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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,...

Barbados secures IMF precautionary agreement

Barbados has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a precautionary Stand-By Arrangement valued at approximately US$260 million, but Prime...

Police-involved shooting incident in St Michael

Update Police are investigating a shooting incident involving a joint patrol of the Barbados Police Service and members of the Defence Force under the Broken...

Barbados opens first resident embassy in Ireland

Barbados has officially established its first resident embassy in Ireland, a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic, trade, tourism and cultural ties between the two...

Update: Three injured in Black Rock shooting

Police are investigating a shooting incident which left three people injured and one house damaged at Plum Tree Road, St Stephens Hill, Black Rock,...

Three homeless after fire destroys house

Three adults were displaced by a house fire at Sion Hill, St James, today. The home, which was destroyed, was occupied by a woman and...

Man pleads guilty to assault

A St Thomas man was granted bail after appearing in court today accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on a male juvenile. Mahendra Totaram...