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President’s leave extended

The President of Barbados, His Excellency, the Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic’s leave has been extended until Monday, July 13. The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Gibson will continue to perform...
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BWU monitoring action over alleged mistreatment of migrant workers

The Barbados Workers Union is waiting and watching after exposing a large construction company's alleged mistreatment of migrant...
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Traffic changes for Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes

Motorists are being advised of temporary traffic changes today to facilitate the National Cultural Foundation's annual Ceremonial Delivery...
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The Barbados Police Service announces senior command appointments

The Barbados Police Service has announced the appointment of two Deputy Commissioners of Police and three Assistant Commissioners...
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Sonia Boyce sworn in as Barbados’ first female Commissioner of Police

Sonia Boyce was sworn in today as Commissioner of Police, becoming the first woman to hold the post...
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Atherley supports extending public health emergency, but cautions Govt

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Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph Atherley has told the Government not to use the highly contagious novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a cover to...
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Barbados’ ministry of foreign affairs ‘deeply disturbed’ by Young’s statement

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The following is the full statement issued by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados April 24, 2020."At last week's Special Emergency...
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Move to extend Public Health Emergency

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Parliament is extending the state of Public Health Emergency until June 30, 2020. The announcement was made today by Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw while...
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UNCTAD 15 conference postponed

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The fifteenth session of the UNCTAD Ministerial Conference (UNCTAD 15) will no longer be held in Barbados from 18 to 23 October 2020, as...
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Chief only for curfew cases

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The only magistrate with islandwide jurisdiction will be hearing all the COVID-19 breach of curfew cases from now on.Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes revealed today...
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Thieves raid farmers’ crops

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Two farmers are counting hundreds of dollars in losses after being hit by crop thieves.Duane Griffith, who cultivates one and a half acres in...
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