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Two injured in chopping incident in The City

Police are on the scene at Baxter's Road, The City, where two people were injured in a chopping incident. It is understood that the man...

Man charged after 13.6kg of cannabis seized

A 27-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with trafficking and importing cannabis after police seized 13.6 kilograms of the drug with an estimated...

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is...

World’s oldest person celebrates turning 117

The world's oldest living person celebrates turning 117 years old in Surrey on Friday with her family and friends. Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark...
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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...

Man charged after 13.6kg of cannabis seized

A 27-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with trafficking and importing cannabis after police seized 13.6 kilograms of the drug with an estimated...

Nicholls touts law’s value to national security

There is no need to fear that a law seeking to collect information on travellers will criminalise anyone. The proposed law, said Minister of Home...

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is...

‘70% of workers disengaged’

Barbados could be losing $1.6 billion a year to disengagement and lost productivity in the workplace. That is the “conservative” estimate of new research by...

Bajans deeper in debt

Mortgages rule loans sector

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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CCB: No sex around children

Showing children pornographic material or engaging in sexual activities while minors are in the room are also forms of child abuse. Child Care Officer at...

Ervine reaches 100 through faith in God

It was a birthday celebration like none before for Ervine Estelle Peterkin yesterday. On the day she became this country’s latest centenarian, Peterkin got a...

Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan ousted

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership. The vote was held past midnight after...

317 new virus cases

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory recorded 317 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) – 138 males and 179 females – on Friday, April 8....

UK’s Johnson visits Ukraine in ‘show of solidarity’

Kyiv – United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. No. 10 said the visit was a...

Two get 31 years

Stressing that crimes against tourists have far-reaching consequences for Barbados’ economy, a judge slapped the gun-toting burglar, whose shot crippled a Canadian visitor in...

BL&P: Higher fuel costs in April as a result of global oil prices

The Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P) said today that “dramatically increasing global oil prices” will have a notable impact on the April 2022...

Visas for Caribbean visitors to USVI waived

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The United States government recently approved the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Visa Waiver Act – a decision that makes it possible for...

Official says handling of COVID outbreak needs to improve

Shanghai – Shanghai’s vice mayor admitted to shortcomings in the city’s handling of its COVID-19 outbreak as a record 23 600 new cases were...

Vote on ousting PM Khan delayed

Islamabad – Pakistan’s parliament abruptly adjourned before a planned vote on ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan and had not reconvened as scheduled on Saturday...