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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:01:43 +0000Shooting at Merricks, St Philip
Police are investigating a shooting at Merricks, St Philip. More details as they come to hand.
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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000Fogging suspended until 2026
The Ministry of Health and Wellness advises that its routine fogging programme has been suspended for the Christmas period. However, the Vector Control Unit will continue to provide rapid response and emergency fogging services throughout the holiday...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:01:00 +0000US-Venezuela conflict ‘bad for business’
The possibility of rising tensions becoming military conflict between the United States (US) and Venezuela means that it cannot be business as usual for the Caribbean business community or the region’s economies. That is the consensus of a panel of...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000Taitt: Debate feels rushed, unsure
Just before she abstained from voting in the Constitution Amendment Bill, 2025, Independent Senator Monique Taitt had a number of burning questions surrounding the bill. Speaking recently at the sitting of the Senate before the Bill was passed, Taitt...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000Level of borrowing ‘can’t be sustained’
Government is misusing, mismanaging and abusing debt, says Opposition Senator, Ryan Walters. “This level of borrowing and the way in which this Government is treating to the borrowing is not sustainable for our future generations,” Senator Walter...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000US$81m profit for Sagicor
Sagicor is reporting an “outstanding” third quarter performance, including a US$81 million net profit attributable to is shareholders. As they look to the rest of the financial year, senior management of the group say that following Hurricane Mel...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:05:47 +0000Trump bans entry to nationals of three Caribbean countries
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump Tuesday named Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Haiti as countries where citizens from these Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries would either be “fully” restricted or have “limited” entry into the Uni...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000Residents tired of brown water
Residents of Ellerton and Walkers in St George, and Lodge Terrace, St Michael, say things are looking “brown” so far for the Christmas season when it comes to their water supply. The taps are either dry, running low or spewing out discoloured wat...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000Bondi Beach shooting suspect charged with 15 counts of murder
Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, the New South Wales police say. His father Sajid Akr...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000Drive to success
Six new names are listed among the 22 overall and class champions confirmed over the weekend by the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) following a successful 2025 season. More than 230 competitors regularly participated in the club’s varied disciplines, w...