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MISSING: Kymiah Paulesha Clarke

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing girl Kymiah Paulesha Clarke. Clarke, 17 years, of Valley Drive, Constant, St George,...

DJ Puffy issues apology to female reveller and Notting Hill Carnival

Deejay Puffy issued a public apology today for the “public humiliation” he caused a female reveller who was climbing and dancing on light post...

Foster ‘eating, sleeping, behaving  well’ at 107

Centenarian John Foster turned 107 on Monday.  And yesterday, with the usual sparkle in his eyes and the sharp wit for which he is known,...

Second stabbing death in less than 24 hours

A person of interest is assisting police with their investigations into a stabbing death earlier today in The City. Two men were in an altercation...
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‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart and Stroke Foundation says it is...

Virtual court starts next month

Virtual hearings will be rolled out at two Magistrates’ Courts from next month, in what Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley...

New DLP general secretary aims to unify party

The Democratic Labour Party continues to hold out an olive branch to former members in an effort to get them to return to the...

‘D’ big battle

Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban

Tiger Woods has agreed not to contest a reckless driving charge as part of a deal with prosecutors, reducing the original charge of driving...

Nurse aces through to 16

CPL tickets far from sold out

COB suspends CEO

Steve Belle, the long-standing chief executive officer (CEO) of the City of Bridgetown Credit Union (COB), has been suspended pending an internal investigation. Reliable sources...

Eye on financial sector links

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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Manslayer’s time cut to 10 years

Four years were shaved off the sentence that Fachad Shaquille Cadogan got for killing a man six years ago.It was in December 2017 that...

Aquaculture project coming

A number of Barbadians stand to benefit from a major aquaculture programme facilitated by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Adams...

Statue of Lord Nelson to be moved

The statute of Lord Horatio Nelson is to be moved from Heroes Square.Barbadians will get a chance to help decide where the former British...

Mottley tours flood-prone areas

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today held an impromptu meeting with high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Transport and Works, after touring a number...

Accident and Emergency Department to be relocated temporarily

In preparation for Tropical Storm Gonzalo, the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be temporarily relocated to the Antenatal...

Hurricane watch off, tropical storm warning still in effect

A tropical storm warning remains in effect, but the hurricane watch was discontinued as of 2 p.m. today.A tropical storm warning means that tropical...

Two new virus cases

The Ministry of Health and Wellness announced today that two more passengers who arrived on an Air Canada flight into Barbados last Sunday have...

Report of serious accident

Unconfirmed reports have reached Nation News of a serious accident in the area of Newton, Christ Church.Reports are that there was a head-on collision...

Dominica hoteliers developing new growth strategy

ROSEAU – The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association (DHTA) says it is developing a strategic development plan to assist the sector to become more...

BWA reminds customers to store water

The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has reminded residents to store an adequate supply of water with Barbados under a hurricane watch and tropical storm...