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Missing teen Ashawn Williams traced

Fourteen-year-old Ashawn Williams of Bullen’s Avenue, Dalkeith, St Michael, who was reported missing on Thursday, August 27, has been traced and is safe. The Barbados Police Service thanked members of...

Flagstaff Road section to close Saturday

A section of Flagstaff Road, St Michael, will be closed to through traffic on Saturday as the Ministry...

Vaswani: Lowering taxes won’t hurt economy

With consumers and businesses facing high costs, Government can consider reducing taxation without doing damage to the economy’s...

Father: Shut down Hot Pot

A distraught father is demanding the immediate and permanent closure of the popular “Hot Pot” site, Brighton, St...

MISSING: Ashawn Williams

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing boy Ashawn Williams, 14 years, of Bullen’s Ave, Dalkeith,...

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch as a tropical wave affects the island. Moderate to heavy showers are affecting Barbados, with...

Suarez ‘may never return’ to Barbados

The Suarez Circus’ experience in Barbados has left a bad taste in the mouths of its management. Ivan Suarez, one of the managers, says he...

‘Gangs united, so must be the police’ 

Drug traffickers are “destroying” law enforcement due to the latter’s inflexibility and unwillingness to cooperate. This is according to director of policing and risk management...

Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more...

100 digital stethoscopes donated to boost health care system

The Bridgetown-based American University of Barbados (AUB) School of Medicine has helped to boost the country’s healthcare system by donating 100 state-of-the-art digital stethoscopes. The...

Escaped prisoner in custody

Tyrese Leroy Farrell, who was the subject of an “Escaped Prisoner” bulletin issued yesterday, is now in police custody. Farrell, alias “Twin”, of Ealing Park...