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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...

Road checks vital

 IF BARBADOS UNDERTOOK proper inspections of its major roads and highways it would save the country some valuable money when it came to road...

Cancer meds ‘delay’

SOME CANCER PATIENTS in Barbados are having difficulty sourcing vital chemotherapy drugs.The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) says there is no shortage, but there are...

Judicial reform a must, says senator

Opposition Senator Crystal Drakes says with a price tag of over $30 000 a year to house an inmate in HMP Prison Dodds, Barbados...

New Deputy Clerk makes history

Another chapter in the history of Barbados’ Parliament began yesterday when the first female Deputy Clerk of the House of Assembly took office.Beverly Gibbons...

‘True artist’ rewarded for his work

Four days before the country entered its month-long Independence celebrations and a focus on all things Bajan, a young film-maker was being heralded for...

Call for referendum on death penalty

A referendum would have to be put to Barbadians before any decision could be taken to abolish the death penalty.So said Leader of Government...