Two people drown at Welches Beach Barbados Today15/12/20190286 views Two people are dead in what police are calling a drowning incident at Welches Beach. Police say the victims are believed to be a woman and her son. More to… Read more
UPDATE: Irving Burgie dies Barbados Today01/12/20190435 views US composer Irving Burgie, who helped to popularise Caribbean music with hit songs like Day-O, has died aged 95. His death was confirmed on Saturday by Prime Minister Mia Mottley,… Read more
Independence celebrations marred by triple homicide Barbados Today30/11/20190430 views Barbadians awoke Saturday to news of a triple homicide in St Andrew. Attorney General Dale Marshall says news of the deaths dampened the celebrations marking the 53rd Anniversary of Independence. “Today… Read more
Irving Burgie dies Barbados Today30/11/20190632 views Irving Burgie, the songwriter and composer who wrote the lyrics for the national anthem of Barbados, has died. Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced Burgie’s death as she was about to… Read more
Grieving mom says Mark Gill was a ‘good guy’ Barbados Today23/11/201910661 views Margaret Gill, the grieving mother of 27-year-old Mark Gill who lost his life in a vehicle accident just after midnight, has described her only child as a “good guy” who… Read more
Road fatality on Mighty Grynner Highway Barbados Today23/11/20190352 views Police are investigating a road traffic collision, which occurred just after midnight on Saturday along the Mighty Grynner Highway, St Michael. The collision has resulted in the death of one… Read more
Optimist International responds to school stabbing Barbados Today09/11/20191360 views Optimist International has issued the following statement in response to Friday’s incident at the Frederick Smith Secondary School that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old student. Full Statement A… Read more
PM’s statement on the passing of Photojournalist Antonio Miller Barbados Today03/11/20191526 views [On Friday], I awoke to the very sad news that my friend, veteran news photographer, Antonio Miller had passed away. The news was particularly painful because just one day earlier… Read more
Mom prepares to bury second child in three months Barbados Today13/10/20190442 views Just three months after losing her 40-year-old daughter, Valerie Griffith is preparing to bury her son, the lone casualty of a 24-hour spate of gun attacks in a section of… Read more
Lady Lois Ramphal, wife of Sir Shridath passes away Barbados Today21/09/20190753 views Lady Lois Ramphal, wife of Sir Shridath, has died. The Government and people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana extend deepest condolences to Sir Shridath Ramphal on the passing of… Read more