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Barbados under flash-flood watch

Barbados is currently under a flash-flood watch, forecast to end at 6 p.m. today. The Barbados Meteorological Services says a tropical wave, enhanced by a...

Retired US soldier sentenced to 22 years for murder in Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica – A retired United States soldier, who is reported to have been in an intimate relationship with the wife of a man...

Trump threatens 100 per cent tariff over tech tax

United States president Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services...

Continuous assessment to account for half of marks

Barbados is on the way to moving away from its decades-old Common Entrance Examination to the two-year continuous assessment model that will account for...
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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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Donation to help fight breast cancer

Fresh concerns over preventable breast cancer deaths among uninsured women in Barbados have sparked renewed calls for early screening, as a local medical volunteer...

Fogging Schedule: March 2 to 6

The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will concentrate its mosquito reduction programme in St. Michael next week. The team will...

Petroleum prices to increase from midnight

Motorists and consumers will pay more for petroleum products from midnight. The retail prices of gasoline, diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have...

Man confirmed dead in incident at Cave Hill

Update Police at District ‘A’ Station are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on Sunday afternoon at Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St Michael. Officers received...

Israel hits Tehran again after killing Khamenei, leadership council takes over

 Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader...

Samson’s scintillating knock dumps Windies out of T20 World Cup

 Sanju Samson produced one of India’s greatest ever batting performances at a T20 World Cup to power his side to a clinical five-wicket victory...

Plan to boost laboratory systems in region

Regional health officials are seeking to strengthen laboratory quality systems across the Eastern Caribbean. This was highlighted at a recent two-day meeting hosted by the...

Barbados issues statement on emerging conflict in the Middle East

The Government of Barbados has issued a statement expressing concern over the escalating hostilities in the Middle East and outlining guidance for Barbadians in...

Driver shaken after tree falls on car

Jalisa Mayers is counting her blessings after a tree unexpectedly fell on her car while she was waiting in traffic this morning at Country...

Over 100,000 children to benefit from lifetime digital health records

Over 100,000 children in Guyana will now have their baseline health information permanently captured under the country’s expanding digital healthcare system. This was announced by  President...