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Mottley: Barbados will continue to seek reparatory justice

Barbadians will soon be able to pursue postgraduate studies that place emphasis on reparations. As part of her statement on Emancipation Day today, Prime Minister...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

All-day Emancipation celebrations

This year's Emancipation celebration began with a drum call, dance and fire breathing. From around 8:15 a.m., the four groups converged at JTC Ramsay Circle,...

AC rides “Legends” to calypso crown

Adrian “AC” Clarke is the new calypso monarch of Barbados. AC won his fourth title with 330 points, performing the immensely popular Legends From The...
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CG ups support for blood collection

Almost two months after launching its Fuelling Hope Blood Drive, CG United has expanded its support for the National Blood Collecting Centre, reinforcing efforts...

Man was ’keeping firearm for old lady’

He was doing an old lady a favour by keeping her gun and he forgot he had it in his safe. This was the explanation...

Bill puts light on business owners

Government is seeking to tighten oversight of companies operating in Barbados through new legislation designed to expose the real owners behind businesses, strengthen corporate...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

Economic growth slows for Barbados

Barbados’ economy has now expanded for 21 consecutive quarters. However, with international uncertainty – especially the war in the Middle East taking a toll –...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Centenarian’s life ‘a blessing’

It is not usual to find a centenarian still be married, but Esther Lilian Wickham certainly is. At their Cadogan Road, Grazettes, St Michael home...
 

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BDFSP back in BFA premier league

The Barbados Defence Force Sports Programme’s (BDFSP) football team will compete in this season’s Barbados Football Association’s (BFA) Premier League. That was the confirmation yesterday...

Cow itch forces school to go online

Cow itch from a nearby pasture has forced the closure of Daryll Jordan Secondary School at Trents, St Lucy, until next week, As a result,...

UPDATE: Shooting in Baxter’s Road

Two people were injured in a shooting incident at Baxter’s Road, St Michael, in the car park of a supermarket. Police say a woman and...

UPDATE: Shooting death at Atlantic Shores

The man who was shot and killed during a home invasion at Coral Drive, Atlantic Shores, Christ Church on Wednesday afternoon has been identified...

Rising Stars crash to heavy defeat at Under-19 World Cup

Potchefstroom, South Africa – West Indies Women Rising Stars finished their campaign at the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a heavy...

Barbados’ shrimp industry coming on stream in April

Barbados aims to have its own shrimp farming industry up and running by April. That was the announcement from Senator Dr Shantal Munro Knight during...

New oil find in Guyana

New York – The US oil and energy company, Hess, Wednesday announced a “significant new oil discovery” at Fangtooth SE-1, one year after the...

Chance for youth

Chairman of the Barbados Pride selection panel, Hendy Broomes said omitting Jonathan Carter from the squad for the first two rounds of the West...

Economy close to pre-Covid level

Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Cleviston Haynes, is seeing signs that the Barbados economy is approaching where it was in 2019 prior...

Seale knocks fast food attitude

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Alliston Seale has lambasted “the fast food” approach to life and work, saying it was responsible for young people...