The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) is looking for a few good buildings. During a media briefing yesterday held at Parliament, director Kerry Hinds said they were appealing to anyone
Continue readingDEM head says there are one or two issues with current buildings
A 64-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run incident early Wednesday morning. The fatal collision occurred around 1:20 a.m., about 150 meters south of the Clyde Walcott Roundabout along Waterford
The man accused of shooting dead healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thompson in New York jostled with police and shouted at reporters as he was bundled into court on Tuesday, as
Continue readingLuigi Mangione fights extradition to face charge of murdering CEO
Human rights are under assault, warns United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. He raised the concern recently in a press release while calling for swift action to protect, defend and uphold all rights for
Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo on Tuesday accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Japanese survivors of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japanese cities to end World War II. The
Continue readingJapanese survivors of atomic bombs honoured with Nobel Peace Prize
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania  –  The 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan intends to fight his extradition to New York to face murder charges from Pennsylvania,
Continue readingSuspect in UnitedHealth murder to fight extradition
The Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) has come out against the recent increase in coconut water prices. The consumer rights organisation is encouraging Barbadian consumers to push back against the
Continue readingBARVEN under fire over hike in coconut water prices
A Conservative former minister has called for first-cousin marriage to be banned in the UK. Introducing the proposals in Parliament, Richard Holden said the children of first cousins were at
Continue readingCall to ban first-cousin marriages in United Kingdom
JAPAN – Tokyo will implement a four-day workweek for government employees next year to encourage young people to get married and start families. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced employees of the metropolitan
Continue readingTokyo to implement four-day workweek to boost birth rates
Christmas 2024 should be a safe one. That is the hope of the Barbados Police Service, which will have an extra 400 law enforcement officers available for the next few