Three more COVID-19 deaths
Three more COVID-19 deaths have been reported. A 51-year-old man passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility, and an 85-year-old woman died at the Geriatric Hospital Isolation Facility, on Tuesday, October 26. The third victim was a 97-year-old woman, who was reported dead on arrival at the Accident and Emergency Department at the Queen […]
Mottley warns commercial banks
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has lambasted the commercial banks over their high fees threatening to pass new laws to rein them in while announcing plans for a new type of local bank. Ms. Mottley was addressing a Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry business forum and luncheon at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. She […]
NEW TOP COP ANNOUNCED
Forty-two-year veteran of the Royal Barbados Police Force, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Richard Boyce, will be Barbados’ next Commissioner of Police. Mr. Boyce’s appointment as Commissioner of Police becomes effective on Monday November 1, 2021. Her Excellency the Governor General, acting on the advice of the Protective Services Commission, today approved the appointment on […]
Update: Two staff injured in robbery attempt
Two bank employees have been shot during an attempted armed robbery at the Wildey, St. Michael branch of Republic Bank. Stunned customers of the bank spoke of seeing a short, slim masked man dressed in dark clothing who entered the bank pointing a gun. Shots were fired during reported attempts to get a teller to […]
Teller shot during armed bank robbery at Wildey
A teller was shot this morning during an armed robbery at the Republic Bank Wildey, St. Michael branch. More details as they come to hand.