Three men, including two foreign nationals, have been arrested and formally charged in connection with the seizure of 43.3 kilograms of suspected cannabis valued at an estimated $866,000. The Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit charged Keion Keste...

A 28-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested and formally charged with trafficking in children and two counts of wilfully giving an untrue answer to an immigration officer. The Barbados Police Service’s Sex Crimes and Human Trafficking Unit ch...

Nepal and China resumed rescue ​operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. A glacier collapse on ‌Wednes...

Fourteen-year-old Ashawn Williams of Bullen’s Avenue, Dalkeith, St Michael, who was reported missing on Thursday, August 27, has been traced and is safe. The Barbados Police Service thanked members of the public and the media for their assistance i...

A section of Flagstaff Road, St Michael, will be closed to through traffic on Saturday as the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) carries out work to remove a broken retaining wall. The closure will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on August 29, af...

Saim Ayub’s maiden T20 century proved to be instrumental in the Jamaica Kingsmen’s 11-run win over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, which helped to continue their resurgence in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League here on Thursday. Player-o...

With consumers and businesses facing high costs, Government can consider reducing taxation without doing damage to the economy’s long-term sustainability, suggests businessman Lalu Vaswani. Vaswani, chair of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Ind...

A distraught father is demanding the immediate and permanent closure of the popular “Hot Pot” site, Brighton, St Michael, after a weekend drowning. Leroy Kennedy Johnson, a 61-year-old, drowned last Saturday after diving into treacherous waters t...

Norway’s King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne, died on Friday at the age of 89, the royal palace said, at a time of multiple crises for the Norwegian ...

The business community is intensifying efforts to help provide more affordable consumer prices as Barbadians continue to feel the pinch of a high cost of living. Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) president Paul Inniss said yesterday th...