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Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for...

BARP set to bring abuse protocol

The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is set to introduce a formal reporting protocol for elder abuse, a move intended to create a...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...

More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they...
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Research must drive better health care

Medical research and practical medicine must meld seamlessly to the benefit of the public. This was the consensus during the opening ceremony of the 25th...

Man to pay $15 000 for home-made gun

All of Clive Christopher Hutson’s “creativity” will be destroyed and he now owes the No 5A Supreme Court a further $10 000 after he...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...

WI out to honour Sir Garry against Pakistan

West Indies and Pakistan meet in Tarouba today for the start of a two Test series and the latest chapter in one of Test...

Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Fees fuel bank profits

50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for a more inclusive and accessible Barbados,...
 

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Full repayment no guarantee of release, says judge

Convicted attorney Hilary Jeffrey Nelson must make full restitution to the client from whom he stole more than $850 000 before the court even...

IMF weighs in on BiMPay

BiMPay could bring economic benefits to Barbados, but its adoption could also present important risks and challenges. That is the crux of an International Monetary...

Burnham set to be next PM as 322 Labour MPs back him in first nomination tally

Andy Burnham has taken another step towards becoming the next Labour leader and prime minister, after the vast majority of Labour MPs nominated him...

QEH to dispose of unclaimed bodies

Backed by recent legislative changes, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is preparing to dispose of 65 bodies left unclaimed in the morgue, some for...

Green cars taking over

Electric and hybrid vehicles now make up about 70 per cent of all new vehicle sales in Barbados. Industry leaders say the rapid transformation has...

Mbappe strikes again after missing penalty as France outclass Morocco to reach semi-finals

France captain Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty but curled in a superb goal ‌on the hour as France struck twice in six minutes to...

CDEMA signs partnership agreement with CARPHA

The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has renewed a partnership with the Trinidad-based  Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to strengthen regional cooperation...

Illegal dumpers urged to clean up their act

Illegal dumping continues to plague communities across Barbados, with environmental officials warning that offenders are discarding everything from household appliances and mattresses to animal...

Advocates at odds with prison

Two men who were the subject of an advertisement by the Barbados Bar Association regarding their nonattorney status say they have been “banned” from Dodds...

Moves to cap cost of living

Individual CARICOM nations have put measures in place to fight the rising cost of living in their respective countries, but say they are powerless...