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Iran wants control over some shipping in Strait of Hormuz

Dubai – Iran wants control over inbound shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and visibility over outbound traffic, with the ability to ​intervene if...

Persad-Bissessar announces joint army and police posts for 30 communities

Port of Spain – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it is establishing joint army and police posts at 30 communities across the country...

Pakistan in control

Port-of-Spain – A superb batting display by Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam have left Pakistan in firm control of the second Test against West...

No incidents for Grand Kadooment

Commissioner of Police Sonia Boyce commended Barbadians and visitors for being on their best behaviour after the Flow 5G+ Grand Kadooment went off without...
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CG ups support for blood collection

Almost two months after launching its Fuelling Hope Blood Drive, CG United has expanded its support for the National Blood Collecting Centre, reinforcing efforts...

Eight years for gun and bullets

Zico Renaldo Williams was jailed for eight years last Friday as a High Court judge declared a fine was not appropriate for his gun...

Bill puts light on business owners

Government is seeking to tighten oversight of companies operating in Barbados through new legislation designed to expose the real owners behind businesses, strengthen corporate...

Pakistan in control

Port-of-Spain – A superb batting display by Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam have left Pakistan in firm control of the second Test against West...

Economic growth slows for Barbados

Barbados’ economy has now expanded for 21 consecutive quarters. However, with international uncertainty – especially the war in the Middle East taking a toll –...

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Centenarian Eunice celebrates with family

Eunice Kirton, one of Barbados’ newest centenarians, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 20, surrounded by the large family she raised and the community...
 

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Ishmael: Cost of ID card coming shortly

Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology Davidson Ishmael is still not saying how much the new Trident national identification (ID) card is costing...

Caddle: Address each claim in report

Government backbencher Marsha Caddle is calling on Government to “once and for all address the assertions” related to the Auditor General’s Report as the...

Results of GIS probe ‘soon’

The long anticipated results of the probe into the Government Industrial School (GIS) will be coming “soon”. This was as much as Minister of Home...

Opposition takes early lead in St Kitts election

BASSETERRE – The main opposition St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) appears heading for victory in the general election here on Saturday after the party...

Jamaica confirms local transmission of monkeypox

KINGSTON – Jamaica on Friday confirmed its first locally transmitted Monkeypox virus case, bringing to three, the overall number of cases of the virus...

Williams, Jones in Sunday’s 400m finals

Barbados’ World Championships bronze medallist Sada Williams and fellow quarter-miler Jonathan Jones have both qualified for Sunday’s finals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,...

Pfizer extends expiry date on COVID vaccines

Chief Medical Officer, Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George, is informing the public that Pfizer BioNTech, authorised by the Food and Drug Administration, has...

COVID-19 Update for August 4

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 534 new COVID-19 cases, 221 males and 313 females, from the 1 229 tests carried out on...

COVID deaths at 498 in Barbados

A 98-year-old woman is the latest person to die as a result of COVID-19. She passed away on Thursday, August 4, and her death has...

Police making progress in elderly woman’s case

Police have made a breakthrough in one of three unnatural death investigations. On July 23, Gloria Eudora Leacock, 86, of Church Street, Speightstown, St Peter,...