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BHTA reports growth in major tourism markets

Barbados has maintained a firm position as one of the Caribbean’s top destinations despite the challenges of a highly competitive and rapidly changing global...

Oba out, board gets youthful injection

It is over for Oba! Barbados’ sole Olympic medallist Obadele Thompson was ousted as a Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) board director after Wednesday’s Annual...

TD Marin: Barbados has talent

Newly-appointed Barbados Football Association (BFA) technical director Philip Marin believes Barbados has the talent to make an impression at next month’s FIFA Under-15 World Cup...

Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi

Police in the US state of Mississippi have arrested a man in connection with the death of a black woman found hanged from a...
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Asha Jones: Breaking new ground in dementia care

by Cheryl Harewood Asha Jones’ professional journey has taken her across tourism, sales and marketing, gerontology and therapeutic recreation; fields that today come together in...

One prison bus ‘is ridiculous’

Defence attorney Verla De Peiza has described the situation of having one bus transporting prisoners around the island as “a ridiculous state of affairs”. Her...

Bees spent nearly three times as much as Dems in 2026 poll

The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) spent almost three times more than its main rival, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), in its bid to...

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Oba out, board gets youthful injection

It is over for Oba! Barbados’ sole Olympic medallist Obadele Thompson was ousted as a Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) board director after Wednesday’s Annual...

TD Marin: Barbados has talent

BOA pushing by-laws update

BHTA reports growth in major tourism markets

Barbados has maintained a firm position as one of the Caribbean’s top destinations despite the challenges of a highly competitive and rapidly changing global...

Price hike fears

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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Fogging Schedule: April 27 to 30

The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will concentrate its mosquito eradication programme for three days this week in several...

Portvale repairs still incomplete

Grinding at Portvale Sugar Factory remained on pause yesterday as work continued to fix a mechanical failure since Thursday. A spokesman for the Barbados Energy and Sugar...

Night of nostalgia at the Mecca

Legend it was billed and legendary it was. Reggae worshippers, casual fans of the artform and the innocent observers were treated to a night...

Cancer worry

Barbados’ high number of new cancer cases for a population of just over 270 000 is of concern to a leading United States specialist,...

Call to teach Sir Garry’s legacy

Former West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd is appealing for The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers’ legacy to be taught in schools so that children...

Durant blames absentee fathers

A senior pastor has pointed to absentee fathers as one of the root causes of delinquent behaviours among young men. Apostle Dr David Durant told...

Killer jailed for 38 years

Thirty-eight years in jail. That is what the killer of the cousin of Barbadian National Hero Rihanna got when he reappeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court...

US to let Venezuela pay Maduro’s lawyer in drug trafficking case 

The United States has agreed to modify its sanctions ​on Venezuela to allow the South American country's government to pay Nicolás Maduro's defense lawyer, backing...

Holder contributes in losing debut for Titans

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder finally made his long-awaited debut for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but it couldn’t prevent...

Police investigate reports of multiple gunshots in St Andrew

Police are investigating reports of multiple gunshots in Shorey Village, St Andrew, after residents reported hearing discharges in the area last night. At this time,...