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Liquefied petroleum gas prices to increase from midnight

Consumers in Barbados will pay more for liquefied petroleum gas from midnight Sunday, June 21, following an adjustment to retail prices. The increase affects all...

NCF partners with Shakirah Bourne to bring Bajan Anansi tales into schools

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has partnered with Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, a new collection of Anansi tales that will...

Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for Barbados

A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect as strong winds continue to affect the island and surrounding marine areas. The Barbados Meteorological Services issued the...

Intervenor Watson challenges BL&P’s $79m FTC filing

The Barbados Light & Power Company’s (BLPC) bid to recover nearly $79 million from electricity consumers is being challenged by intervenor and consumer advocate...
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Tips on care for animals during drought and heatwave

Barbados is heating up and with the humidity rising, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can become a real risk for domestic animals, says veterinarian...

Speeding Jamaican fined and deported

by Sandra Downes A Jamaican national, who appeared in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court on traffic violations earlier this month, has been fined and deported. Shavar Lashane...

Gun violence ‘a health crisis’

Government is treating gun violence as a health crisis and there will be changes in the penal system before the end of year, Acting...

West Indies close in on semi-final spot with victory over Sri Lanka

West Indies moved one step closer to the semi-finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup as they steamrolled Sri Lanka on Sunday morning....

Intervenor Watson challenges BL&P’s $79m FTC filing

The Barbados Light & Power Company’s (BLPC) bid to recover nearly $79 million from electricity consumers is being challenged by intervenor and consumer advocate...

NCF partners with Shakirah Bourne to bring Bajan Anansi tales into schools

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has partnered with Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, a new collection of Anansi tales that will...
 

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Facebook shares continue to slide

Shares of Facebook continued to slide Tuesday, even as the broader market managed a modest gain, as fallout from the...

Belgrave to be GG

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has announced that Justice Elliott Belgrave will be conferred Knight of St Andrew and elevated to...

US Airways jetliner diverted

A US Airways jetliner en route from Paris to Charlotte, North Carolina, has been diverted to Bangor, Maine, for a...

Dudus sentencing hearing today

The sentencing hearing of convicted Jamaican druglord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke is set to begin in the US District Court in...

Gabriel to return home

LONDON, England, CMC – Injury has forced rookie West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel out of the England tour. The 24-year-old...

Jones in CFU presidency election

BARBADOS Football Association (BFA) president Ronald Jones will be involved in a major election today, Tuesday in Hungary. Jones, who is...

Mac knocks ‘pull-down mentality’

POPULAR EMCEE Mac Fingall has lambasted the media for spreading “negative” images of the Crop Over Festival, with criticisms including...

Not our money

BARBADIANS HAVE rejected recent proposals for the Freundel Stuart administration to inject money in low-cost carrier REDjet. The findings of the...

Wrong!

MORE?THAN?100 HOME HELPERS of the National Assistance Board (NAB) stayed off the job yesterday, protesting the board’s refusal to promote...

Best of friends

CENTRAL AMERICA and the Caribbean could soon have a whole new meaning. Mexico and its new best friends CARICOM yesterday committed...