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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 Light & Power Company Ltd (BLPC) to recover the costs of...

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: Man killed in Pinelands Shooting

Police have confirmed that a man was shot and killed at Martins Road, Pinelands, St Michael earlier today....

Shooting incident at The Pine

Police have confirmed a shooting of a man at Regent Hill, The Pine, St Michael. Police are on the...

PM Mottley pays tribute to businessman Larry Tatem

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has paid tribute to businessman Larry Tatem following his death, describing him as a “quiet builder” whose impact on...

Air Peace touches down at GAIA

Nigerian Carrier Air Peace touched down in Barbados yesterday around 11:20 a.m. in the first flight of a direct service between the two countries. In...

Police warn public over fake traffic penalty scam notice

The Barbados Police Service is warning the public about a fraudulent notice currently circulating online, which falsely claims to be a “Final Notice of...

Weed worry due to confusing laws, says Ras Simba

Rastafarian elder and activist Paul “Ras Simba Akomba” Rock says he is disturbed by the growing openness with which some people smoke marijuana in...

Lawman: Smoking weed still arrestable offence

The growing number of people smoking marijuana in public is troubling. So much so that acting Inspector and communications and public affairs officer Ryan Brathwaite...

Franklyn slams NISSS portability plan

General secretary of Unity Workers Union (UWU) Caswell Franklyn is charging that the portability of national insurance benefits which Member of Parliament Toni Moore...