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Concern over jail for regulatory breaches

Opposition Senator Karina Goodridge is questioning why non-violent regulatory offences are increasingly being made punishable by imprisonment. She said such penalties were not necessary considering...

WI miss out on series win

West Indies failed in their bid to secure a series win over Pakistan as the visitors roared back from defeat last week to easily...

Elderly man loses home to fire

An elderly man lost his home and all of his possessions to fire this evening at Hopewell, Christ Church. The incident happened a stone’s throw...

Pakistan defeat West Indies to level Test series

Port of Spain, Trinidad – Pakistan expectedly completed a straightforward win over the West Indies on Wednesday’s penultimate day to halt a slide of...
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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...

WI miss out on series win

West Indies failed in their bid to secure a series win over Pakistan as the visitors roared back from defeat last week to easily...

Pakistan in control

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 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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BRA payment centre at Warrens reopens

The Barbados Revenue Authority’s (BRA) payment centre at Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St Michael, has reopened for service. Clients should note that payments for the...

More Tory MPs join calls for PM Boris Johnson to quit

London – Four Tory MPs have now broken cover to call for Boris Johnson to resign since the publication of Sue Gray's report on...

232 new virus cases

A total of 232 people, 117 males and 115 females, tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday, May 25, from among the 935 tests...

Texas: Police accused of delay in storming school

Police were urged to charge into a deadly school shooting in Texas by onlookers, witnesses say, with one suggesting he considered doing so himself...

Eileen still clapping to the beat at age 100

Eileen Isolene Clarke clapped her hands in keeping with the tempo of the birthday song being sung by relatives and friends, when she celebrated...

Jamaica: COVID-19 protocols will help with control of monkeypox

Kingston – The Jamaica government says the measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will also reduce the...

Trinidad to lift COVID-19 travel pass system

Port Of Spain – The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday said it would be lifting, from June 1, the coronavirus (COVID-19) travel pass system...

Pride take charge

Experienced left-handers Raymon Reifer and Jonathan Carter stitched together a half-century stand and put leaders Barbados Pride within sight of a first innings lead...

Magistrate gives man a choice

Najee Antonia Harding has a choice – get a job, enrol in a programme of study or face punishment for refusing to complete court-ordered...

Recusal from FTC hearing

Fair Trading Commission (FTC) chairman Tammy Bryan will be playing no further part in the Barbados Light & Power Company Limited’s (BL&P) rate review...