Kiosk occupant faces flooding at Fairchild Street Market Barbados Today12/01/20240133 views A persistent flooding issue at the newly rebuilt Fairchild Street Market is threatening not only sales but the health of a business owner, she has told Barbados TODAY. Nine months… Read more
St Philip Welfare Office closed Barbados Today12/01/20240257 views The public is advised that the St Philip Welfare Office is closed due to environmental issues. However, persons who require the services of the office may contact the following officers:… Read more
Missing: Shakeil Omar Ifill Sandy Deane11/01/20240236 views Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help locate a missing man. He is 26-year-old Shakeil Omar Ifill of Lot 28, Constant, St George. He was last seen around 9:27… Read more
BWA advises that work at Hampton pumping station will continue next week Sandy Deane11/01/20240103 views The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) advises today Thursday, January 11th that repair work is still underway at its Hampton facility in St. Philip. However, instead of ceasing this week Friday,… Read more
BLA facilitating driving licence renewals for elderly citizens Sandy Deane11/01/20240238 views Persons between the ages of 70 and 74 years old will no longer need to submit a medical certificate to the Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) to renew their driving licence.… Read more
PAHO warns of circulation of SARS-CoV-2, other respiratory viruses in the Caribbean Sandy Deane11/01/20240203 views The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned about the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean. PAHO said its epidemiological… Read more
Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse summoned to serve his prison sentence Sandy Deane11/01/20240220 views Source: CMC – Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, whose conviction for involvement in the killing of 15 people more than four decades ago was upheld in December, has been ordered to… Read more
‘Tough’ year in review for farming Barbados Today11/01/20240293 views By Ryan Gilkes 2023 was a year of missed targets for agriculture, according to the head of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), as the island’s farming community struggled with the… Read more
BUT unhappy with proposed Common Entrance Exam date Barbados Today11/01/202401.1K views By Ryan Gilkes The date set for the sitting of the Common Entrance or 11 Plus exams could shift to a month later – if the union representing the nation’s… Read more
Haggatt Hall fire displaces seven people Sandy Deane11/01/20240263 views Seven people were impacted as a fire at Barker’s Road, Haggatt Hall, St Michael destroyed one house and damaged two others as well as a car around 5:38 p.m. on… Read more