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Moore: Young people joining BWU

General secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore says there has been a resurgence of confidence in the country’s oldest trade union. Moore, who was speaking to the...

Sahara dust trigger

More Barbadians are presenting to their doctors and local pharmacists, complaining of respiratory ailments and allergies due to...

Inflation squeeze

Barbadians are cutting back to the basic items as the cost of living crunch drags on, reported president...

Fatal hit-and-run at Long Bay

Police are probing a fatal hit and run that occurred along Long Bay main road, St Philip in the...

‘Ease on the way’ for St Joseph commuters

Government is on the job when it comes to long-standing complaints from residents of St Joseph on fixing...

Water solution for north ‘next year’

 Minister Of Water Resources Wilfred Abrahams is promising that the water woes in the north of the island will be addressed very early in...

Ganja query

 Government will have a huge task ahead in facilitating the use and prescription of medicinal marijuana when it comes on stream, says one of...

EMTs feel ‘unsafe’

 Responding to gun-related incidents is one of the major concerns for Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) staff.Head of the service, Dr David Byer, told THE...

Businessman to appear in court tomorrow on drug charges

Police have charged a businessman and a visiting Jamaican in connection with 107 pounds of cannabis.Dacosta Alexander Brathwaite 53, owner of clothing store D's...

CARICOM support for Guyana

The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping has reiterated “its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Guyana after the Venezuelan navy is...

’Tis the season for garbage piles

Residents in some St Thomas districts say they are having a messy Christmas as the garbage piles up on their streets.In areas like Porey...