Perfect record for chess champs
Three players marched to titles with perfect records and two sections produced joint champions in the Barbados Chess Federation’s National Under-12, Under-16 and Under-20 Championships last weekend. …
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Cruise record
Barbados has a new record for cruise passenger arrivals in a single year. Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) is reporting 853 200 arrivals from 422 cruise ship calls for January to December 2019, a three per…
Christ Church man shot in Marl Hole Gap
The man shot at Marl Hole Gap, St Michael, has been identified as Julian Harewood. The 27-year-old of Harmony Hall, Christ Church, was shot in the abdomen and back around 12:56 p.m. in the vicinity…
Met Office monitoring sea conditions
Sea conditions are expected to deteriorate over the next few days and officials at the Met Office say a high-surf advisory and small-craft warning may be issued for Barbados on Wednesday. A strong…
Shooting at Marl Hole Gap
One man was shot earlier today at Marl Hole Gap, St Michael. Details are sketchy, but according to police reports he was transported to the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital. More information as…
Iran promises revenge during Soleimani funeral
DUBAI/WASHINGTON – Iran’s supreme leader wept in grief with hundreds of thousands of mourners thronging Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S….
Puerto Rico bracing for aftershocks after 5.8 quake
A damaging earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Monday, with plenty of aftershocks expected. The magnitude 5.8 tremor happened at 5:32 a.m., the United States Geological Survey said. It was centred…
Woman loses second son to violence
Within the space of 11 years, Carlyn Bedford has lost two sons in the same St Michael district – both in violent circumstances. In 2009, Alex Wayne Massiah, 26, was stabbed to death while in Division…
Owen on board
Former Prime Minister Professor Owen Arthur will be the new chairman of cash-strapped regional airline LIAT. And the veteran economist and former politician sees the new job as his biggest challenge…
School stigma concern
Two months after the killing of 16-year-old Temario Holder on the compound of Frederick Smith Secondary School, education officials fear this will impact on the numbers choosing this school as an option…