Government continues to provide ways for economic enfranchisement for Barbadians by ensuring policies and programmes are put in place to empower the average man. Word of this from Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with Responsibility for Culture Senator Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight. She however laments that many Barbadians are not taking advantage of the countless opportunities being created by Government for their own upward social mobility. She made the remark as she addressed a strategic panel discussion on Dr. Deryck Murray’s Research on Economic Empowerment, Food Security and Business. Senator Munro-Knight says one such avenue which Government was hoping Barbadians would have tapped into and reaped the economic benefits was via the lucrative renewable energy sector.

A father is appealing to Barbadians to help him raise funds to take his seven-year-old daughter overseas for a liver transplant. The child, who has been battling a medical condition which is affecting her liver and other parts of her body, needs to get the transplant done as soon as possible. Anesta Henry has that story.

A man has died after being stabbed during a relative’s viewing at a funeral home, and a male family member is in custody assisting with investigations into the matter. Police say around 5:40 yesterday evening, the now-deceased 63-year-old Trevor Devere Bradshaw of 3rd Avenue Deanes Village, Hindsbury Road, St. Michael, family members and others were at the Paramount Funeral Home to view the body of his brother, the late Erwin Bradshaw. A dispute occurred inside the funeral home and continued on the outside where it turned violent, resulting in Trevor Bradshaw receiving two stab wounds to his torso. He was taken to the QEH via private motor vehicle, where he succumbed to his injuries. Police say 42-year-old Romel Andre Williams (son of the late Erwin Bradshaw) of Edey Village, Christ Church is in custody assisting with their investigations.