Regional dengue cases increased in 2019
WASHINGTON – The Americas reported more than 3 million cases of dengue in 2019, the largest number recorded in the Region so far, according to the latest epidemiological update from the Pan American Health…
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Forde to reappear in court
Twenty-one-year-old Rico Radarah Reneal Forde of Salters, St George, was remanded to HMP Dodds after appearing at District ‘A’ Criminal Court Number 2 this morning. He was not required to plead to…
Wanted man Headley in police custody
Kemar Omar Corey Headley has been captured and is now in police custody. Headley was the subject of a wanted persons bulletin issued on June 7, 2019, in connection with a serious criminal investigation….
WANTED: Mario Aldeon Austin
The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating wanted man Mario Aldeon Austin. The 27-year-old, alias “Crate Man”, whose last known address is Blackmans’ Tenantry,…
Water taxi to Speightstown on Saturday
People attending the We Gatherin’ event Speightstown Alive – The Carolinas’ Link will have the opportunity to do so via water taxi. On Saturday, the vessel MC Inspire will take patrons from the Boardwalk…
Two pumping stations at reduced capacity
Two of the Barbados Water Authority’s (BWA) pumping stations are now working at reduced capacity and customers can expect water outages and low pressure. Two pumps at the Hampton Pumping Station were…
Pride aiming to trump Red Force
NEW LEADERS Barbados Pride will be seeking to extend their three-match winning streak when they face arch-rivals Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in a fifth-round encounter in the West Indies Four-Day Cricket…
Pinelands rise as Warriors slide
THE constrasting fortunes of former champions KFC Orange 3 Pinelands and Barbados Hilton Resorts Warriors continued when the Cooperators General Insurance Premier League Basketball Championship continued…
School’s out at Vauxhall
VAUXHALL PRIMARY SCHOOL will be fixed and parents are pleased, but it will mean the more than 300 children will have to stay home for the rest of this week in the first instance. This was the outcome…
CDB predicts one per cent growth
THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (CDB) has joined the list of institutions predicting economic growth for Barbados this year. But the CDB’s forecast of one per cent expansion in gross domestic product…