Change in venue for private CXC candidates
Candidates who are registered privately for CXC English A and Principles of Business examinations are advised that the location for both exams will now be the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute (SJPI) on Monday, January 06, 2025. The English A paper will be at 9 a.m. and the Principles of Business exam will be at 1 […]
Police probe death in Tudor Bridge
Police are at Tudor Bridge, St Michael carrying out investigations into an apparent unnatural death. When a Barbados Today team visited the scene, part of the road was cordoned off as policemen gathered evidence. A body on the roadside was covered with a sheet. More details as they come to hand. The post Police probe […]
Elderly man dies in The City
An elderly man collapsed and died while selling newspapers at the intersection of Trafalgar and Ricketts Street in Bridgetown on Thursday morning. Reports indicate that the incident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. Eyewitnesses told Barbados TODAY that the man, who occasionally filled in for a regular newspaper vendor, was seen carrying out his duties when […]
Ionics Freshwater Limited Desalination Plant still impacted by low water levels
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) today advised that the Ionics Freshwater Limited Desalination Plant on the Mighty Grynner Highway, was again impacted by electrical issues overnight. Although the plant is currently online, reservoir levels at the connected BWA facility in St. Michael are still being affected and will take some time to return to normal. […]
Four New Year’s Day babies delivered at QEH so far
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) welcomed four newborns — two girls and two boys — on New Year’s Day to usher in 2025. All the babies were delivered by first-time mothers. The first baby of the year, a girl, arrived at 5:09 a.m., to Alexandrea Vaughn weighing over seven pounds. Alexandrea Vaughn delivered the first […]