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Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:06:25 +0000
St Michael man on cannabis charges
Hassan Gregg O’Neil Alleyne, 40, of Grants Ave, Bayville, St Michael was arrested and formally charged by the Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit on December 30, 2025  for the possession and trafficking of cannabis, intent to supply cannabis an...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +0000
New Year Message 2026: From Friends of Democracy
As the old year closes and a new one begins, we are reminded that time does not simply pass, it teaches us, whether through joy or through challenge. Each of us carries different experiences from 2025, a year filled with memories both sweet and diffi...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:22:00 +0000
Prison Officers to get back pay today
By the close of business today, all Prison Officers should have received their long-awaited payment, representing the monies owed for extended hours worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. During that period, Prison Officers – classified as essent...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:02:03 +0000
Teen on murder charge sent up until January 30
Seventeen-year-old Adae Xavier Scott, who was charged with the murder of Timothy Trotman, is scheduled to return to court on January 30, 2026. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge when he appeared before Magistrate Alison Burke in th...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:58:00 +0000
St Michael teen remanded until January 30
Murder accused Malik Isiah Blackman, 16, was remanded to Barbados Prison Service (Dodds) when he appeared in court today. Blackman, of 4th Avenue Park Road, Bush Hall, St Michael, was not required to plead to the indictable charge of murder of Andy A...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:32:48 +0000
Trotman eyeing St Michael Central
A new chapter is set to open in St Michael Central, with the Barbados Labour Party confirming a January 15, 2026 nomination for the constituency, amid indications that sitting MP and Speaker of the House Arthur Holder will not be returning to electiv...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000
US citizens dies after falling from hotel balcony in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN – Police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old United States national, who is reported to have fallen from a balcony at a leading hotel here on New Year’s Day. Police said that Jonathan Claude, 36, from Cypress, Texas, and a ...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000
Several Caribbean countries rattled by earthquakes
PORT OF SPAIN – Several Caribbean countries have been rattled by earthquakes during the first two days of the new year, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI)  report...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:38:59 +0000
Swiss resort bar fire ‘likely started by sparkler candles’
CRANS-MONTANA – Dozens of young partygoers injured in a New Year’s Eve bar fire in Switzerland were transferred to specialist burn units across Europe as they fought for their lives on Friday after being hit by the devastating blaze, whic...

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000
Venus Williams gets wildcard entry for Australian Open
Venus Williams is set to become the oldest female player to compete in the Australian Open main draw at the age of 45. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has received the final women’s wildcard for the tournament, which begins on January 18. Wi...

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