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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 –...

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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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Summer fizzle

Barbados has had its hopes for an improved summer tourism season dashed as a result of significant cuts to airlift out of one of...

Principal: 11-Plus not a measure of success

Barbados’ education system has become too examination centred, said principal of Milton Lynch Primary School, Tyrone Marshall. Yesterday, during the school’s graduation ceremony at Christ...

Simmons expects improved batting

PORT OF SPAIN – West Indies coach Phil Simmons yesterday acknowledged the poor quality of some pitches across the region as he expressed confidence...

Time on remand is killer’s sentence

Stressing that someone had lost his life, a High Court judge sentenced confessed killer Dario Omar Catlyn to a starting sentence of 11 years...

Jones reaches men’s 400 final

Eugene – Jonathan Jones reached the final of the men’s 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday at the Hayward Field Stadium. Jones,...

Man rescued from well in Christ Church

Police are conducting investigations after a man was rescued after falling into a well on Wednesday at Edgerton Road in Christ Church. Paramedics examined the...

Williams reaches women’s 400 final

Eugene – Sada Williams advanced to the women’s 400 metres final at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday in this American city. The 24-year-old Barbados...

Russia declares expanded war goals

LONDON – Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow’s military “tasks” in Ukraine now went beyond the eastern Donbas region, in...

Race to become UK PM down to Sunak and Truss

London – Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle it out to become Britain’s next prime minister after they...

COVID-19 update for July 19

Health authorities reported on Wednesday tests have uncovered another 411 new cases of COVID-19 in the island. Authorities indicated 200 males and 211 females were...