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Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting...

English decline ‘a concern’

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn has expressed concern about...

Countdown for end of 11-Plus begins

The countdown has officially begun for the end of...

Dip in overall maths, English

St Gabriel’s Primary School dominated this year’s Barbados Secondary...

Walters slams Govt ‘secrecy’

Democratic Labour Party Spokesman on finance Senator Ryan Walters...

Still mum on BiMPay cost

Questions about the cost of Barbados’ new BiMPay platform...

Plea to put protocols in place

In light of sunday's daylight shooting at a gas station that left a customer dead and an employee injured, a call is being made...

$5m gully clean-up

Barbados is embarking on a comprehensive, multimillion-dollar clean-up of gullies and removal of derelict vehicles across the island. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...

‘Carefully assess’ children for early 11-Plus sitting

Parents were urged to carefully assess their children’s readiness for the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE) if considering early sitting. At a meeting recently...

Jail still has effect!

Newly appointed Superintendent of Prisons De Carlo Payne has defended the effectiveness of incarceration as a deterrent to crime, despite Barbados recording 50 murders...

Barbados still on track, says Weir

Despite setbacks caused by climate change, Barbados remains on track to contribute meaningfully to CARICOM’s 25 by 25 initiative, aimed at reducing the region’s...

Banks coming up short, says BCEN

The recent trend towards shorter banking hours is drawing the ire of a consumer body, with the latest announcement from another bank. The Barbados Consumer...

Praise for Peace Programme

Despite Barbados recording a grim milestone of 50 murders in 2024, Imran Richards, assistant director of Inspire Life Solutions, maintains that the National Peace...

‘Mixed economic outlook’

Barbados faces a complex economic landscape in 2025, according to economist Professor Emeritus Michael Howard and former University of the West Indies (UWI) banking...

BAS CEO calls for strategy to avoid shortages in future

Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul, has called attention to pressing issues in the agricultural sector that emerged during...

Study shows worrying crime trend

Criminologist Kim Ramsay has sounded the alarm on a disturbing reversal in homicide trends in Barbados, with her latest crime study revealing a resurgence...