President Donald Trump says the United States has carried out a “large scale strike against Venezuela” and “captured its leader, President Nicolas Maduro” and his wife. Here’s the statement from

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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