Shooting in Eden Lodge
There has been a shooting in the vicinity of the Eden Lodge Day Nursery, Eden Lodge, St Michael. Details are sketchy and it is not clear at this time if
Living wage ‘next step’
General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore says their next major battle will be to push beyond the recently established minimum wage towards securing a true living
WHO: Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it believes there may have been human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship where three passengers have died. The virus is
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Sentencing ‘not just a mathematical process’
The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the appeal brought by Atsu Kehinde Tese Jones. This Content Is Only For Subscribers Please subscribe to unlock this content. Enter
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Explosion at China’s fireworks factory kills 26
HONG KONG – A blast at a fireworks factory in China has killed at least 26 people and injured 61, flattening buildings and sending towering clouds of smoke into the
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Man remanded on gun and ammo charges
Trasuon Romario Roger Alleyne, 27,who is charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition, on April 30, 2026 was kept in custody when he appeared in court today. The Morris
Christ Church man on remand for theft
Nathan Emmanuel Malik Lovell, 25, of Inch Marlow, Christ Church has been charged with theft of, among other things, a van. The accused was remanded to Dodds Prison until June
Some Bajans not feeling growth
Despite 20 consecutive quarters of economic growth, low inflation and falling debt, some Barbadians say they are not feeling the benefits in their daily lives, insisting that the high cost
‘Fix productivity puzzle for growth’
Barbados and other Caribbean countries can unlock more economic growth, but first they must fix the complex, yet surmountable, productivity puzzle. Key to this is fully exploiting opportunities in digital
Mental Health Advocate Tessa Chadderton-Shaw has died
Prominent mental health advocate Tessa Chadderton-Shaw has passed away. Shaw, who has held several high-level leadership roles related to public welfare and drug prevention in Barbados, died at the Queen
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