Saturday, May 30, 2026

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6.0 earthquake felt south of Barbados

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake was recorded south of Barbados on Saturday afternoon, according to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC). The quake struck at about 5:27...

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...

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....

Full roll-out of agro project coming ‘soon’

The long-awaited Hope Agricultural Training Institute in St Lucy is already operational, with short courses now under way and a full roll-out scheduled for...

Four on charges of burglary, robbery and theft

Police have arrested and charged four men with burglary, robbery and theft of items valued in excess of $115 000, alleged to have occurred...

Murder accused to appear in court

Murder accused Adrico Shakur Rudder is scheduled to appear in the District A Criminal Court this morning. Rudder, 24, of Allamby Gap, Spooners Hill, St...

St George, St Joseph folk feeling neglected

Residents in St George and St Joseph continue to grapple with prolonged water outages, some left wondering when improvements will occur and others feeling...

Direct link to West Africa

Barbados opened the page on relationships between the Caribbean and West Africa with the official launch of direct flights from Lagos, Nigeria, yesterday. The inaugural...

Barbados, Guyana to allow ID card travel from July 1

Citizens of Barbados and Guyana will soon be able to travel between the two countries using only national identification cards, under a landmark arrangement...