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Prisoner escapes police custody

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Tyrese Leroy Farrell, alias “Twin”, of Ealing Park South, Christ Church, who escaped lawful custody. Farrell escaped from...

Saffrey: Evictions an increasing cause of homelessness

Evictions are also contributing to the rising level of homelessness, which often goes under the radar, says president...

Kooyman closes for cleaning

The Kooyman Megastore in Kendal Hill, Christ Church, has temporarily shut its doors, resulting in some confusion for...

Longer time for Common Entrance Exam

The Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) isn’t going anywhere for the time being. The Ministry of Education Transformation...

Barbados under flash-flood watch

As a strong tropical wave begins to affect the island, triggering pockets of moderate to heavy showers from...

First Citizens working with delinquent clients

FIRST CITIZENS BANK will not harass Barbadians who find it difficult to repay secured loans.New chief executive officer of the Trinidad banking group, Karen...

Traditional burials losing ground to cremations

SOMEONE WAS CREMATED in Barbados every 41 hours during the first three months of this year.This figure, said three popular funeral directors, demonstrates a...

FTC preps for BWA oversight

THE FAIR TRADING COMMISSION (FTC) is getting its systems ready for full regulation of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA).The century-old BWA is the last...

Sargassum coast to coast

THE PLENTIFUL Sargassum seaweed on beaches has afforded stakeholders in Barbados a chance to put their heads together.No longer an invasion that came and...

Call for students to form own watch

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WHO LIVE in the Pleasant View, St Michael area are being urged to band together and form a student watch’ to protect...

Their love knows no boundaries

THE HEADLINE is love of each.The story is devotion to each other.Cheryl and Rommel Skeete are the friendly husband-and-wife newspaper vendors who you can’t...