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Update: Victim of fatal Hutson Alley shooting identified

Thirty-year-old Jameson Fields of 3rd Avenue Chapman Lane, St. Michael has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Hutson Alley, St....

BRA advises early land tax payment

Barbadian property owners are being encouraged to pay their land tax bills as early as possible to take advantage of discounts offered by the...

Two confirmed dead as search and rescue operations continue

The Guyana government Sunday night confirmed that the bodies of two people had been found and the search and rescue operations continue for at...

BAMP: Take that back, Santia

The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is calling on Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw to withdraw comments that a “medical mafia” could influence...
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BAMP: Take that back, Santia

The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is calling on Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw to withdraw comments that a “medical mafia” could influence...

Guilty of assaulting girl, 12

Christopher O'Brien Harris, of Thornbury Hill and Lower Carter’s Gap, Christ Church, has been convicted of indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl four years ago. He...

Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting health, as it confronts an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis in which 42 per cent...

Hope backs batsmen to improve

West Indies’ white-ball captain Shai Hope is backing his squad to produce an improved batting performance in today’s One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand...

$25m loan boost for CWI

Fees fuel bank profits

Commercial banks are consistently making a large share of their profits from fees, including $152.6 million collected in 2025 from what they charged Barbadians. After...

50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for a more inclusive and accessible Barbados,...
 

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Update: Three injured in Black Rock shooting

Police are investigating a shooting incident which left three people injured and one house damaged at Plum Tree Road, St Stephens Hill, Black Rock,...

Three homeless after fire destroys house

Three adults were displaced by a house fire at Sion Hill, St James, today. The home, which was destroyed, was occupied by a woman and...

Man pleads guilty to assault

A St Thomas man was granted bail after appearing in court today accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on a male juvenile. Mahendra Totaram...

IN CUSTODY: Akeem Deshawn Carter

Akeem Deshawn Carter, who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin, issued on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, is now in police custody. Carter, who...

Convicted killer remanded to Dodds until July

At 4:25 P.M. on Monday, a jury found Taurean Jamal Pile guilty of murdering Orlando Maughan after deliberating for an hour and 32 minutes. Pile,...

House fire at Sion Hill, St James

The Barbados Fire Service is at this time battling a house fire at Sion Hill, St James. Two appliances are on the scene. As a result,...

US restricts visas for 13 linked to fentanyl online pharmacy

The United States announced visa restrictions on 13 people linked to a US-sanctioned, India-based online pharmacy that the Trump administration accuses of selling Americans...

Call for locally develop artificial intelligence

Barbados must begin developing its own artificial intelligence systems and digital platforms to safeguard its data and future economic independence. This is the view of...

Harris assumes chairmanship of BTMI board

Businessman Peter Harris has assumed chairmanship of the board of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. A media statement said the appointment would be in effect...

Mixed reaction in Thorpe’s Cottage over new road 

Some residents of Thorpe’s Cottage, St George, are singing the praises of the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW). However, there remains a measure of...