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Jada Group gets two barrack licences

The JADA Group has been issued two barrack licences and has begun relocating migrant workers back to their renovated housing facilities in Black Bess, St Peter. This comes one week...

Man charged with stealing rims and tyres at Bushy Park

A St Thomas man was granted bail when he appeared in court yesterday charged with the theft of...

Goal of 12 transplants a year

The Human Tissue Transplant Bill, 2026 should see ten to 12 kidney transplants a year, more than doubling...

English decline ‘a concern’

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn has expressed concern about the decline in this year’s national average English score...

Barbados tops Caribbean’s Ultimate Winter Escape list

Barbados takes the crown as the Caribbean's Ultimate Winter Escape in 2026, surpassing St Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, the...

BWA gets $80 million in grant funding

The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has secured almost US$40 Million in grant funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), an agency of the United...

MTW suspends heavy duty licences for people under 25

The Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) has suspended the issuance of heavy-duty, public service vehicle and motor tractor permits and driver licenses to people under...

Raphael: Promises not kept for taxi operators

All aspects of the public transportation system in Barbados must be modernised and fully functional if the nation is serious about wanting to become...

Eyewitness tells of killing

An eyewitness told the No. 3 Supreme Court yesterday that he was a mere few feet away from an altercation which led to the...

BLP taking fresh guard at Annual Conference

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) will stage the 83rd Annual Conference from Friday through Sunday in Queen’s Park, The City. It is the party’s 84th...

UPDATE: SSA workers back on the job

An unfortunate issue of miscommunication. That is how chairman of the Sanitation Service Authority, Ramon Alleyne, described what contributed to workers being off the job...