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Missing 12-year-old girl traced

Ariel Holder, 12, of #24 Crescent Drive, Bridgecot Terrace, St George, who was reported missing on Thursday, November 5, 2026, has been traced and is safe. The Barbados Police Service...

Police seek vehicle of interest

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle of interest. The vehicle...

Plans underway for landmark pharmaceutical plant

Plans are under way to establish a $64 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Barbados to produce intravenous (IV)...

Barbadian environmental advocate receives Irene Dankelman Ecofeminist Award at COP17

Yemi Knight, Founder and Executive Director of AnchorBridge Environmental Inc. (ABE), has been named one of three recipients...

Eden Lodge Primary suspends classes after teachers fall ill

Classes at the Eden Lodge primary school have been suspended after reports of teachers falling ill. It is...

Surety forfeits $1 200 but signs again for grandson

A surety was ordered to forfeit $1 200 after her charge, Niko Jamarlo Gill, went missing from court for more than a year.However, moments...

Jobless claims ‘a strain’ on NIS

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is under pressure, with close to 43 000 unemployment claims filed to date as a result of the COVID-19...

Meetings to discuss BOSS start at the Gymnasium

The meetings between Government, trade unions and the public sector regarding the Barbados Optional Savings Scheme (BOSS) began today.The first meeting of six, which...

No new cases from 28 tests

There were no new positive cases of COVID-19 among the 28 people tested on Whit Monday.Additionally, none of the nine people remaining in isolation...

Man injured in shooting at Duncans

Police are carrying out investigations into a shooting incident in which a 55-year-old man was shot at Duncans, St Philip, around 7:30 p.m. on...

Secondary schools reopening on June 8 to facilitate SBAs, CVQs

The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) has advised parents and guardians that permission has been granted for secondary schools to reopen...