A new law will soon be in place to monitor registered vehicles on the roads, Ministry of Transport Permanent Secretary Andrew Gittens disclosed on Tuesday. The draft legislation is now …
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Around 80 firearms in police custody were destroyed on Tuesday in an exercise witnessed by the media. Sergeant Liesl Gabriel told journalists at Central Police Station the guns were of …
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Cases of missing children are on the rise in Barbados, raising alarm bells at the Child Care Board (CCB). At a regional conference in Jamaica on responding to disappearances of …
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The Barbados Police Service has denied a request by a pro-Palestine grouping to stage a peaceful demonstration outside the Israeli Consul office on Harbour Road on Friday, citing security concerns. …
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Ever since the Barbados Labour Party took over the reins of government in 2018, it has had to confront many social challenges afflicting the youth of the country. Wilfred Abrahams, …
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Government backbencher and medical practitioner Dr Sonia Browne has called on those involved in the local justice system to “do better” for children who have been victimised by sexual predators. …
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McConney: ‘I don’t know why people need to interfere with people’s children’
In a shocking revelation to Parliament, Minister of Education Kay McConney said several teachers are under lengthy suspension on allegations of making sexual advances to students. It was not immediately …
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More than 60 alleged gang members have been charged and over US $72 million in drugs seized in an operation in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The United States Department of …
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A man has died following a shooting in St Michael early Saturday morning. Shortly after midnight, police responded to the scene of a shooting at a shed at a residence …
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Amid public outrage over two deaths from hit-and-run drivers, major insurance companies have revealed a staggeringly high number of uninsured vehicles causing injury and death – between one in three …