burial at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, The Ridge, Christ Church. Viewing of the body will take place at St Matthias Anglican Church, Christ Church, on Thursday, October 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. Condolence books will be available for signing at Christ Church Parish Church on the day of the funeral and at the viewing. The condolence book may also be signed electronically by clicking here.             Sir Henry passed away on Tuesday, October 15, at the age of 91. (PR)

176 The UK is “not going to be paying out” reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the BBC. Her comments come as diplomatic sources told the BBC that the Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to begin a “meaningful conversation” about an issue which could potentially mean the UK owing billions of pounds. The chancellor said she understood why Commonwealth leaders would be making such demands, but it was not something the UK government would commit to. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who is attending the summit, said he wanted to discuss current challenges, especially climate change, rather than issues of the past. “That’s where I’m going to put my focus – rather than what will end up being very, very long endless discussions about reparations,” he said. “Of course slavery is abhorrent to everybody; the trade and the practice, there’s no question about...

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s help in locating Ramario Rashawn Best-Hinkson, 18, who is wanted for questioning in relation to serious criminal matters. Best-Hinkson, of Green Park Lane, Baxter’s Road, St. Michael, is of dark complexion and slim build. He has a broad nose, small ears, and a small mouth. He is advised to turn himself in at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of District ‘A’ Police Station, Station Hill, St. Michael, with an attorney. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the CID at 430-7242 or 430-7270, Police Emergency at 211, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477, or the nearest police station. The public is reminded that it is a serious offence to harbour or assist wanted persons, and offenders can be prosecuted.

70 Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Sergio Delacey Browne-Agard who is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. Browne-Agard, 29, whose last known address is No 28 Lascelles Terrace, Pine Lands, St Michael, has the words ‘Sergie’ tattooed on his left arm, and ‘Kiara’ and ‘Dream Chaser’ on his right arm. He is advised that he can present himself to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the District ‘A’ Police Station located at Station Hill, St Michael accompanied by an attorney-at-law of his choice. Any person who may know Browne-Agard’s whereabouts is asked to contact the CID at telephone numbers 430-7242 or 430-7270, Police Emergency at 211, Crime Stoppers at 1 800-8477, or the nearest police station. The Barbados Police Service has also reminded members of the public are also reminded that it is a serious offence to harbour or assist wanted persons, and anyone...

Police are on the scene at Diamond Valley, St Philip, where missing 15-year-old schoolboy Chelston Collis has been located. He was found in a house and is being transported to the hospital for medical attention. Collis was reported missing since last Friday. More details as they come to hand.

2 Election Day in the United States is November 5 but already as many as 21 million Americans have cast their votes for the person they want to lead them for the next four-year term. In many ways, the US presidential election will be historic and unprecedented. On January 6, 2025, if there is a peaceful transfer of power, the world will either welcome America’s first female president or its first criminally convicted felon at the helm in the White House. It is a most fascinating and enthralling possibility that the world’s most powerful economy, the “leader of the free world” and defender of democracy, could be in a state in which it is viewed as teetering on the brink of totalitarianism with the election of Donald Trump. The wealthy former television reality star and constant showman has managed to dodge the most serious consequences of his illegalities, his highly...