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Verstappen extends Red Bull deal until end of 2030

ZANDVOORT - Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull to the end of ​2030 on Thursday, ending speculation about the four-time world...

Russian strikes kill 16 as Zelenskiy warns of air defence shortages

KYIV - Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

US activist tells Bajans to demand policy on sex offenders

Award-winning American actress, author and activist Jenifer Lewis is urging Barbadians to stand up and demand a sex offenders registry, imploring young people to...

Grandson pleads guilty to assault

She has taken too much. With these words, a grandmother yesterday said she had “hardened” her heart and the next three weeks that Namari Jumar...
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Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more...

Grandson pleads guilty to assault

She has taken too much. With these words, a grandmother yesterday said she had “hardened” her heart and the next three weeks that Namari Jumar...

DLP opposed to ‘rushed reform’

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) says it is not opposed to education reform, but wants Government and the Ministry of Education Transformation to explain...

Verstappen extends Red Bull deal until end of 2030

ZANDVOORT - Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull to the end of ​2030 on Thursday, ending speculation about the four-time world...

Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key structural vulnerability” on the books of...

Quinn embracing future with AI

He translated poor science grades through the “grind” of his renewed determination to become a data and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist. Though veterinary medicine caught...
 

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ICAB brings Budget home

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) is urging Barbadians to look beyond headline figures from the 2026 Budgetary Proposals and Financial Statement, stressing that...

Chuck Norris, macho star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, dies at 86

Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action-film hero who fought the bad guys in "Code of Silence," "Missing in Action" and...

Man remanded on firearm and ammunition charges

A St. Michael man has been remanded to prison after appearing in court on firearm-related charges. Keimar Orlando Payne, 42, of 1st Avenue, Eckstein Village,...

Man charged in $40,000 cannabis importation case

A St. John man has been charged following the seizure of cannabis valued at an estimated $40,000. Shamar Azariah Richard Grosvenor, 28, of #2 Apartment,...

Man charged with firearm, serious bodily harm offences

Update Davio Nate Harding, 23, of Blackman Field, Pineland, St. Michael, was remanded to Dodds after being charged with use of a firearm and serious...

Man charged with serious bodily harm

Update Sheldon Rondelle Atherley, 49, of Clements Avenue, Bush Hall, St. Michael, was remanded to Dodds today after being charged with serious bodily harm in...

Fire guts old Pierhead property in The City

Update Fire officers remain on the scene of a blaze which gutted the old Pierhead property in The City overnight. Station Officer Roger Bourne said...

AOPT welcomes relief on fuel and dashcam costs

Head of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael has welcomed Government’s Budget measures in relation to energy, describing them as a...

Concern over weed smoking in public

The National Council for Substance Abuse (NCSA) is concerned about what it describes as a dangerous and widespread misunderstanding among Barbadians that recreational cannabis...

Mooney, King carry Aussies to comfortable win in series opener

Beth Mooney’s masterful half century and Alana King’s bowling heroics helped Australia Women register a convincing 43-run victory over West Indies Women in the...