ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – All-rounder Kavem Hodge has admitted his call-up to the West Indies Test squad for next month’s tour of Bangladesh came as a surprise. The 27-year-old, who bowls left-arm spin and bats right-handed, was named as part of a second string 15-man side selected for the two-Test series following an exodus of […]
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A restaurant at the upscale Limegrove Lifestyle Centre in Holetown has closed its doors temporarily after a worker’s relative tested positive for the coronavirus. Now all the workers are to be tested and the restaurant is to undergo a deep cleansing before it reopens, it said. West Bar & Restaurant posted an Instagram message which said: […]
SOURCE: CMC – A Barbadian-born, retired New York Police Department (NYPD) detective has thrown her hat in the race for the 46th New York City Council District in Brooklyn and has expressed strong confidence that she would emerge victorious. Dr Judy D Newton, who retired from the NYPD on April 30, 2012, told the Caribbean […]
Few people get to celebrate their birthday and Christmas on the same day – and even less reach 100. But today Marguerita Payne celebrated all three. With proud family, friends and St George North Member of Parliament Toni Moore, the island’s newest centenarian enjoyed her big day. “I feel very happy and once […]
News Narissa Fraser 19 Minutes Ago Eudora Solomon. – THE body of a 68-year-old woman was found in the Guaracara River, Marabella, on Thursday afternoon. She had dementia and was reported missing by her family on Wednesday. Relatives said Eudora Solomon, who lived at Washington Street, Marabella, went missing at around 4 am. Investigators believed […]
News Shane Superville An Hour Ago Michel Diaz – Relatives of slain market vendor Michel Diaz believe he might have known his killer, as he made one last call for his life to be spared. Diaz, 35, was shot dead outside his Tunapuna Road, Tunapuna, home at around 7.30 pm on Tuesday while he was […]
Barbados will not be closing its doors to the United Kingdom just yet, Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffery Bostic has said. While Caribbean countries including Grenada and Jamaica have banned travel from the UK after Britain reported a new strain of the coronavirus, Bostic told reporters at a press conference this evening that […]
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica has put a two-week ban on flights from the United Kingdom, joining several countries in restricting travel from Britain over a new strain of the novel coronavirus. The Ministry of Health and Wellness, in a statement announcing the ban, said it would take effect immediately and end January 4, 2021. It noted […]
Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt Col Jeffery Bostic has confirmed that Barbados has recorded an additional six cases of COVID-19. He made the announcement while delivering his end of year message on Sunday. “As we get set to commence this week of Christmas preparations, I urge each of you to be on your guard. […]
Family, friends, attorneys and consulates who wish to visit an inmate at HMP Dodds Prison will have an opportunity to do so, as visits have resumed virtually. Persons may do so through the Microsoft Teams platform, and will be required to contact the Barbados Prison Service at 535-7302 or 535-7303 to schedule the video visit. […]