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BARP reports major surplus

When members of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) meet on July 23 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) for their annual general meeting, they will do...

BiMPay worked ‘99.8% of time’

BiMPay was not introduced before it was ready. Central Bank Governor Dr The Most Honourable Kevin Greenidge made that...

‘I was on cocaine and wanted something to eat’

The pre-sentencing report is still outstanding and, as a result, Robert Ricardo Neblett had his matter adjourned when...

Update: Bank Hall man identified as latest shooting victim

Twenty-one-year-old Cammeron Ifill of Pasture Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, has been identified as the victim of a...

Disabled jobless rate ‘a crisis’

The high unemployment rate among people with disabilities is not just a social issue but a national development...

Dottin appointed to head anti-corruption agency

Former Commissioner of Police, Darwin Dottin, has been appointed Director of the Anti-Corruption and Anti-Terrorism Agency. He was appointed on December 12, 2022, by the...

Possible delays at QEH due to internet issues

Due to the lack of internet and systems access at the hospital, it has become necessary to implement the following temporary changes effective December...

Barbados charting its own foreign policy path

Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn, has given the assurance that Barbados’ foreign policy efforts in Africa will continue...

Dutchman on drug charges soon to know fate

Tomorrow could be decision day for Dutchman Harold Vernon Christobal Sint Jago when he reappears in the No. 5 Supreme Court. However, he is scheduled...

Buggery laws struck down by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Barbados has ruled that Sections 9 and 12 of the Sexual Offences Act which criminalise buggery and serious indecency are null and...

Alert upgraded to flood watch

Barbados is under a flood watch until midnight. The Barbados Meteorological Services says unstable conditions are continuing to affect the island with further rainfall accumulations...