Jadon O’Neal Branker, 22, of 6th Avenue, Kendal Crescent, Christ Church, who escaped lawful custody on Friday, has been returned to police custody. Branker, the subject of an “Escaped Prisoner”

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Police are searching for 22-year-old Jadon O’Neal Branker, who escaped lawful custody while at the Oistins Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Branker, of 6th Avenue, Kendal Crescent, is described as approximately

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The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has advised that there is no tsunami threat to Barbados following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake recorded this morning. According to the BMS, the earthquake occurred

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Classes at the Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School ended early today after complaints of lingering odours following industrial cleaning. The Ministry of Education Transformation said that while the school

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The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it will continue to monitor the Meningococcal Disease (Meningitis) Outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK), while noting that the risk for Barbados is low. The

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Jamaica became the first English speaking Caribbean country to secure medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena in Torun, Poland. Kishane Thompson ran his fastest-ever time

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) is urging Barbadians to look beyond headline figures from the 2026 Budgetary Proposals and Financial Statement, stressing that understanding how the measures affected everyday

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Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in “Code of Silence,” “Missing in Action” and “The Delta Force” and upheld the

Continue readingChuck Norris, macho star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, dies at 86

A St. Michael man has been charged in connection with a serious bodily harm incident earlier this month. Sheldon Rondelle Atherley, 49, of Clements Avenue, Bush Hall, has been formally

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A St. Michael man has been formally charged in connection with a firearm-related incident earlier this month. Davio Nate Harding, 23, of Blackman Field, Pinelands, has been charged with use

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