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Grantley Adams Memorial Students set for cultural trip to Panama

Seventy children from Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary School, along with teachers and relatives, are undertaking a major cultural trip to Panama this August 11...

Central Bank provides update on delayed salary payments

The Central Bank of Barbados has issued a further update on delayed salary payments affecting some workers following the transition to the BiMPay system. The...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

Earthquake shifts political ground for Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez 

 Venezuela's strongest earthquake in over a century is the biggest challenge to Delcy Rodriguez's early leadership but could also allow the interim president to stamp...
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BARP sounds caution

Not only does the Barbados Association of Retired Person (BARP) not support the call for retired returning nationals to pay towards their own health...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium...

Major blow to West Indies as Shai Hope ruled out with injury

Shai Hope has been ruled out of the first Test match for West Indies against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in...

Barbados launches new climate finance initiative with OPEC Fund

Barbados has partnered with the OPEC Fund for International Development to launch the Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, a new initiative aimed at helping...

IMF $128m in the bag

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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Man charged with murder in Cave Hill stabbing

Update Jahmali Jahwaun Irell Greenidge, 24, of Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St. Michael, appeared in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court #2 this morning in...

St Vincent and Grenadines to host neutral CPL matches at Arnos Vale

St Vincent and the Grenadines will host matches in this year’s Caribbean Premier League tournament. Dr Kishore Shallow, made the announcement on Wednesday in...

Eighth medical team from China

Barbados has once more welcomed a team of doctors, nurses and specialists from the People’s Republic of China, marking the eighth cohort of medical...

Grand Prix changes date

The new date for this year’s edition of the Barbados Grand Prix is July 4. In a brief announcement on social media, the organising committee...

Plans to utilise Concorde Experience as commercial centre

Chief Executive Officer of Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) Inc., Hadley Bourne, says in addition to the money already pumped into upgrading Concorde Experience,...

Tech boost for air traffic control

New radar and airspace management technology planned for the Grantley Adams International Airport is expected to help air traffic controllers manage the growing volume...

ICC: Windies pocket over $1m in World Cup prize money

The West Indies won over Barbados $1 million for their performances at the recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India. The ICC on...

Ministry to woo visitors from Africa, Gulf

Barbados will be targeting new tourism markets as part of a strategy to increase visitor arrivals. Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill said...

Hilton debt-free, says minister

The Hilton Barbados Resort property, which is owned by Government, is now debt-free and valued at more than $240 million. Minister of Tourism and International...

Bahamas PM pleased with crime figures

NASSAU – Prime Minister Phillip  Davis says crime figures in the country are “moving in the right direction” and that he is pleased “we...