Fake Gazette circulating
Members of the public are advised that the document currently being circulated with purported details of a public shut down is not an authentic one. The Government of Barbados is advising members of…
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Driver not injured after car lands on its roof
A driver escaped without injuries after a car overturned on the compound of Peoples Market, Tudor Bridge, St Michael, on Tuesday night. Police say the driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle which…
St Michael man injured during shooting
Mark Anthony Armstrong was injured in Monday night’s shooting at Chapman Lane, St Michael. Police say the 44-year-old of Holders Land, Brandon’s, in the same parish, was shot in the buttocks and lower…
Guyana records second COVID-19 death
GEORGETOWN – Guyana has recorded its second death from the coronavirus (COVID-19) as health officials Tuesday confirmed that there were now 12 positive cases of the virus in the country. Deputy-Chief…
BWA working on reconnections
More than 500 disconnected Barbados Water Authority (BWA) customers have been selected for reconnection. Earlier this month, during debate on the 2020 Appropriation Bill, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley…
City vendors told to move
Vendors who operate near the City Centre Mall, in Bridgetown were told to stop plying their trade early Tuesday morning. Lucy Jean-Pierre, one of the longtime vendors in the area, told Nation News…
Setting fires unkind, says chief
Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard, has asked people to be more considerate and stop indiscriminate burning. He made this appeal today after the Barbados Fire Service responded to grass fires, particularly…
No pay cuts yet for South African cricketers
CAPE TOWN – Player salaries for the South African 2020-21 cricket season are safe, but the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic could mean the country’s cricketers earn less in the future, Cricket…
34 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Barbados
Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic announced this evening that one more person tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Barbados. That brings the total number of COVID-19 positive…
One man injured in drive-by shooting
One man was injured in a drive-by shooting at Chapman Lane, St Michael this evening. Police said four men were liming in the area around 5:35 p.m. when a car approached and someone started firing at…