Human remains found
Police at the scene located in the bushy area of the Old St. Joseph Parish Church, off Joy road, Joe’s River St. Joseph. About 830 am on Sunday 9th August 2020, a group of hikers reported that they had come across the skeletal remains of a human body. Police were alerted to the discovery by […]
Three men in police custody after shooting incident
Three men are in police custody after officers responded to reports of gunshots being fired in the area known as The Marl Hole, Carrington Village, St Michael after 2 a.m. today. Police say Personnel from the Emergency Response Team of the Bridgetown Division responded in two mobile units. On arrival they encountered a vehicle with […]
Eight more people recover from COVID-19
Eight people will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St. Lucy, today after two consecutive negative tests for COVID-19. Among them are four of the Ghanaian nurses who arrived in the island on July 30 to assist in bolstering the nursing complement at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, district hospitals and polyclinics. Twelve […]
Flash-flood watch in effect
A flash-flood watch is in effect for Barbados from 5 p.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday. Additionally, the Met Office is also advising residents of severe thunderstorm and associated lightning activity. Rainfall accumulation of 25 to 55 mm is forecast and residents and visitors should be prepared for significant runoff from higher elevations, while flooding […]
Three more Ghanaian nurses tested positive for COVID-19
Three more Ghanaian nurses tested positive for COVID-19 after being retested yesterday. They are among 95 nurses who arrived from the West African country on July 30 in response to an outreach by the Barbados Government for specialist nurses to help bolster the nursing complement in the island. Nine of the nurses tested positive for […]
Wanted: Gabriel Shando Hayde
Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a wanted man. He is Gabriel Shando Hayde alias ‘Sheriff’ or ‘Red Man’, 23 years of age, whose last known address is Colleton Tenantry, St. John. Hayde is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. He has a tattoo of two teardrops under […]
WANTED: Rovaldo Rahkim Roberts
Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating the 18-year-old who fled the precincts of the Supreme Court last Friday. He is Rovaldo Rahkim Roberts, whose last known address is Grants Gap, Westbury Road, St Michael. He was an inmate of Her Majesty’s Prisons, who escaped police custody, and is advised that he […]
Integrity Bill not passed
The Integrity in Public Life Bill (2020) was defeated in The Senate earlier today. It did not gain the required two-third votes needed for it to be passed. Ten Government Senators voted in favor and there were two abstentions by independent senators. Clerk of Parliament, Pedro Eastmond.
Health Minister tests negative for COVID-19
The Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic has tested negative for COVID-19. The Minister went into self-isolation after he had been in contact with the Ghanaian nursing delegation last Thursday in which nine of them tested positive for the virus. He spoke to the nation today during a press conference held by […]
Four men injured in shooting
Four men were shot last night after unknown assailants opened fire on them at Division Drive, Eden Lodge, St Michael. Police Public Relations Officer Inspector (ag) Rodney Inniss said around 10 p.m. The men were playing cards in the area when two unknown men approached them and opened fire, causing them to flee. A 41-year-old […]