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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,...

BRA staff test negative for COVID-19

The 15 employees of the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) who were tested for COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health as part of a contact tracing programme are all free of the virus.

New mission for Ministry of Youth

Over the next 120 days, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment will pursue a new mission, which will concentrate on digitised research...

More rain, possible flooding forecast for Barbados

Barbados remains under a flood watch until noon today. In this instance, a flood watch is issued when the conditions are favourable for flooding within...

All schools closed today; City and Guilds postponed

All schools will be closed today, October 1, 2020. The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) indicated this was due to the predicted...

Hinds: Stay alert

“Remember, we are now in the most active part of the hurricane season and we must stay alert and have our disaster plans in place.”

Ministry firm on new protocols

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is standing firm behind its new COVID-19 protocols. In the face of criticism of the protocols, which take effect...