Saharan dust to affect Barbados this week, says BMS
The Barbados Meteorological Services ( BMS) is advising people who suffer from respiratory ailments to prepare as a thick concentration of Saharan dust nears the island. In a weather information...
View ArticleBullets found in sock
When police executed a search warrant at the home of a St Joseph man in 2015 they discovered five rounds of ammunition under his mattress. Today, Kevin Jamar Parris, of Bissex Housing Area, pleaded...
View ArticleAssault case adjourned until May
Teenager Keon Kenrico Waithe was granted bail today in connection with an offence against a female teen. The 17-year-old Waithe, of Bosvigo Gap, Eagle Hall, St Michael is accused of unlawfully and...
View ArticleDeportation for woman caught stealing
Jamaican Marjorie AnnMarie Campbell is to be placed on the next available fight home. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant today ordered that the 46-year-old babysitter who resided at Charles Rowe Bridge,...
View ArticlePerfume thief sent for evaluation
The details of how a 57-year-old man made off with a $209.99 cologne belonging to a popular Broad Street store will be given in court in three weeks before his sentencing. But that is all based on what...
View Article#BTEditorial – Two hospitals. One QEH
There are two hospitals on Martindale’s Road on the edge of The City. They are both in the name of Queen Elizabeth. Depending on who you are, and particularly on how much money you have, you will meet...
View ArticleSwamp of wasted water extends outage
Residents in Christ Church and St Philip communities served by the Hampton Pumping Station have been warned to brace for a water outage of an indefinite period as Barbados Water Authority (BWA)...
View ArticlePolice ‘make breakthroughs in 2020 murders’
With Barbados recording its fifth murder for the year over the weekend, following in the same vein as 2019’s record-setting year for killings, the Royal Barbados Police Force today sought to assure the...
View ArticleAmazon says it will begin collecting 17.5 per cent vat
After several false starts, the Mia-Mottley administration appears to have made a major breakthrough in a controversial bid to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) on online purchases from some major...
View ArticleBarbados and TnT sign on energy co-op agreement
On the eve of the 31st CARICOM Intersessional Heads of Government conference here in Barbados, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has issued a call for deepening of relations between Caribbean Community...
View ArticleRegulators, fintech players examine growing industry
Regulators and financial technology industry figures took another step in their quest to fully understand the emerging fintech space and develop relevant regulation, as they joined forces with...
View ArticleVendors get $2,000 cheques for move
Almost 100 vendors who have been moved from their stalls to allow this week’s demolition of the old National Insurance Scheme building, the Fire Service headquarters and the temporary market on Probyn...
View ArticleCARICOM staff tribunal launched
A new CARICOM institution was launched here today to act as a referee for the Community’s own public servants, spread out among organs and agencies across the 15-member bloc. The Caribbean Community...
View ArticleEx-PM accounts for tenure
After a two-year reflection on the 30-nil drubbing at the polls, former Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is looking back at his administration’s ten-year stewardship without regret. In his first major...
View ArticleHealth officials push back on isolation centre fears
Health authorities have sought to assure schools, businesses and residents located around the virus isolation centre at Enmore on Collymore Rock that the area remains safe, after some members of the...
View ArticleMurder No 5 under probe
Confusion, grief, and disbelief have descended the St John communities of Colleton and Gall Hill where a young man was gunned down on a day, which for many is one of worship and reflection. The sight...
View ArticlePM Mottley and Canada’s Foreign Minister hold talks
Prime Minister Mia Mottley today held wide-ranging discussions with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne during a bilateral meeting at Ilaro Court. During the hour-long...
View ArticlePolice ‘ready to enforce’ breathalyzer
With Government moving full steam ahead with plans to make breathalyzer testing part of the law enforcement apparatus, the Royal Barbados Police Force is reporting readiness to implement the measure....
View ArticleAsthma and sinusitis alert as Sahara dust nears
Weather forecasters today warned people who suffer from breathing ailments to prepare as a thick concentration of Saharan dust nears the island. In a weather information statement issued today, the...
View ArticleMurder accused charged with third killing
Murder accused Jamar Greaves will face yet another murder charge this morning. Greaves, 33, of Grape Hall, St Lucy will appear before the Holetown Magistrate Court charged with the shooting death of...
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