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(FP) The Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) will commence its Continuous Labour Force Sample Survey (CLFSS) for the fourth quarter, starting Tuesday, Decemb ...

(FP) The Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) will commence another round of its Continuous Labour Force Sample Survey (CLFSS) from Monday, September 11. As a ...

The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) will be replacing a damaged pipeline at its Golden Ridge station on Friday. As a result, customers in parts of St Andrew, St Thomas and St Joseph may be affected by water outage or low water pressure. Tankers will be dispatched to assist residents while the work is being conducted. In St Andrew: Turner’s Hall, Gregg Farm, Apes Hill, Church Gap, Hillaby, White Hill, Bruce …

Barbados’ tourism product may be in for a big boost with the addition of over a dozen locations to the list of official places to visit.On Monday, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), the agency tasked with marketing the island’s bread and butter industry unveiled the new places of interest and a plan to use more taxi operators to share stories about the island’s rich heritage and history with visitors.Acting Chief Executive Officer Marsha Alleyne said a part of the plan was to incr...

The bridge at Bawdens, St Andrew is now unsafe for vehicular traffic and has been closed until further notice. The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW) said that this closure is due to a recent investigation. MTWW said that traffic coming from the St Andrew Church route heading to Turners Hall, may travel via Ronald Mapp Highway to St Silas, to Plum Tree Road, St Thomas and on …

Fabian Marshall of Rock Hall, St Thomas, has been found. The Barbados Police Service last week issued a missing person bulletin for 41-year-old Marshall, also known as “Fabie” or “Big Joe”. Marshall’s sister Nikita Watson said he was found wandering along Porey Spring in a confused state. She said she feared he is suffering a psychotic break as he believes someone is out to “get him” and is refusing food, …

Leon Dacosta Hoyte was found not guilty of gun possession by a jury in the No. 4 Supreme Court. Hoyte, of Porey Spring, St Thomas, had been on trial for having a 9mm Lorcin semi-automatic pistol and seven rounds of ammunition in his possession on December 12, 2017. He was represented by attorney Pearson Leacock, while Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Alliston Seale, Senior Crown Counsel Oliver Thomas and Crown …