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TAP upset with cashless rollout

Operators in the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) are “furious” over the apparent stealth launch of the cashless system, leaving them wondering how they would be paid or even buy...

Marcus Garvey’s legacy honoured at Amphitheatre rededication

The Marcus Garvey Amphitheatre was rededicated during a ceremony with Garvey's family as special guests. The plaque was...

Two on a string of theft and firearm charges

Farrell and Jones appeared before Chief Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court #1 today. They were...

Nicholls touts law’s value to national security

There is no need to fear that a law seeking to collect information on travellers will criminalise anyone. The...

Govt urged to make legislation clearer

Independent Senator Karina Goodridge is calling on Government to ensure legislation moving through Parliament should never be written...

Insurance ‘a must’ for those on grid

ALL THOSE connected to the national energy grid will need to have their systems insured.And if they fail to maintain the insurance coverage, it will...

Fee hike soon

AFTER 20 YEARS of paying $20 per week for children to attend Government-operated day nurseries, the fees are being increased.Chairman of the Child Care Board,...

City history tour

STUDENTS OF BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL should now be able to give a better account of some historical facts related to historic Bridgetown. They can...

19 year old facing murder charge

POLICE HAVE CHARGED a 19 year old with murder in the shooting death of David Miller.He is Romario Oneil Boxill, of no-fixed-place-of-abode. Miller was...

Moore: Poor food handling a costly business

GENERAL SECRETARY of the Barbados Workers’ Union Toni Moore yesterday warned that badly prepared food can not only make people sick, but cause deaths...

Gun at a funeral

STARTLED MOURNERS watched as a Barbados Defence Force (BDF) officer picked up a gun which was then dramatically snatched from him at a graveside...