Tuesday, April 30, 2024

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New guidelines on commercial bank fees coming soon

The Central Bank of Barbados will be issuing new guidelines to commercial banks. It will include information regarding the fees they charge customers. Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge says...

UB40 rolls back years

Ali Campbell’s still got it. The legendary lead singer of reggae band UB40 has been on stage for more...

EU probing Meta’s alleged advertising, political content violations

Brussels – The European Commission said on Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into Meta, the parent of...

Haiti names new president and prime minister

PORT AU PRINCE -The former president of the Haitian senate, Edgard Leblanc Fils, was today named as the...

Archer returns to England squad for T20 World Cup

Jofra Archer has been recalled to the England squad for their defence of the T20 World Cup in...

Post mortem report on Shemar Weekes by weekend

THE FULL WRITTEN post mortem report into the death of Shemar Weekes should be handed over to the Coroner’s Office by weekend.According to a...

Fire destroys St Peter home

FOUR PEOPLE are now homeless following a fire in Boscobel, St Peter this morning.The home was reportedly occupied by a couple and their two...

BGIS website hacked

THE BARBADOS GOVERNMENT Information Services’ website appears to have been hacked.This morning visitors to the site were greeted with a message from “Don Hacker”...

All out of rat poison

The Rodent problem in Barbados is being compounded because the Government has no stocks of rat poison available.So widespread was the situation, said an...

Quarry cash

SOME QUARRY operators have been reportedly making a “killing” since waste haulers and the Ministry of Environment have been embroiled in conflict over a...

Unions lagging

TRADE union leader Caswell Franklyn says other unions had five years to settle the problems associated with the planned transfer of Customs workers to...