Friday, April 19, 2024

News

Four arrested on drug charges

 Three Barbadians and a Venezuelan, who were caught on a vessel carrying over $8 million in cocaine and cannabis, have been arrested on a string of drug charges.  They are...

BAVERN looking at prospects

Some vendors in the city are hoping to get their share of the spoils as Bridgetown Market is...

Missing: Sonia Suzzette Parris

Police are seeking assistance in locating Sonia Suzzette Parris, 58, of Edey Village, Christ Church who disappeared on Wednesday night. Parris was...

Major boost for film industry

The film industry in the region and Africa received a major boost this past week with the inaugural...

House fire leaves two injured

A house fire in St Philip has left two people with burns, one of them a woman in...

Concern over heart disease among Bajan women

PRESIDENT OF THE Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados Humphrey Metzgen today voiced concern about the large numbers of females suffering from heart disease.He...

National Heroes of Labour symposia begin next week

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, in collaboration with the Barbados Workers’ Union, will host three symposia in celebration of the life and work of the Right...

Bank Hall home damaged by fire

QUICK RESPONSE by members of the Barbados Fire Service contained a blaze to one home along Bank Hall Main Road, St Michael, at the corner...

Disney the best medicine

JALEAH HOYTE is one of the happiest teenagers alive today.From her sick bed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the 15-year-old expressed the desire to...

Still high demand for mortgages

BARBADIANS have not stopped pursuing their dream of owning a piece of the rock. Current tough economic times have only made them more budget...

Experts: Late start no good

THE LATE START of this year’s crop makes it something of a kadooment in the eyes of some experts.Patrick Bethell, chairman of the independent...