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Judgement day for Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death

A Kenyan judge has started to deliver a verdict in a mass murder case involving doomsday preacher Paul Mackenzie. Mackenzie and 29 of his followers...

Sammy appeals for support

Daren Sammy is hoping West Indies cricket “gets an arm around the shoulder” to aid with the current financial struggles. West Indies played with heart...

House fire at Turner’s Hall

One fire tender from the Barbados Fire Service is on the scene of a house fire at Turner’s Hall, St Andrew. More details as they...

Wanted man in police custody

Tremaine Alexander Drakes, who was the subject of a wanted man bulletin issued on Thursday, October 15, is in police custody. Drakes presented himself to...
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Jamaica considers tougher measures to curb unhealthy consumption

KINGSTON – The Ministry of Health is considering legislation and other tougher measures to curb unhealthy consumption, including eliminating trans fats from foods, as...

Sailor’s drug trial adjourned

The drug trial of Walter O’Neal Prescod was adjourned on Wednesday after the prosecution served additional evidence on his defence team. Prescod, a sailor, of...

BLP conference to focus on delivery

The Barbados Labour Party is gearing up for its 87th Annual Conference, with a view to taking stock of its present and future. At a...

Sammy appeals for support

Daren Sammy is hoping West Indies cricket “gets an arm around the shoulder” to aid with the current financial struggles. West Indies played with heart...

IMF, World Bank meetings offer developing nations no new answers

BANGKOK - Last week's meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank yielded no new answers for the developing world to the questions...

Natalie Headley: She felt it. She fought it. She survived.

Given her family’s genetic history, Natalie Headley felt that one day breast cancer could eventually find her. And it did. But Natalie had long...

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Chapman Challenge launched 

The Chapman Challenge was launched today to much fanfare, with thousands of schoolchildren, along with educators, dignitaries, business leaders and members of Government, filling...

Man rescued from 20-foot well in Goodland

The Barbados Fire Service today completed a rescue mission at 2nd Avenue Goodland St Michael, pulling a 59-year-old man from a 20-foot deep well...

Talks begin after PSV strike

The PSV Workers Association and officials of the Transport Authority are locked in a meeting at the authority's Roebuck street offices following yesterday's wild...

Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says

The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has...

Enmore to undergo $390 million rehabilitation project

A number of departments and outpatient clinics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) have been temporarily relocated to accommodate the expansion of the Enmore...

Escaped suspect in custody

Trishtan Antone Barker-Savoury, who was the subject of an escaped suspect bulletin issued on October 3, is now in police custody. The Barbados Police Service...

Man charged with criminal damage

Jamar Renaldo Hamilton, 41, of Ixora Crescent, St Thomas, has been charged with criminal damage and throwing stones on a highway. The Barbados Police Service...

Boyce honoured with Order of the Republic

Commissioner of Police Sonia Boyce has been bestowed with the second highest National Honour, the Order of the Republic. It was conferred this morning at...

World Bank says Caribbean economies face two-speed recovery

The Caribbean is experiencing a two-speed economic recovery, with oil-producing Guyana and Suriname recording strong growth while tourism-dependent economies face a more moderate outlook...

Some PSV workers on strike

Some public service vehicle (PSV) workers are on strike. The decision to park their buses was organised by the Public Sector Vehicle Workers Association. Only...