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Wanted: Kemar Wharton

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Kemar Stephen Romel Wharton, alias “Moose”, who is wanted for questioning in connection...

Man pleads guilty to indecent assault

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and formally charged 33-year-old Jeffrey David Yearwood of Hothersal Turning, St Michael, with indecent assault. The charge relates to...

Small Craft and High Surf Warning issued for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services has upgraded its Small Craft Advisory to a Small Craft and High Surf Warning as strong winds generate increasingly choppy...

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that is key to reducing the public...
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CG ups support for blood collection

Almost two months after launching its Fuelling Hope Blood Drive, CG United has expanded its support for the National Blood Collecting Centre, reinforcing efforts...

Man pleads guilty to indecent assault

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and formally charged 33-year-old Jeffrey David Yearwood of Hothersal Turning, St Michael, with indecent assault. The charge relates to...

Death penalty could apply under new bill

Barbadians convicted of domestic terrorism that results in a death could face the death penalty or life imprisonment, Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams told the...

Holder stars as Patriots secure first CPL win

Jason Holder performed another match-winning feat when he bowled St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to a crucial victory over Saint Lucia Kings in the...

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that is key to reducing the public...

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Centenarian Eunice celebrates with family

Eunice Kirton, one of Barbados’ newest centenarians, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 20, surrounded by the large family she raised and the community...
 

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Booster shots in response to waning vaccine efficacy, Dr Ferdinand says

A health official said on Thursday the well-publicised declining effectiveness of vaccines for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was one of the reasons health authorities...

Abu Bakr dies in Trinidad hospital

Former insurrectionist and leader of the 1990 attempted coup Imam Yasin Abu Bakr is dead. "To Allah we belong and to him is our eventual...

Plans to boost swimming

Government is working on building more world-class sporting facilities in Barbados. Minister of Sports Dwight Sutherland says there are plans to erect additional swimming arenas...

De Peiza: Change COVID response

Barbados is under siege from COVID-19 and Government is refusing to listen to medical professionals, says the Democratic Labour Party (DLP). During a media conference...

IMF ready to lend more money

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is prepared to give Barbados more assistance, including additional funding, as it battles the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting director of the...

Public health emergency extended to March 2022

Barbados yesterday extended the public health emergency to continue battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency order was passed through majority vote in the House of...

Suspect in Moise killing held in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A former Colombian military officer wanted in connection with the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has reportedly been...

Almost 400 new COVID cases on Wednesday

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 392 new COVID-19 cases, 209 males and 183 females, on Wednesday, October 20 from 2 830 tests. The...

UPDATE: Mother in viral video remanded

The mother in the viral video who appeared to be choking her one-year-old child was remanded to prison. Saying that he must protect innocent children...

UPDATE: Haze notice for Barbados

Volcanic smoke from La Palma, Canary Islands, located just off the north-western coast of Africa is causing a reduction in visibility across Barbados and...