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‘Biscuit’ killed by masked men near St Michael home
Minutes before he took his last breath, Barbados’ latest murder victim, 47-year-old Adrian Noel Gibson, told residents that masked men had shot him during an attempted robbery. Requesting anonymity,...
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Massy Group gives US$1 million to entrepreneur ventures
The Massy Group is set to assist entrepreneurial growth throughout the Caribbean by funding newly formed social enterprise, NUDGE, to the equivalent of US$1 million. The announcement came from Massy...
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Prescod: More culture on the cards for 2021
The spirit of Christmas and Kwanzaa came together as one on Sunday as the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration and the Haynesville Youth Group hosted their Christmas to Remember in Pelican...
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Sagicor donates to Angel Tree Programme
In a time of COVID, real-life angels are needed more than ever. This is why leading financial services entity Sagicor recently teamed up with non-profit organisation, Prison Fellowship Barbados, to...
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Ross University donates over $8,500
Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) is excited to spread some cheer this holiday season to several local non-profit organisations. RUSM Associate Dean of Medical Sciences Dr Rhona McIntyre, MBBS,...
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Police probe unnatural death in White Hill, St Andrew
Police are investigating the death of a young male at White Hill, St Andrew. (more details as they come to hand.) The post Police probe unnatural death in White Hill, St Andrew appeared first on...
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UPDATE: Police identify fatal stabbing victim
Lawmen have launched and unnatural death probe into the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Sham Elijah Alleyne, of White Hill, St Andrew. Police spokesman Station Sargeant (ag) Michael Blackman said, about...
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Volcanic activity recorded at La Soufrière St Vincent
The UWI-SRC has received reports of activity in St Vincent that may be related to La Soufriere volcano. In statement on Facebook they said, “We are currently monitoring the situation in collaboration...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Six new cases, two recoveries
Six visitors tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, out of the 969 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They are females, aged 33 and 38, who arrived on the island on...
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Public asked to refrain from collecting passengers from GAIA
The Board of Directors and Management of the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) Inc. has advised the public to refrain from collecting or greeting passengers from high risk countries. Due to...
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No tornado, says Met Service
People in Oistins, Christ Church were startled this afternoon as they noticed a whirling column of dust in the sky. Some shouted “tornado” as they looked on in disbelief while staying clear of the...
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Ministry delists Sandals as a designated quarantine hotel
Sandals Barbados Resort and Spa has been delisted as a designated quarantine hotel by the Chief Medical Officer, effective January 5, 2021. This action was taken after several verified complaints of...
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Man shot dead in Collymore Rock
Barbados has recorded a second murder on Tuesday. Twenty-seven-year-old Mekail Zeco Alonzo Harding was fatally shot at Williams Road, Upper Collymore Rock, St Michael around 9:15 p.m. According to...
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Intoxicated man causes scene in St Lawrence Gap
Chinua Jelani Sowande Callender was so intoxicated last Sunday that he couldn’t control his behaviour, even when police spoke to him. The 22-year-old from Union, St Philip, was so “out” of it that he...
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New Bishop to reach out to homosexuals
The first Barbadian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church will be exploring how the Church can reach out to members of the homosexual community when he takes up his duties in another three months. During...
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12 go ‘Baje to the World’
The finals of the first Baje to the Worl’ performing arts competition is slated for January 9 at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Dwight Sutherland...
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Minister taking cue from public health experts
Minister of Health Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic has blanked the recommendation by the nation’s doctors’ body to raise the coronavirus quarantine to seven days. Speaking to reporters on Monday, he said that...
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‘End’ to test delays that left many fuming
The frustrating backlog of COVID-19 PCR test results that left quarantining tourists trapped in hotel rooms and quarantine centres over the last week is now over, the Minister of Health has declared....
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Bishop-elect raises questions on crime, violence
The new chief clergyman of the Roman Catholic church in Barbados – the first native-born in the faith’s near 400-year history here – has called for answers to deeper questions on the nature of crime...
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Health Ministry ‘going all out’ to tackle dengue
Government is determined to treat dengue or a dengue outbreak in the same way it is addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic has declared. He told...
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