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Bajans assured proposed changes to Board will be positive

Barbadians are being assured that plans to convert the Transport Board into the Barbados National Transport Co-operative will not result in the negative behaviours presently being displayed by some...

Police issue Crop Over safety advisory

The Barbados Police Service is reminding the public to prioritise safety and responsible conduct as Crop Over 2026...

PM calls for revisit of tourism slogan

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has renewed calls for a stronger national commitment to tourism, suggesting a revisit...

NUPW warns of Public Service consolidation, calls for talks

The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is keeping a watch on possible job consolidations in the Public...

Jada Group gets two barrack licences

The JADA Group has been issued two barrack licences and has begun relocating migrant workers back to their...

Ministry of Education apologies

The Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) has apologised for its role in allowing first form students at five secondary schools to...

BUT: IDB’s apology “will not suffice”

The Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) apology for its controversial survey administered to schoolchildren will not be enough to satisfy the Barbados Union of Teachers...

Inniss loses appeal of bribe laundering conviction

Ex-Government Minister Donville Inniss has lost an appeal to overturn a U.S. conviction for laundering bribes connected to insurance contracts through a New York...

Nation article refused as evidence

Intervenor Tricia Watson has failed in an effort to have a NATION newspaper article accepted as evidence in the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) electricity...

Thief to pay $10 000 in compensation

In a case described as one where there was no honour among thieves, Chad Kemar Kadeem Bourne was ordered to compensate a homeowner when...

No damage reported from tropical wave

The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) received only one report of damage caused by the passage of the tropical wave overnight. The DEM said at...