Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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Music fraternity mourns passing of Ricky Aimey

The music fraternity was thrown into mourning as news circulated of the death of talented musician Ricardo “Ricky” Aimey on Monday. Former Minister of Culture John King, speaking as a fellow...

Road markings begin today

The Ministry of Transport and Works road marking team will be carrying out work this week starting from...

‘Smooth sailing’ in the east for 11-Plus

Minister of Education Kay McConney is happy with the smooth process in which the 2024 Barbados Secondary Schools’...

Pressure mounts against IMF surcharges

Pressure is intensifying on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to end its surcharges policy which is costing Barbados...

SVG’s Opposition Leader wants age of consent increased

KINGSTOWN – Opposition Leader Godwin Friday has reiterated his support for increasing the age of consent, saying that...

Police probing accident at Woodbourne, St Philip

Police are investigating an accident at Woodbourne, St Philip, that occurred just outside the entrance of the Barbados National Oil Company, around 7 p.m.Lawmen say...

Getting tested ‘not easy’

WHILE there are mixed views among young people on getting tested for HIV, a women’s advocate is charging that the law contributes to their...

Car theft worry

POLICE ARE WARNING car rental companies to stop leaving their cars with keys and parking cards in them at the airport so as to...

Guns, weed link

DRUG USERS who have been caught with what might seem to be small quantities of marijuana are actually helping to fuel the trade in...

Two girls from Government Industrial School missing

POLICE ARE SEEKING the public's help in finding two girls who scaled a ten-foot, barbed wire fence and escaped from the Government Industrial School...

Ministry of Health denies press release

The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Barbados has denied issuing a press release circulating on social media headlined Ministry of Health Investigates Deaths...