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Fogging programme suspended until further notice

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit has suspended its fogging programme until further notice. The Ministry said an announcement will be made when the programme resumes. The Unit...

No immediate rise in bills

Utility regulators have approved a Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BLPC) application to recover the cost of...

MISSING: Hubert Macdonald Cumberbatch

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing man Hubert Macdonald Cumberbatch, 65 years, of Roebuck, St...

Public officer charged

Acting Comptroller of Customs, Sonea Anita Jordan was granted bail to the sum of $3 000 when she...

No extension to Circus stay

The Suárez Brothers Circus has reopened, but it will not be extending its stay in Barbados. Manager Reuben Suárez...

New school fills void

BARBADOS HAS LAUNCHED a new phase in educational opportunities for people with disabilities following the opening of a $20 million state-of-the-art facility.Prime Minister Freundel...

Fire strikes Bank Hall home

QUICK RESPONSE by members of the Barbados Fire Service contained a blaze to one home along Bank Hall Main Road, at the corner of Advent...

Drug accused remanded to prison

CROSSWELL CHESTER HENRY was remanded to Dodds prison when he appeared at the District “A” Magistrates’ Court today on four drug charges.The Jamaican national...

Man on drug charges

A JAMAICAN MAN is expected to appear in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court today accused of attempting to bring drugs into Barbados.According to police,...

Portvale grinds again

THE 2015 SUGAR CROP, already more than a month late, is back on track after a 36-hour stoppage.Grinding at the lone sugar factory, Portvale,...

Two men wanted by police

THE ROYAL BARBADOS Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating two men wanted in connection with separate serious criminal matters.They are Teddy McDonald...