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Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:19:10 +0000IN CUSTODY: Nigel Pinder alias ‘Bounty’ or ‘Cappy’
Nigel Pinder, 48, alias “Bounty” or “Cappy”, who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin issued on Friday, September 12, 2025, in connection with serious criminal matters, is now in police custody. Pinder was...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0000
Trump and Melania visit the royal family at Windsor Castle
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited King Charles III at Windsor Castle on the first full day of their state visit in England Tuesday. As the Trumps arrived via Marine One Wednesday morning, they were greeted by the Pr...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0000
Jordan applauds move to protect tourism brand
Parliament Representative for St Peter Colin Jordan says in a highly competitive sector such as tourism, branding must be taken more seriously. Speaking on the Tourist Accommodation Bill, 2025 which was debated in the House of Assembly yest...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000
Main income must be from tourism, says Symmonds
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds says Government is working to spread tourism benefits to all Barbadians, but this does not mean everyone who provides service to a visitor can get concessions. He was responding to suggest...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000
Thorne: Give breaks to rum shops too
Ccommunity-based operators, not large hotels, represent the “new frontier” for the tourism industry’s success in Barbados and they must be treated in that way. That was the message to Government from Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne yesterday as ...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:09:04 +0000
PAHO calls for safe care for all newborns and children
WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday said that in 2020, Latin America and the Caribbean,(LAC) recorded more than 800 000 babies being born with premature or small for their gestational age, facing increased risks of pr...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000
Pastor Lowe case to be closed
The case against convicted sex-offender, now deceased Pastor Vincent Anthony Lowe, came up for hearing in the No. 4 Supreme Court yesterday. It will be formally closed when his death certificate is presented to the court. Lowe, 71, head of Prayer Pal...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:10:13 +0000
Trump to sue The New York Times for $15b
President Donald Trump says he is filing an audacious lawsuit against The New York Times, alleging defamation and accusing the outlet of being a “virtual mouthpiece” for the Democratic Party. The lawsuit demands $15 billion in damages, which exce...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:00:51 +0000
Thousands of Palestinians flee as Israeli troops push into Gaza City
Thousands of Palestinians are continuing to flee Gaza City, a day after Israel said it had begun a major ground offensive aimed at occupying the city. Amid large-scale bombing overnight, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said al-Ranitisi childre...
Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:45:53 +0000
Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ‘confesses to his roommate’
The man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk confessed to killing the right-wing activist in a message to his roommate, prosecutors have alleged, as they announced seven charges against him. Tyler Robinson, 22, left a note under a keyboard for hi...