UPDATE: Police identifies man shot dead
Thirty-one-year-old Shoakil Williams Alias “Big Shack” was shot dead today on the doorstep of his Porters Road, Queen Street Speightstown St. Peter home. Police says he was reportedly shot several times about his body by an armed assailant who later fled the scene just outside the Alexandra School. The shooting is said to have happened […]
S&P maintains Barbados’ credit rating
Despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Barbados’ main economic earner, tourism, Standard & Poors has decided to maintain the island’s credit rating as B-/Stable/B. In an assessment of the country’s performance, dated November 4, 2020, the international credit rating agency attributed its decision largely to the success of the Barbados Economic Recovery […]