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Mixed ruling

In a legal saga involving the procedural intricacies of judicial employment disputes, the Supreme Court has partially struck out a lawsuit filed by retired...

Mottley: Barbados will continue to seek reparatory justice

Barbadians will soon be able to pursue postgraduate studies that place emphasis on reparations. As part of her statement on Emancipation Day today, Prime Minister...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

All-day Emancipation celebrations

This year's Emancipation celebration began with a drum call, dance and fire breathing. From around 8:15 a.m., the four groups converged at JTC Ramsay Circle,...
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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...

Man was ’keeping firearm for old lady’

He was doing an old lady a favour by keeping her gun and he forgot he had it in his safe. This was the explanation...

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...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

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 –...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Centenarian’s life ‘a blessing’

It is not usual to find a centenarian still be married, but Esther Lilian Wickham certainly is. At their Cadogan Road, Grazettes, St Michael home...
 

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Accident on Ronald Mapp Highway

There are reports reaching Nation News of a serious accident along the Ronald Mapp Highway (2A) near the St Thomas Parish Church. It involves two...

Official Funeral for Ezra Alleyne

Former Member of Parliament and Attorney-at-law, Ezra Alleyne, will be accorded an Official Funeral on Monday, August 8, at the Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens...

T&T utility company to dismiss over 200 managers

Port of Spain – The Trinidad & Tobago Cabinet mandated the board of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) to immediately begin the execution...

T20I series win over India critical, Pooran says

Tarouba – West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran stressed on Thursday the importance of his side winning the five-match Twenty20 International series against India, as...

Don’t ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan, Xi warns Biden

Washington/Beijing – Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with United States president Joe Biden on Thursday,...

Depp cashes in with multi-million art sales

Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has made about £3m in just a few hours through a sale of his debut art collection. Depp sold 780 pieces...

Hershey warns of possible shortages

United States chocolate manufacturer Hershey has warned of a shortage of sweets over the Halloween holiday as it struggles to ramp up supply. On Thursday,...

Gonsalves outlines terms for rehiring unvaccinated workers

Kingstown –  The government of St Vincent & the Grenadines is now willing to rehire public sector workers who lost their jobs last year after...

Reparations activists meeting next week in Barbados

Barbados will host a major international conference on reparations next week. Organisers said activists from around the world will be in the island working on...

Coroner: Give officers tasers

The hierarchy of the Barbados Police Service is being urged to issue tasers to all police officers to prevent a recurrence of the events...