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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...

McConnell set to be Senate majority leader

WASHINGTON (AP) – Mitch McConnell may not be the most famous man in Washington. But he is about to become one of the most...

Police ordered to wear bulletproof vests

AN OFFICIAL ORDER has been issued to officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to ensure that all policemen and women wear...

Drugs up in smoke

POLICE DESTROYED thousands of marijuana plants and cannabis today in Barbados at the Grantley Adams International Airport.According to a media release, 1 152.51 kilos...

Oregon legalises marijuana

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) – Marijuana activists who have longed for decades to end America’s drug war celebrated more major victories yesterday, with Oregon and...

From The Archives: $7 million wharf project gets going

THE REDEVELOPMENT of the $7million Wharf Road project, which includes major improvements to the Careenage, officially got under way yesterday.The project is part of...

Republicans seize control

WASHINGTON (AP) – A weakened President Barack Obama and emboldened Republican leaders in Congress began adjusting to a new political dynamic today after voters...