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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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Missing woman traced

Julia Angela Layne, 56, of #38 Golden Circle, Amity Lodge, Rendezvous, Christ Church, who was reported missing on Friday has been traced and confirmed...

Man found dead following shooting at Chapman Street

Police are investigating the shooting death of a man at Chapman Cross Street, St Michael, in the early hours of Sunday. Operations Control received a...

Man killed in early morning shooting at Frere Pilgrim

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the early hours of Sunday at Cox Road, Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church. Law enforcement officials reported...

Fire damages Salvation Army Thrift Store in Bridgetown

Fire officials were on the scene of a fire early this morning at the Salvation Army’s thrift store on Mason Hall Street, The City. Divisional...

Two shot and killed in separate incidents

Two people were shot and killed in separate incidents. Police confirmed one person was killed at Chapman Cross Street, near King Street, St Michael. Another person...

Omar Best now in police custody

Omar Ricardo Best, 32, of 2nd Avenue, Vauxhall, Christ Church, is now in police custody. Best had been the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin...

Wanted man Justin Jones now in police custody

Justin Omari Jones, alias “Gringo” or “Elgringo,” of Fairfield Cross Roads, Tudor Bridge, St Michael, is now in police custody. Jones had been the subject...

Minister of Labour issues statement on recent closure of Berger Paints

The Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan has issued a statement following the announcement by the Ansa McAl Group...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says

The United States and Israel carried out military strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that...

Mojo Bar and Restaurant closes

Mojo Bar and Restaurant has officially closed its doors to the public. In a notice issued on Friday, management confirmed that the business ceased operations...