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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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Death by ‘plastic bag suffocation’

A forensic pathologist said yesterday that Phyllis Edghill died from asphyxia caused by plastic bag suffocation. Dr Shubhakar Karra Paul was testifying in the trial...

Prison photos spark probe

Rare pictures of an inmate within the confines of Dodds Prison resurfaced yesterday, prompting the minister responsible for the St Philip penal institution to...

Man charged after cocaine and cannabis seizure

A 28-year-old St Philip man has been charged with eight drug offences following the seizure of suspected cocaine and cannabis. Ché DeVonte Alleyne, of #87...

19-year-old pleads guilty to robbery and theft charges

A 19-year-old St Michael man pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of robbery and a charge of theft of money. Robereico Ricardo Brathwaite, of...

Jeremiah karting into the future

He is conscious of the societal waywardness among some of the youth and he abhors it. Firm in his belief that opportunities should be grasped,...

Energy insecurity hurting Caribbean

Economist Marla Dukharan is urging the Caribbean to do more to achieve energy sovereignty as the ongoing international oil market crisis gives the region...

CNN, MS NOW and Politico to file lawsuit against Trump’s White House ban

CNN, Politico and MS NOW have said they will sue the Trump administration after the three US media outlets were barred from the White...

Moqim’s historic haul carries Falcons to maiden CPL title

 Left-arm spinner Sufyan Moqim delivered a spell for the ages as the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons captured their first-ever Caribbean Premier League title with...

18 suspects extradited to US in connection with Moïse assassination

Eighteen people detained in Haiti in connection with the 2021 assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse were on Sunday extradited to the United States...

Govt planning to bring derelicts, vacant lots back into stock

Thousands of vacant lots and derelict houses across Barbados could be targeted to ease the shortage of houses under a new Government programme aimed...