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Heal trade union rift, urges PM

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is calling for unity among the country’s trade unions, emphasising the importance of a strong labour movement. Speaking during the inaugural Patrick Frost Memorial Lecture...

Weir described as a godsend

Family, friends and former colleagues gathered yesterday to give thanks for the life of Shelley Elizabeth Weir, MBE,...

Push to modernise transport

Government is getting some expert assistance to help it modernise and transform the public transport sector. This includes a...

Overturned truck causes traffic back-up

An overturned truck near the Norman Niles Roundabout has caused a back up of traffic.  Police are on the...

Ministry monitoring breakfast numbers

Two weeks into the new National Breakfast Programme, Government says the initiative is operating without significant delivery problems...

Farmers’ fight

Some members of the farming community across Barbados are furious that a farmer seemingly had to resort to lethal force to protect his livelihood. Barbados...

Retired policeman and musician Keith Ellis passes

Former Director of Music of the Band of the Royal Barbados Police Force, Keith Mcdonald Ellis, passed away on Tuesday. Ellis, 72, who reached the...

Deposit insurance top priority for BCCULL

Getting deposit insurance for credit union members is a top priority for the Barbados Co-op & Credit Union League Ltd (BCCUL) this year. Kemar Cumberbatch,...

Tutor on financial crimes charges

A 28-year-old tutor appeared in the District “B” Magistrate’s Court in the Eric Holder Jr Municipal Complex, St Joseph yesterday, charged with two financial...

Justice of Appeal Jefferson Cumberbatch passes

Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Barbados Jefferson Cumberbatch has passed away at the age of 65. Cumberbatch was a well-respected scholar in...

Gooding-Edghill: Winter cruise season “performing well”

Barbados' winter cruise season statistics for 2023/2024 have surpassed those for the 2022/2023 period.Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill, disclosed this during...