American visitor dies after beach activities
The Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an American visitor. Police were informed of a 65-year-old male visitor who complained ...
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Media fraternity, PM Mottley saddened by death of photojournalist
The Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) and Prime Minister Mia Mottley are grieving the passing of veteran photojournalist, Antonio ‘Digga’ Miller. The father o...
'Friday' actor-comedian John Witherspoon dies at 77
Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube's father in the "Friday" films, has died. He was 77. Witherspoon's manager Alex Goodman confirmed late Tuesday that Witherspoon died i...
Rihanna mourns loved one
Rihanna is mourning the passing of one of her family members from her father's side. Days after launching her latest SavageXFenty line, Rihanna has lost her Uncle Rudy. Sharing a photo of her ...
'Hour of darkness' for Bahamas; 43 dead, with toll to rise
ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — The hurricane death toll is rising in the Bahamas, in what its leader calls “this hour of darkness.” Search and rescue teams were still trying to reach some Bahamian communiti...
Mugabe to be buried at hilltop shrine in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Robert Mugabe will be buried at a hilltop shrine reserved exclusively for Zimbabwe's ruling elite, an official said Saturday, as the southern African nation began several days ...
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," ''Song of Solomon" and other works transformed American letters by dramatising the...
Two fatal drownings in Barbados on one day
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding two separate drowning incidents, which took the lives of two elderly persons. The first tragic incident occurred at Browne's Beach along Bay S...
Royal Barbados Police Force mourns 'Big Show'
Policeman Alfred Clarke has passed away at the young age of 45 years old. On Tuesday (July 16), Constable Clarke tragically passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he had been admitt...
Two die in house fire
Police and Fire officials are continuing their investigation into a fire late Saturday night, which destroyed a house at 1st Avenue Alleyne Land, Bush Hall, St Michael. It also claimed the lives of...