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‘Standstill’ at Labour Department frustrates woman
Aretha Brathwaite is at a standstill trying to resolve a matter at the Labour Department.The frustrated woman is claiming that her former employers, a South Coast hotel, have refused...
Health
Call to end mental illness stigma
DESPITE YEARS of public education, stigma surrounding mental illness remains a major barrier to progress in Barbados, says...
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Full free movement ‘legally sound’
ATTORNEY GENERAL DALE MARSHALL is maintaining that the October 1 full free movement arrangement between Barbados, Belize, Dominica,...
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Slight fuel price changes from midnight
Motorists will see small adjustments at the pump from midnight tonight, as the prices of gasoline and diesel...
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Tudor: Solidarity Allowance still being paid
More than 206 000 Barbadians have now benefited from the Government’s $300 Solidarity Allowance, with total payouts reaching...
$800 000 bill from Caricom meeting
THE Barbados government has been left with a more than $800 000 bill from its hosting of the three-day Caricom Heads of Government meeting...
One hurt in crash
ONE person was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, while another escaped serious injury following a collision between a lorry and a van at...
Gun alarm
CONCERNS OVER rampant illegal guns and a recent wave of shootings that left one man dead spanned the political divide yesterday in the House...
Revised health plan coming
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH’S Risk Communication Plan will soon be revised.The assurance came from Minister of Health John Boyce as he addressed participants at...
Apex bid
BUILDING FIRM Apex Construction says it is keen to work with Government on providing middle-income housing and plans to send a proposal to the...
Monkey moment
OVER THE last few weeks the monkey population in Barbados has come under scrutiny for its predatory behaviour.Many, from farmers to people living in...