The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has upgraded the flash-flood watch to a flash-flood warning for the island. According to the BMS, surface to low-level troughing supported by upper-level atmospheric conditions is expected to generate modera...

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Multinational retail giant Costco has sued the US government to secure a full refund of import duties if the Supreme Court rejects President Donald Trump’s authority to impose tariffs without congressional approval. Costco’s lawsuit urges...

A Flash-Flood Watch is now in effect for Barbados. The Barbados Meteorological Services says conditions are expected to worsen into Wednesday, with improvement likely by Thursday night. A low-level trough moving across the region, combined with a mor...

Barbados Meteorological Services has issued a Small Craft Advisory, with rough and choppy seas expected to begin on Wednesday night. Forecasters warn that northerly to northeasterly swells between 2.5 and 3 metres (7 to 10 feet) are likely, driven by...

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have hit out at a new Netflix documentary produced by rapper 50 Cent, which they say is “a shameful hit piece” that “relied on stolen footage”. The four-part documentary, titled Sean ...

Police at the Oistins Station are investigating a late-night shooting that injured a man in Maxwell, Christ Church, around 11:40 p.m. on Monday. Reports indicate that the victim had just arrived at his home when he was confronted by an armed assailan...

Police at the Oistins Station are investigating a shooting that left a man injured along Gall Hill, Christ Church, on Monday. According to reports, the victim was driving along the roadway when several shots were fired, hitting him. He was taken to t...