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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...

Minimum age for heavy duty licence changed

The minimum age for some driving licence categories has been changed following recent amendments to Section 69 of the Road Traffic Act, Cap 295. According...

Former Pope Benedict XVI passes

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for...

Nation Group expands investment in renewable energy

The Nation Group (a member of the One Caribbean Media Group) has announced the commissioning of its one-megawatt (MW) commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) system...

Update: Road fatality in St John

A man has lost his life following a single car accident along Lemon Arbour main road, St John. The badly mangled vehicle struck a wall...

Hockey series starts tomorrow

The Barbados Hockey Federation is set to conclude its season with an international series as the senior and Under-21 men’s teams do battle against...

Results still being tabulated for US midterm elections

US Republicans are increasingly optimistic they will win the House of Representatives, as votes are counted from Tuesday's midterm elections. CBS News says the lower...