Concern over south coast attacks

Business owners along the south coast and especially in the area of the Boardwalk at Hasting, Christ Church are concerned about a number of recent attacks on visitors including a robbery and stabbing over the weekend. There has been at least one burglary and rape for which a suspect is in custody, meanwhile the police […]
DLP candidate apologizes over platform speech

The Democratic Labour Party’s Candidate for St. George South, Dawn-Marie Armstrong, has issued an apology over statements she made during last evening’s DLP campaign launch at Checker Hall St. Lucy. Her apology follows criticism by many on social media who deemed her comments distasteful.
New covid-19 directives; curfew suspended election night

New covid-19 directives take effect from midnight tonight, largely unchanged except there will be no curfew on election night. Attorney General Dale Marshall made the announcement following today’s cabinet meeting.
Two men shot at Dunlow Lane

Two men have been taken to hospital after being shot, one of them multiple times, during an incident at Dunlow Lane, Bay Street, St. Michael this afternoon. One man was shot in the leg, while the other was shot two or three times in various parts of the body. Both were taken to hospital by […]
First covid-19 death for the year; 538 new cases

Barbados has recorded its first COVID-19 casualty for the year, a 75-year-old Barbadian woman. She passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department yesterday. She was unvaccinated. Her death brings the number of fatalities here from the virus to 263. 538 people tested positive for covid-19 here yesterday as the positivity rate […]
EBC chair: all set

Chairman of the Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Leslie Haynes, says that preparations are coming along smoothly for this month’s general elections. He tells Starcom Network News, the Commission is ready and is in the process of preparing for the special polling day, which will take place on January 12th for key personnel. He adds that […]