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Hunger ‘not an excuse to steal’

Hunger, unemployment and financial hardship are emerging as recurring explanations behind a string of theft cases before Barbados’ courts this month. However, some officials are...

Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health partnership between Barbados and the Bolivarian...

BWU warns of low blows

Barbados must stop allowing claims of labour shortages to become a cover for importing cheap labour and tighten scrutiny of work permits before foreign...

US Coast Guard interdicts suspected drug boat, detains suspects in Caribbean Sea

The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its Cutter Richard Dixon interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea on...
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Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health partnership between Barbados and the Bolivarian...

Hunger ‘not an excuse to steal’

Hunger, unemployment and financial hardship are emerging as recurring explanations behind a string of theft cases before Barbados’ courts this month. However, some officials are...

‘D’ big battle

The Democratic Labour Party gathers this weekend at its George Street, Belleville, St Michael headquarters for an annual conference that doubles as a referendum...

Narine puts on a show as TKR trounce Tridents

Barbados Tridents were soundly thrashed by Trinbago Knight Riders in a one-sided first round match in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on...

Zane’s big Nissan move

Chamber exploring alternative sources

The business community is intensifying efforts to help provide more affordable consumer prices as Barbadians continue to feel the pinch of a high cost...

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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Concern over no-shows for CAPE, CSEC

There is a growing concern surrounding the level of absenteeism in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations...

Kyrgios suspended from tennis after positive cocaine test

Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine. The Australian submitted a sample during the Mallorca Open on 22 June...

Caddle: Circus at Belle could have caused national disaster

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with Responsibility for Economic Affairs and Planning Marsha Caddle, said if the Suarez Circus had stayed in The...

Wanted: Jason Andre Leacock

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jason Andre Leacock, alias “J”, who is wanted for questioning in connection with...

Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key structural vulnerability” on the books of...

Regional law enforcement officers urged to collaborate more on tacking crime

 The director of policing and risk management with the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS), Lieutenant Colonel Kerry Waterman, has called on regional law enforcement...

Coop, BAMC talks collapse

Attempts at mediation between Barbados Sustainable Energy Cooperative Society Ltd (CoopEnergy Barbados) and the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) have broken down. And, as...

McIntosh remanded in Tameah Ramdass murder case

Nicholas Andre McIntosh, 26, of Sargeant Street, St John, appeared in the District “D” Court, Cane Garden, St Thomas, today, charged with the murder...

Third man charged with 2021 murder

Police have charged a third man in connection with the April 9, 2021 murder of Tamesh Ramdas. He is Nicholas Andre McIntosh, 26, of Sargeant...

CWI names 22 players for High-Performance Under-19 Women’s Camp

Five Barbadians have been named in a squad of 22 of the Caribbean’s promising young female cricketers as Cricket West Indies (CWI) steps up...