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Tight at the top
Weymouth Wales are still at the top of the standings of the Digicel-sponsored Barbados Football Association’s Premier League after recovering from a deficit to earn a 1-1 draw against reigning...
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Airport strike
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) has made good on its threat to stage protest action at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA). Promptly at 12pm today, unionized workers, led by...
View ArticleAnother woman charged with theft of lottery tickets
A second St Michael woman has been charged in connection with theft of lottery tickets and money which occurred at a Bank Hall Service Station. Chauntel Shakera Francis, 29, of Headley’s Land, Bank...
View ArticleBody found in St George
Lawmen are currently investigating an unnatural death in Sweetvale, St George. Police say they received a call around 6:30 a.m. that the body of a man, 20, was found in a house. More to follow.
View ArticleBarbados records a murder and an unnatural death
Barbados has recorded its first murder for the year. Dead is Travis Keene Leon Austin, 24, of Prior Park, St James. His body was found in a track at Central Close, Haynesville, St James around 11: 10...
View ArticleSeveral injured in separate accidents
Emergency personnel are reporting a number of serious accidents today, one in St Philip and the other in Christ Church. At Brereton Road, St Philip, five people were injured in a three-way vehicle...
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Jones steps in
Minister of Education Ronald Jones is preparing to intervene in the “wrapper controversy” at the Springer Memorial School that has resulted in the expulsion of a student. Jones, who had earlier sided...
View ArticleTwo missing
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman and a missing man. Shonne Jeanay Mercedez Griffith (no age given) of Lot #30 Oxnards, St James was last seen around 3 p.m. on...
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UPDATE- Pregnant Bajan woman; three British visitors nabbed for credit card scam
A 30-year-old Barbadian woman has been held, along with three British visitors in connection with a $75,000 credit card scam. Melissa Latoya Cumberbatch of Baycroft Road, Carrington Village, St Michael...
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WORLD – Political showdown looms following Scalia’s death
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died, setting up a major political showdown between President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled Senate over who will replace him just...
View ArticleMillon dollar drug bust
A St Michael man is due to face the law court on Tuesday, after police made a major drug bust at his Wildley Terrace home on Sunday. Kelvin Ricardo Callender,45, was arrested and charged after police...
View ArticleDuo pleads guilty to theft
Two St Michael men have been remanded to prison until next month after pleading guilty to theft charges. Jeremy Che Weekes, 21, of Welch Terrace, and Chad Chandler, 19, of The Ivy, appeared before...
View ArticleSchool bug
Students and staff of the Lawrence T Gay Memorial School were today forced to work almost anywhere on the school compound other than in their classrooms as a suspected environmental problem continues...
View ArticleWASHINGTON – Christie endorses Trump
WASHINGTON –– New Jersey governor and former Republican candidate Chris Christie is endorsing front-runner Donald Trump for president, he has announced. Christie dropped out of the 2016 presidential...
View ArticlePrime time with NAPSAC
With all the zones finished and half-way to the quarters, Sporting World took some time to catch up with the National Primary Schools Athletics Championship chairman Wayne Robinson to speak a bit about...
View ArticleMark and Hyacinth create history
by Anesta Henry It is not often a visually impaired couple who are deeply in love say the words I do. The atmosphere was perfect this afternoon, as history was created when for the first time in the...
View ArticleMan dies following accident
Barbados has recorded its second road related fatality. Carson Wharton, 54, of Enterprise, Christ Church, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on February 24th, four days after he was admitted...
View ArticleAnother withdrawal
More madness seems to be afflicting West Indies cricket. And the powers that be apparently have little or no control in reading the riot act. Already having to make three changes to the original squad...
View ArticleLynch tipped to become new BCA head
Noel Lynch is set to move his talents from the track and field arena to the boardroom. According to reliable sources, Lynch, a former Minister of Tourism is highly tipped to become the new chief...
View ArticleUpping the ante
West Indies Women’s all-rounder Deandra Dottin believes the team’s batters will have to step up their game if they are to defeat England in their crucial ICC T20 World Cup match on Thursday. The West...
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