News

People first, says Caddle

People and communties must be at the heart of town planning, and it should be guided by the needs of Barbadians and a commitment to serving them. This was stressed...

One man dead following incident in Sargeants Village

Update One man is dead following a stabbing at Bartletts Tenantry, Sargeants Village, Christ Church, on Sunday night. Police said...

Man to appear on cocaine charges

John Goddard Wood, 37 years, of Rosemont, Deacons Road, St Michael, is scheduled to appear in court today...

Eden Lodge remains close pending relocation

Tomorrow, officials at the Ministry of Education Transformation will provide further information on the relocation of nearly 360...

Pillion rider dies at QEH

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a pillion rider around 10:20 p.m. last Saturday at...

Support for Govt’s rapid test caution

GOVERNMENT’S WARNING to Barbadians about their usage of antibody tests for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is getting support from the pharmaceutical community. Last week, the Ministry...

Two murder accused remanded

TWO MEN charged with murder were remanded to prison when they appeared at the District “A” Magistrates’ Court today.Javone Rommel Haynes, 24, of Syndicate...

Elderly must be protected from abuse, says BARP

Protect the elderly from physical, sexual and financial abuse.That is the plea from Barbados Association of retired Persons (BARP) president Marilyn Rice-Bowen on the...

Cruise ship worker is 97th COVID case

A 49-year-old Barbadian woman, repatriated from a cruise liner on which she worked, is the island’s latest COVID-19 positive patient. Hers was the only positive...

Blood Bank issues urgent appeal for blood

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Blood Bank is issuing an urgent appeal for blood donations.All blood types are needed and donated blood products will...

Friend to the end gets 12 years

A MAN who stabbed another in defence of a friend was jailed for 12 years by the No. 5 Supreme Court on June 15.However,...