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Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

Iyer’s rapid hundred gives India an 8-wicket win over West Indies in first T20

Shreyas Iyer led the way with 102 not out off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets Tuesday in the first...

CDB president said ecosystem is a major for Caribbean economies

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Best, Tuesday said Caribbean countries are building economies that are more productive, resilient and competitive...

R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at age 70

R&B singer and New York City native Freddie Jackson has died at the age of 70. The musician was known for soulful classics like "You...
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Cancer Society condemns violence at Walk for the Cure

The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society and its partner, CIBC Caribbean, have condemned violence that occurred during the annual Walk for...

Another 7 years for second killer

One of the killers of a postman must spend another seven years and 167 days in prison. Jamar Darnelle Mottley was sentenced last Friday for...

Lashley touts value of Bill to justice system

Government moved a step further in its bid to modernise Barbados’ criminal justice system with the passage of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Estwick’s say on oversight

DLP names 17 spokespersons

Caddle: FSC gets more power

Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

O’Kane’s love letter to Barbados

There is a particular kind of Barbados that Gail O’Kane has spent more than 50 years chasing. It lives in the weathered boards of an...
 

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Mottley: Build our own trade routes

NEW YORK – Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says Caribbean and African countries have a duty to create their own trade routes, to be...

Deitz relishing tour of Zimbabwe with young Windies squad

West Indies Women’s head coach Shane Deitz believes the upcoming Zimbabwe white-ball tour will present a valuable opportunity for the team’s younger players to make...

Guyana and Burundi join initiative to advance cooperation in pandemic prevention

 Guyana and Burundi have joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to advance...

Ministry: Students filming, sharing fights not tolerated

The Ministry of Education Transformation has issued a stern warning to students following reports that physical altercations are being deliberately arranged, filmed and posted...

61-year-old man dies in collision

A 61-year-old man died at the scene of a road traffic collision involving a public service vehicle (PSV) and a pedestrian on Walkers Road,...

Autopsy shows Hayden Panettiere died from a drug overdose

Child star Hayden Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs in her system, according to an autopsy completed...

‘Major success’ for the Oval

Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) officials are buoyant after Kensington Oval successfully staged its first Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final on Sunday night. BCA’s...

Police Commissioner condemn shooting death of pregnant mother in Antigua

Police Commissioner  Everton Jeffers, Tuesday described as “ a deeply disturbing and reprehensible act” the murder of 20-year-old Saquania Anthony pregnant mother who was...

No criminal charges in death of black Mississippi teenager, grand jury says

A grand jury will not bring criminal charges against anyone in the death of a Mississippi teenager, who was found dead two days after...

Two men charged in September 4 robbery

Two young men have been charged in connection with a robbery on September 4. Kemani Antonio Mayers, 20, of St Margaret Village, St John, and...