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Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for...

BARP set to bring abuse protocol

The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is set to introduce a formal reporting protocol for elder abuse, a move intended to create a...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...

More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they...
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Research must drive better health care

Medical research and practical medicine must meld seamlessly to the benefit of the public. This was the consensus during the opening ceremony of the 25th...

Man to pay $15 000 for home-made gun

All of Clive Christopher Hutson’s “creativity” will be destroyed and he now owes the No 5A Supreme Court a further $10 000 after he...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...

WI out to honour Sir Garry against Pakistan

West Indies and Pakistan meet in Tarouba today for the start of a two Test series and the latest chapter in one of Test...

Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Fees fuel bank profits

50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for a more inclusive and accessible Barbados,...
 

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English decline ‘a concern’

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn has expressed concern about the decline in this year’s national average English score in the Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance...

Financial markets ‘rebound from Iran war’

Global financial markets have rebounded from the disruptions caused by the war in Iran and a leading mutual fund manager is reporting that this...

 Sada lowers 200m national record

Barbadian sprint star Sada Williams produced another landmark performance yesterday, lowering her own national record in the women’s 200 metres to 22.55 seconds at...

Spain into World Cup final after 2-0 win over France

ARLINGTON - Spain suffocated France deep in the heart of Texas on Tuesday, powering into their first World Cup final since lifting the ​trophy...

Coach overjoyed by athletes’ NACAC championships results

Sixteen medals, inclusive of three golds, and a wave of personal bests, have convinced Barbados’ head coach Jamal Grosvenor that the island’s next generation...

Sanctuary Vibez refuses to let financial hurdles silence ambition

by JOHN BOYCE After almost two decades on the soca circuit, Sanctuary Vibez is transitioning to being a “world artiste”. Sanctuary, who won the People’s Monarch title in...

Barbados tops Caribbean’s Ultimate Winter Escape list

Barbados takes the crown as the Caribbean's Ultimate Winter Escape in 2026, surpassing St Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and more islands...

LR’s focus on positive lyrics

by JOHN BOYCE One of Barbados’ biggest dancehall artistes is transitioning to kaiso and shedding the violent messages he once advocated. The high-energy LR (Lone Realness) said he...

BARP reports major surplus

When members of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) meet on July 23 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) for their annual...

Iran and US launch new attacks in Strait of Hormuz battle

CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON - Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US air ​base in Jordan on Tuesday and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five...