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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...

Shell Western donates equipment to QEH

THE QUEEN ELIZABETH Hospital’s eye care programme got a boost today with a $10 000 piece of equipment.The tonometer probe, used to check pressure...

Fight for gay rights

FLICKERING PROMISES of hellfire and brimstone seem to burn a bit brighter for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people.Interpretations of biblical teachings have been...

Four appear in court on drug charges

FOUR MEN have been charged in connection with the importation of 1.8 kilogrammes of cocaine.Members of the Drug Squad have formally charged 42-year-old Henry...

Low water pressure expected in eastern parishes next Tuesday

BARBADOS WATER Authority customers in some areas of St John, St Joseph and St Andrew may experience low water pressure and outages on Tuesday...

‘Screams and cries’

ONE WEEK AFTER 12-year-old Shemar Weekes allegedly committed suicide, the community of Clinketts, St Lucy, is still seething over what they described as the...

BWU backing Customs workers

THE BARBADOS Workers’ Union (BWU) has thrown its full weight behind disgruntled employees of the Customs and Excise Department.And according to general secretary of...