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Update: Pinelands shooting victim identified

Police have identified the victim in Friday morning's fatal shooting at Martins Road, Pinelands, St Michael, as 30-year-old Darius Anthony Perch of Maple Path, Pinelands. According to police, Perch was...

6.0 earthquake felt south of Barbados

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake was recorded south of Barbados on Saturday afternoon, according to the University of the...

BLPC gets approval to recover rental cost

Barbadians can expect higher electricity bills after the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) approved an application by the Barbados...

Richards lawsuit put back to July

The case in which former judge Dr Sonia Richards is suing the Government has been adjourned until July. In...

Govt sending clear message with proposed gang prevention legislation

Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams declared that gangs do exist in Barbados and warned that anyone who joins, assists,...

UPDATE: Skeetes Road shooting victim identified

The man who was shot and killed at Skeetes Road, Jackman, St Michael earlier this morning was identified by a relative as Damian Shurland...

Ex-NCSA head was ‘protector, provider’

Pioneer Tessa Chaderton-Shaw, the first head of the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA), was results-oriented.  To her family she was the quintessential first-born daughter...

Chicken offer for farmers

Small poultry farmers are being promised greater stability while consumers could eventually see some relief at the checkout counter as poultry producer Fason’s Foods...

One man killed, another injured at Skeetes Road

One man is dead in the wake of a shooting incident around 2:10 a.m. today at Skeetes Road, Jackmans, St Michael. Police arrived on the...

Bar takes stand

Barbados Bar Association (BBA) president Larry Smith says their recent public notices regarding unqualified practitioners were not issued to protect the market share of...

Imposter student attempts to sit exam

The Barbados Community College confirmed an incident yesterday involving a breach of its Academic Dishonesty Policy during an examination. Sources told the Saturday Sun a student attempted...