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Call to modernise funeral laws

The Barbados Association of Funeral Directors (BAFD) has issued a forceful call for the complete modernisation of the legislation governing the island’s funeral industry, while expressing frustration over being...

Youth set for discount day Aug. 12

Young Barbadians between the ages of 16 and 35 will be able to access discounts from more than...

Some parents offset by fabric shortage

The lack of material for school uniforms is making some parents blue vex and seeing red. Retailers and tailors...

ZR driver eagerly pleads guilty

From the time Magistrate Jared Richards called Shaquille Ashane Scott’s name yesterday, the ZR driver jumped out of...

Dust haze advisory for Barbados

Barbadians with respiratory issues and allergies are being advised to take all of the necessary precautions as concentrations...

Two men on burglary charges

POLICE HAVE ARRESTED and formally charged two St Lucy men with several burglaries which allegedly occurred between September 2014 and April 2015.They are Brain...

Combermere students return to classroom

IT IS BACK to school for all students at the Combermere School today. Environmental issues, which have been adversely affecting students and staff for almost...

‘On right path’

MINISTER OF FINANCE Chris Sinckler has dismissed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) forecast on Barbados’ economic performance as being off target.He said the IMF,...

Dream comes true for Kerwyn, Shanette

THE TEARS of the groom revealed his immense joy after he and his fiancée were announced winners of the Nation Publishing Company’s Forever I Do...

Bar them

MAKE EDUCATION an essential service and block teachers from striking, says a magistrate.Judicial officer Graveney Bannister is adamant that students would be better served...

Co-op records steady growth

STEADY MEMBERSHIP GROWTH over the last two years is being reported by the Barbados Public Workers’ Cooperative Credit Union Limited (BPWCCUL) as it celebrates...