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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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DJ Puffy in purpose mode

If there is one thing DJ Puffy understands better than most, it’s timing. When we caught up with the Red Bull 3Style World Champion, he was in reset...

West Indies Women set for blockbuster white-ball series against Australia

The countdown to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will intensify in the Caribbean next month as West Indies Women prepare to face world...

Small Craft Warning, High Surf Advisory in effect for Barbados

Choppy seas and above-normal swells are expected to persist around Barbados into next week, with a further deterioration forecast by Monday. The Barbados Meteorological Services...

$7 500 fine for road death

Had Renaldo Ricardo Skinner pleaded guilty soon after his 2008 matter occurred, he would have been immediately jailed. However, said Justice Pamela Beckles, there has...

Regional countries to send humanitarian aid to Cuba

 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended their four-day summit here on Friday agreeing to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, but the exact nature of...

Massy: Closure notice false

Massy Stores (Barbados) Ltd has dismissed as “entirely false, unauthorised and malicious” a social media notice claiming the supermarket chain will close all of...

Anti-defection bill passed despite concerns and objections

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed in the Senate yesterday by a 15-3 vote, with two abstentions, clearing the final parliamentary hurdle for legislation that...

US, Israel launch attack on Iran, explosions in Israel, Gulf Arab states

The United States and Israel have launched an attack on Iran, with explosions heard and seen across Tehran and in other parts of the country,...

Wanted man now in police custody

Javere Dylon Antonio Yarde, alias “Big Head,” of Block 2C, Field Place, Bayville, St Michael, is now in police custody after being the subject...

Police seeking to identify person of interest

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying and locating a person of interest wanted for questioning in connection...