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Police identify fatal shooting victim

Police have identified the man who was shot and killed at Six Roads Development, St Philip, early this morning as 28-year-old Tremaine Alexander Beckles. Beckles, of #9 Six Roads Development,...

PM Mottley pays tribute to calypso icon Mighty Sparrow

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has paid tribute to calypso icon the Mighty Sparrow, who has died at...

Barbados wins first-ever WorldSkills medal

Barbados has secured its first-ever medal at the WorldSkills Competition, with Khajon Albert capturing bronze in Intelligent Security...

Uptick in pre-primary enrolment

There has been a recorded 22.4 per cent increase in enrolment of three-year-olds and a 5.4 per cent...

Fatal shooting in St Philip

Update A man was shot and killed early Sunday morning while sitting in the driver’s seat of a motor...

Police seek missing 15-year-old boy

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 15-year-old boy who was last seen on Friday. Toreyan Andre Simmons, of Lot...

Straughn: Search on to find financing for key capital projects

Government is not ruling out returning to the international capital market to borrow money for major projects amid concern that global interest rates are...

Frustration over animal abuse ‘inaction’

President of the animal welfare organisation Be Their Voice, Lavern Beresford, says her group is growing increasingly frustrated with what she describes as Government...

Shooting at Westbury Road

Update The Barbados Police Service has confirmed the death of a man who was shot at Morris Gap, Westbury Road, St Michael, earlier today. Police public...

Missing St John man traced

A 54-year-old St John man who was reported missing on Wednesday has been traced and is safe. Sylvanus Grant, of Blades Hill #2, St John,...

BUT rejects contractor ‘efforts’ at Alma Parris

The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is bracing for a confrontation with education officials over what it says are efforts to engage teachers at...