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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...

Police break up protest outside American Embassy in Barbados

Scores of protesters gathered outside the United States Embassy, Wildey, St Michael around 11 a.m. today to stand in solidarity against the brutal death...

Bid for standard on tobacco advertising

The Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) is inviting interested stakeholders to assist with developing the draft CARICOM Regional Standard - Requirements for tobacco advertising,...

Drought ease likely, say experts

BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados-based Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) Friday said that as the region enters the wet season, it is expected...

Drug Service statement on Diabetes medication

The Barbados Drug Service (BDS) has advised diabetic patients who use the pharmaceutical drug, metformin, that they should continue to do so and discuss...

Ministry of Education gets donation from Guardian Group

The Ministry of Education’s ability to provide online education received a big boost recently. The ministry was presented with 50 Chrome Book devices from Guardian...

Ministry: Face masks a must in fish markets

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy has reminded vendors operating in fish markets, and customers, that they must wear face masks...