Teen dies in collision
Barbados has recorded another road fatality. Police report that a collision along Mount Gay Road in St. Lucy yesterday evening resulted in the death of 18-year-old Anya Faye Nicholls of Pine Gardens St. Michael. Police say she was driving her vehicle and for some reason lost control, it overturned and threw her into the road. […]
Jordan: Funeral not private
Former Prime Minister the Late Professor Owen Arthur will be laid to rest on Friday 14th, August with a state funeral. The procession will begin at 12 o’clock and the funeral begins at 2 p.m. at St Peter’s Parish Church, Speightstown, St. Peter. The interment will take place at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Mount Pleasant, […]
All Government offices to close at noon tomorrow
Members of the public are advised that the public service will close at noon tomorrow, Friday, August 14, to facilitate viewing of the State Funeral for the late Prime Minister, Professor The Right Honourable, Owen Arthur.
COVID-19 UPDATE: ONE-YEAR-OLD TESTS POSITIVE
Barbados’ youngest COVID-19 patient to date is a one-year-old boy, who was diagnosed with the viral illness yesterday. The boy arrived in the island on August 1 on a Jet Blue flight, accompanied by his mother. The mother tested positive on arrival and both she and the child have been in isolation at Harrison Point, […]
19-year-old dead after altercation with a young family member
A 19 -year-old woman is dead after an altercation involving a juvenile. Police confirmed that Shaundra Latoya Davidson died after being rushed to hospital yesterday following a stabbing incident at Waterhall Land in Eagle Hall. She lived there with her mother and brother. Police say she received injuries to her abdomen. She was taken to […]
September 3 Election Day in Jamaica
September 3, 2020, is the date when Jamaicans will head to the polls to elect their next government. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement Tuesday during a statement in the House of Representatives. Nomination Day will be Tuesday, August 18. The 2020 campaign will be one of the shortest ever and will pit the […]
Met office monitoring Tropical Depression
The area of disturbed weather to the east of Barbados has been upgraded to Tropical Depression number Eleven as of 5pm, 11th August 2020. Current Situation: The Barbados Meteorological Services is continuing to closely monitor newly formed Tropical Depression number Eleven centered near 11.7N 40.0W or about 1320 miles or 2125 kilometers to the east […]
SBA wants financial lifeline
The head of the Small Business Association is calling on Government to throw out an urgent lifeline to the small business sector which is on the brink of collapse. Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Lynette Holder says many micro small and medium enterprises are continuing to suffer and face indefinite closure as a result of the […]
Ghanaian nurse being treated for malaria
One of the 95 Ghanaian nurses who arrived in Barbados on July 30th has tested positive for Malaria and is currently being treated. The announcement was made by health officials this afternoon during a news conference. Chief Medical Officer (ag) Dr. Kenneth George says Barbados gets about two or three imported cases of Malaria each […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: Four new cases
Four people have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and four will leave the facility today after recovering. This development takes the number of confirmed cases to 142, while the numbers in isolation remain at 23. The four new cases all arrived on the island yesterday– two Barbadian men on a Jet […]