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Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

Iyer’s rapid hundred gives India an 8-wicket win over West Indies in first T20

Shreyas Iyer led the way with 102 not out off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets Tuesday in the first...

CDB president said ecosystem is a major for Caribbean economies

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Best, Tuesday said Caribbean countries are building economies that are more productive, resilient and competitive...

R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at age 70

R&B singer and New York City native Freddie Jackson has died at the age of 70. The musician was known for soulful classics like "You...
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Cancer Society condemns violence at Walk for the Cure

The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society and its partner, CIBC Caribbean, have condemned violence that occurred during the annual Walk for...

Another 7 years for second killer

One of the killers of a postman must spend another seven years and 167 days in prison. Jamar Darnelle Mottley was sentenced last Friday for...

Lashley touts value of Bill to justice system

Government moved a step further in its bid to modernise Barbados’ criminal justice system with the passage of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Estwick’s say on oversight

DLP names 17 spokespersons

Caddle: FSC gets more power

Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

O’Kane’s love letter to Barbados

There is a particular kind of Barbados that Gail O’Kane has spent more than 50 years chasing. It lives in the weathered boards of an...
 

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Police warned: It’s not permitted

Cricket fans are being warned: park on the sidewalk and expect a ticket! With thousands of patrons descending on Kensington Oval for Caribbean Premier League...

Ministry monitoring breakfast numbers

Two weeks into the new National Breakfast Programme, Government says the initiative is operating without significant delivery problems as it continues to assess how...

Police seek missing 73-year-old man

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 73-year-old man who was last seen on Thursday. Robert Bynoe, of Odessa McClean...

Conductor, driver confess to assault

Two route taxi employees who confessed to beating a man on Monday will be sentenced on September 23. Dario Jamar Cheltenham, 33, of Phillips Road,...

FA chair demands Infantino release World Cup sell-off documents

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been told to release all documents relating to his controversial plan to sell off a stake in the World...

CPL ‘boost’

The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) play-offs are already delivering a welcome boost to Barbados’ tourism sector, with some hotels reporting a surge...

Sadaqat powers Kingsmen to convincing victory over Tridents

Maaz Sadaqat produced a sensational display of power hitting to carry the Jamaica Kingsmen within sight of their first Caribbean Premier League final with...

Ministry: Six companies seek exploration licences

Government’s quest to find commercially-viable oil and natural gas resources offshore Barbados has caught the international oil industry’s attention. The Ministry of Energy, Business Development...

Central Bank’s BiMPay warning

BiMPay users are being warned never to share their verification codes, tokens, passwords or other security credentials with anyone. The caution has come from the...

Legendary Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs dies aged 84

Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria's best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of...