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‘No new cases’ of scarlet fever

Chief Medical Officer Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George says there have been no new cases of scarlet fever, chicken pox or monkeypox in Barbados. Last month, a number of...

AOPT questions electric bus delay

The Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) is questioning Government over its seeming inability to allow the association’s...

Commissioner Boyce presents letters of appointment to new senior police officers

Commissioner of Police Sonia Boyce has presented letters of appointment to the newly appointed Deputy Commissioners and Assistant...

Flash flood watch in effect for Barbados

A flash flood watch is now in effect for Barbados as the island braces for heavy rainfall associated...

Man fatally shot in Belfield, St Michael

The family of 40-year-old Deon Pilgrim is grieving after he was fatally shot on his doorstep early this...

COVID-19 cases reach 83 in Barbados

A CARICOM national, resident in Barbados, is the 83rd person who has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).A press release from the Ministry of...

Beach caution

General manager of the National Conservation Commission (NCC), Ryan Als, has advised the public to use beaches where lifeguards are stationed.In a press release...

Warning for ‘rogue’ businesses

Businesses not cleared for reopening under the coronavirus COVID-19 restrictions will be sought out and closed, said Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce...

Price ease soon, says BARVEN

Consumers can expect prices of fruit and vegetables to drop with the opening of the new outdoor market, says president of the Barbados Association...

Every room full of garbage

A St Philip family got the shock of their lives this week when they discovered heaps of garbage littered throughout a relative's house which...

Prescod fed up with dumpers

Barbados may soon go the route of installing cameras at known illegal sites to help bring the scourge of indiscriminate dumping under control.  This...