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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...

One COVID death

Barbados recorded one COVID-19 death for the period November 26 to 29, taking the overall total to 568. Over the corresponding period, there were 528...

Minister announces new Barbados passport in circulation

The new Barbados passport is ready and anyone who is now applying will received the upgraded edition. During a media conference at the Wildey, St...

Update: Wanted man in custody

Tamal Maleak Taylor alias ‘Farmer' or 'Farmer Brown’ 17 years of #370 Citrine Road, Kingsland Terrace, Christ Church who was the subject of a...

Support the Poppy League all year

In this season of good cheer and giving, Barbadians are being asked to support the Barbados Poppy League and ex-servicemen, some of whom have...

Minister outlines tourism strategy

Minister of Tourism Ian Gooding-Edghill wants Barbados to be a year-round tourism destination of choice, not just for the winter season. He appealed to all...

Lawyer wants lesser fine

The prosecution believes Davey Reynold Prescod should pay $20 000 for the loaded firearm he was caught with in 2008, but his attorney says...