Taxi overturns at Deighton Road
Emergency officials are on the scene of an accident at Deighton Road, St Michael where a taxi has reportedly overturned. The driver, who had to be freed from the vehicle, was transported to the...
View ArticleTwo shot during Christ Church carnival
Two people were rushed to hospital following a shooting incident this afternoon, which marred today’s Christ Church carnival. Lawmen are currently withholding the names of the victims. However,...
View ArticleBIMEX climaxes
Scores of patrons have converged on the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre for the climax of Barbados’ biggest goods and services expo. In all, more than 100 exhibitors are taking part in this year’s BMEX...
View ArticleCop faces gun and ammunition charges
Police have formally charged one of their own with illegal possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of nine rounds of ammunition. The officer, 29-year-old Undwyn Jean-Baptiste of West Road,...
View ArticleStreet party spoiled by the gun
Barbadians chose to celebrate yesterday’s bank holiday in different ways. But for hundreds of revellers wearing T-shirts and shorts, it was all about jamming to popular soca sounds and dancehall hits....
View Article‘Lord Evil’ file missing?
When the five men accused of murdering Charley Dume appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today, attorney for three of them, Arthur Holder, spoke strenuously about the lack of a file to date....
View ArticleZR driver could be in breach of court
The evidence of a doctor will determine whether a ZR driver will get an alternative sentence or if he will be allowed to continue completing his community service. Earlier this year, Matthew...
View ArticleBL&P dispute referred to Minister of Labour
The search for a resolution of the dispute between the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) and the Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P) over staff cuts at the island’s lone electricity supplier, is...
View ArticleMissing Bajan fisherman found off Mustique
Fisherman Noel Armstrong, who went missing last Thursday, has been located and is safe. Armstrong, 49, was found adrift off the island of Mustique by two Vincentian fishermen. The owner of the fishing...
View ArticleCannabis plants seized just outside Glendairy
Police have discovered 300 cannabis plants under cultivation outside the northern walls of Glendairy Prisons near to the community of Godding Road, Station Hill, St Michael. The plants ranged in...
View ArticleZR driver could be in breach of court
The evidence of a doctor will determine whether a ZR driver will get an alternative sentence or if he will be allowed to continue completing his community service. Earlier this year, Matthew...
View ArticleDisrespectful!
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is demanding an apology from Prime Minister Freundel Stuart for dismissing trade union agitation on behalf of Customs & Excise Department workers facing...
View ArticleSHAMEFUL!
A noted economist says it is crying shame that the island’s Central Bank has now found itself in a position where it has chalked up over $7.3 million in losses in 2014 – that’s double the loss it...
View ArticleMove on!
Despite calls by the umbrella Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations for Government to push back the July 1 transition of employees of the Government’s Customs & Excise Department (CED)...
View ArticleSt Joseph man charged with harassment
Just weeks ago, Carlton Austin Moore went before the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on a charge of committing an act of serious indecency against a teenaged girl, and was granted bail at that time....
View ArticleFisherman family relieved
The family of Barbadian fisherman Noel Armstrong, who was missing for six days before being found adrift off the Grenadines island of Mustique by two Vincentian fishermen, expects to see him within the...
View ArticleShemar’s autopsy to be completed this weekend
The stalled autopsy on the body of former Coleridge & Parry student, Shemar Weekes, is now scheduled to be completed this weekend. Shemar Weekes Assistant Commissioner of Police responsible for...
View ArticleWe’re clean!
No need to worry. The Barbados Football Association (BFA) is as clean as a whistle! That assurance was given today by its president, Randy Harris, after seven top international football officials –...
View ArticleKudos to Legall
An 18-year-old student received high praise from a Bridgetown magistrate when he reappeared in the Bridgetown Traffic Court yesterday. As a result of performing 240 hours of community service...
View ArticleON A HIGH
The number of tourists coming to Barbados by plane is up so far this year, but the same cannot be said for those calling on the Bridgetown Port. Between January and March, the island recorded a total...
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