UPDATE: Body found in bushes in Christ Church
Police have positively identified the body of the adult male found at Spencer's, Christ Church, as that of 52-year-old Alwin Gooding of Charnocks in the parish. Police said the body was found in bushes...
View ArticleMilton Lynch Primary School closed Monday
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has advised that the Milton Lynch Primary School, at Water Street, Christ Church, will be closed tomorrow, Monday, November 26, to...
View ArticleDavid “Joey” Harper has passed away
Longstanding Barbados Labour Party executive member and former chairman of the Child Care Board Joey passed away early this morning at the age of 75. He died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The post...
View ArticlePolice investigate sudden death
Police are continuing investigations into a sudden death, which occurred early this morning. Lawmen said that around 3 a.m., they responded to a report that the body of an adult male was on the...
View ArticlePolice probe unnatural death of St Peter man
Police are investigating the unnatural death of Ricardo Orlando Rock, 34, of Major Walk, Speighstown, St Peter. Rock's body was discovered in a bathroom of an abandoned building that was formally the...
View ArticlePolice and emergency officials on accident scene in St Lucy
Police and emergency officials are currently on the scene of an accident at Connell Town, St Lucy involving a ZR van. Several people are reportedly injured. (more details as they come to hand.) [video...
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Sewage solution?
Even though breaches in the South Coast’s Sewage Treatment Plant have had business owners holding both their pockets, and their noses, they are not entirely convinced a completely new plant will help...
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Smash-up
A 27-year-old is one of several people injured after the ZR van he took to get to work slammed into a utility pole in Connell Town, St Lucy Monday afternoon. [caption id="attachment_284102"...
View ArticleNursing boost
Government authorities here will soon have before them comprehensive proposals for the upgrading and expansion of the nursing profession in Barbados. This was disclosed today by president of the...
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Media denied entry at Grantley Adams
It appears some local media are now banned from stepping foot on the compound of the Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary School, following a two-week impasse which propelled the school into the...
View ArticleBodies discovered, investigations continue
Police are carrying out investigations into three deaths. Just after 3:30 pm on Sunday, the body of 52-year-old Alwin Gooding of Charnocks, Christ Church, was found at Spencer’s in that same parish....
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Record deal
The island's hotel and tourism workers are now in line for a financial boost just in time for Christmas. That is because their bargaining agent - the Barbados Workers' Union (BWU) and the Barbados...
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African studies advanced programmes coming to university
After four years of budget cuts and delays in building a home for its African and Brazilian Studies, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus has joined forces with the University of...
View ArticleTechnical difficulties make Courts shoppers blue
It might have been better for Cyber Monday shoppers if they joined real lines at the popular retail giant Courts Barbados. From early this morning customers experienced delays and error messages as...
View ArticleJamaica’s prime minister wants regional climate plan
Prime Minister of Jamaica and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Andrew Holness, is asking his regional counterparts to change the way they think about and plan for climate change. Holness...
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Ten per cent cut
Seventy-five workers identified for retrenchment from the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) are to be released by the end of this week. However, the composition could change as some other colleagues have...
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Miss B back at Grantley Adams
School is back in for a popular vendor at Grantley Adams Memorial. After a two-week tussle with the school’s management, student favourite, Jean ‘Miss B’ Mayers’ place has been restored albeit on the...
View ArticleOne man injured in Christ Church shooting incident
A 33-year-old Christ Church man is nursing gunshot injuries following a shooting incident at Dover, Christ Church last night around seven o' clock. According to police, Justin Griffith of Hilton Road,...
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Update: Five injured in St Lucy accident
Five people were injured in an accident involving a ZR and a car that occurred around 3 p.m. at Connell Town, St Lucy yesterday. The ZR was driven by Jamar Armstong, 36, of Pickering, located in the...
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Scotiabank sells operations in nine Caribbean countries to Republic Financial...
The Toronto-based Scotiabank is drastically scaling back its operations in the Caribbean after more than a century of doing business in this region. The Barbados operation of the bank is not included...
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