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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,...

AC rides “Legends” to calypso crown

Adrian “AC” Clarke is the new calypso monarch of Barbados. AC won his fourth title with 330 points, performing the immensely popular Legends From The...
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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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Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes north Philippines

Manila – A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, badly damaging a hospital...

UWI remains among top universities

The University of the West Indies consolidated its high ranking among the top universities internationally. A report on July 14 from Times Higher Education (THE),...

Windies anxious to avoid third successive series sweep

Port of Spain – West Indies were plotting on Tuesday how best to avoid their second successive One-day International whitewash this month and their...

Candidates nominated for St Kitts & Nevis general elections

Basseterre – At least 32 candidates representing six political parties were nominated on Tuesday in a Carnival-style atmosphere to contest St Kitts & Nevis...

Forum to advance Africa-Caribbean trade and investment in August

Barbados is expected to host more than 700 African businessmen, investors, and representatives of financial institutions during the first Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum...

Bajan athletes ‘on the rise’

National head coach Ramon Armstrong says local track and field is on the rise following Barbados’ impressive showing at last week’s World Athletics Championships...

Bands making push for revellers

Grand Kadooment bands plan to go all out to attract more masqueraders before next Monday’s big jump-up. “Because things were slow, you are kind of...

Labour movement weak, says Denny

Barbados’ labour movement is a shadow of its former self, says general secretary of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration David Denny. Yesterday while...

Glock pistol for protection, says dealer

Pierre Decarlo Small’s “intuition” led him to a hidden gun. It was to that illegal find that he turned for protection when one of his...

COVID-19 Update for July 25

There were 470 people, 199 males and 271 females, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, July 25, from the 1 208 tests conducted...