Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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Music fraternity mourns passing of Ricky Aimey

The music fraternity was thrown into mourning as news circulated of the death of talented musician Ricardo “Ricky” Aimey on Monday. Former Minister of Culture John King, speaking as a fellow...

Road markings begin today

The Ministry of Transport and Works road marking team will be carrying out work this week starting from...

‘Smooth sailing’ in the east for 11-Plus

Minister of Education Kay McConney is happy with the smooth process in which the 2024 Barbados Secondary Schools’...

Pressure mounts against IMF surcharges

Pressure is intensifying on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to end its surcharges policy which is costing Barbados...

SVG’s Opposition Leader wants age of consent increased

KINGSTOWN – Opposition Leader Godwin Friday has reiterated his support for increasing the age of consent, saying that...

Transport Consultation gets moving

Traffic, road pollution, safety, penalties for reckless drivers and the unreliability of public service vehicles are among some of the topics being discussed at...

A year of pain

THE FAMILY of Ronald Knight, of Bibby’s Lane, St Michael, are hoping that justice delayed does not end up being justice denied.A year ago...

Milton Lynch cleared of cow itch

MILTON LYNCH PRIMARY SCHOOL is now cow itch free.Over the weekend, workers from CJC Building & Services were cleaning up the Water Street, Christ...

Suspended again

FOR THE SECOND TIME in his teaching career, deputy principal Bradston Clarke has been sent on leave.Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw confirmed over the...

Ethiopian Airlines: ‘No survivors’ on crashed Boeing 737

An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board, the airline says.It said 149 passengers and eight...

Another UWI faculty

For the first time in almost 50 years, the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill is set to establish a new faculty.It...