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Alesha pumping gas at at Willis Gas Station in Cave Valley, St Ann, last week. She recalled that days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October, all she could see was water when she looked down at the town.
January 18, 2026 by Karen Madden

Mentally draining, but Cave Valley rebounds from Melissa

It is a fight that has exacted physical, mental, and emotional pain, but business operators in Cave Valley, St Ann, are clawing their way back following devastation when Hurricane Melissa dumped…
Reverend Derrick Ashmeade makes remarks at the appreciation service held at Foursquare Gospel Church in Annotto Bay, St Mary.
January 18, 2026

Foursquare Gospel Church recognises long‑serving ministers

Six clergy members were honoured Sunday during an appreciation service at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Annotto Bay, St Mary. Those recognised included Reverend Stanley Brown, Reverend Jasmine…
Brittney Hall
January 18, 2026

MoBay woman charged for death of spouse in St Andrew

A St James woman who was apprehended after being listed as wanted in connection with the death of her partner at a house in St Andrew has been charged with murder. She is 25-year-old Brittney Hall,…
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley. - File photo.
January 18, 2026

Mottley calls early general election in Barbados, ballots to be cast on February 11

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley Saturday night named February 11 as the date for a general election in her country, the second occasion that she has called a snap…
A homeowner in Black River, St Elizabeth, conducts roof repairs in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
January 18, 2026

NHT pays out $324 million in housing grants

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has to date paid out $324 million in housing grants to 810 applicants under the Hurricane Relief Grant initiative. Managing Director of the NHT, Martin Miller, made…
File photo.
January 18, 2026

2025 ISSA Champions Cup cancelled

The Inter Secondary Schools Association (ISSA) has announced that there will be no 2025 Champions Cup competition. In a statement on Sunday, ISSA president Keith Wellington said the decision was…
His court date is being finalised.
January 18, 2026

Manchester farmer charged for shooting man during argument at bar

A 66-year-old Manchester farmer has been charged for shooting a man during an argument at a bar in Mandeville. Donald Salmon is charged with wounding with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon,…
He is to go to court in June.
January 18, 2026

St Andrew bearer charged with public mischief after filing false robbery report

A St Andrew bearer has been charged for allegedly filing a false police report claiming he was robbed of his company-issued motorcycle and cellphone. Twenty-seven-year-old Jovan Gayle, otherwise…
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January 18, 2026

Over 100 rounds of ammunition and two guns seized in Santa Cruz, two arrested

The police in St Elizabeth on Saturday arrested two people following the seizure of more than 100 assorted rounds of ammunition and two firearms during an operation in Santa Cruz. The identities of…