#BREAKING - 2PM: MELISSA STRENGTHENS: Hurricane Melissa continues to be a very dangerous Category 5 Hurricane - with winds now at 175MPH up 10MPH from the last advisory.
Melissa is situated 145 miles SW of Kingston; forecast to make landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 Hurricane
#BREAKING - #BIMBudget24: Effective April 1st, Barbados to remove VAT on 45 food items such as barley, stewed beef, minced meat; minced pork, minced turkey, pineapples and lentil peas
#BREAKING - DLP announces 15 candidates ahead of Barbados' General Election - due in 2027
Dr David Estwick - St Philip West
Richard Sealy - St Michael SC
Ryan Walters - St Michael NW
Dr Dawn-Marie Armstrong - St Michael North
Pedro Shepherd - St Michael SE
Neil Marshall - St Philip South
Andre Worrell - St Michael Central
Amory Gilding-Bourne - Christ Church East
Andrew Cave - Christ Church West
Dr Rodrick Hinds - St Thomas
Shaquanni Hunte - St Michael West
Dale Rowe - City of Bridgetown
Nathaniel Boyce - St Michael South
Randal Rouse - St Joseph
Alvin Toppin - St Lucy