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PM credits World Bank

Barbados borrowing at lower interest rate has enabled it to do projects that would have otherwise been placed on the back burner. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley pointed this out...

Missing 12-year-old girl traced

Ariel Holder, 12, of Bridgecot Terrace, St George, who was reported missing on Thursday, November 5, has been...

Police seek vehicle of interest

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle of interest. The vehicle...

Plans underway for landmark pharmaceutical plant

Plans are under way to establish a $64 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Barbados to produce intravenous (IV)...

Barbadian environmental advocate receives Irene Dankelman Ecofeminist Award at COP17

Yemi Knight, Founder and Executive Director of AnchorBridge Environmental Inc. (ABE), has been named one of three recipients...

Improving food safety

MESSAGE: World Accreditation Day 2020by Dwight Sutherland, Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Fellow Barbadians, June 9 marks World Accreditation Day. This is a global...

Health Ministry advises against rapid antibody tests for COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has strongly advised the public against the use of rapid antibody tests to diagnose COVID-19.In a statement today,...

Family of seven lose home

A family, including five children, lost their uninsured home to fire earlier today at Hutchinson Drive, Silver Sands, Christ Church.According to police, two of...

Webinar on workplace cleaning protocol for public officers

Public officers will get another opportunity to learn about the new Workplace Cleaning and Disinfecting Protocol which has been introduced in the Public Service.The...

Safety and health at work ‘a priority’

The Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations has assured workers that the Safety and Health at Work Act, Cap. 356 remains in effect...

Happy to be back at school

Some of the senior students at the Princess Margaret Secondary School said they were pleased to be back in their familiar learning environment when...