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Crop over Ire

Sponsorship challenges are contributing to high costume prices for revellers, bemoans president of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM) Jason Thompson. He is therefore calling on corporate Barbados to do...

Moore: Young people joining BWU

General secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore says there has been a resurgence of confidence...

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...

Happy 100th birthday, Alberta

BARBADOS’ newest centenarian Alberta Wells is being feted today.She did not receive a visit from Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave, but was joined by...

‘No justice’ after case

AFTER THREE YEARS of faithfully going to court as the complainant in an indecent assault case, a 56-year-old woman said she watched in dismay...

NATION man charged

NATION JOURNALIST Timothy McDonald Slinger has been charged with burglary in the District “A” Criminal Court.Slinger, 62, an associate managing editor of the Nation...

VIDEO: Dr Atlee Brathwaite on the sugar harvest

Dr Atlee Brathwaite, chairman of the Barbados Cane Industry Corporation, assesses the 2015 crop and the implications for 2016. https://www.youtube.com/embed/eYtctCa1EZ4

VIDEO: Grand Kadooment needs a lift

President of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders Chetwin Stewart shares his thoughts on Grand Kadooment. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Knfx6yINXXk

Mains project on cutting edge

BARBADIANS ARE BEING PROMISED that the use of new technology to lay down new water mains will not only limit outages during installation, but...

Crop over Ire