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Court reprimands father who left son on Mount Fuji

A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan’s highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and...

St Lucia staging national exhibit for underwater sculpture park

Castries – St Lucia is set to unveil its first National Exhibition for the development of one out of three Underwater Sculpture Parks, offering...

Matthew Forde to the fore with five-for in Kings’ victory over Kingsmen

Matthew Forde delivered the best bowling display of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) so far this season as he singlehandedly wrecked the...

All eyes on Bulldoze

By Lindon Yarde Can the rampaging Bulldoze defy 135 pounds and close off with a beaver-trick as he goes in pursuit of more success? On what is effectively...
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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...

Matthew Forde to the fore with five-for in Kings’ victory over Kingsmen

Matthew Forde delivered the best bowling display of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) so far this season as he singlehandedly wrecked the...

All eyes on Bulldoze

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

‘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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Preconco at centre of St Kitts school row

A political storm is brewing in St Kitts and Nevis over the construction of the new Basseterre High School, with controversy surrounding the decision...

Opera star Joseph Calleja to perform in Barbados this weekend

World-renowned opera singer Joseph Calleja will be performing in Barbados this weekend. The Maltese –born lyric tenor and Grammy-nominated artist who has been termed the...

Barbados issues statement on evacuation of Barbadians from UAE

The Government of Barbados has issued a statement expressing their appreciation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Authorities for successfully evacuating ten Barbadian nationals...

43 vacancies filled on Barbados Job Registry

Several Barbadians have found employment by using the Barbados Job Register established by the Ministry of Labour. Moreen Bowen, acting director of the Barbados Employment...

University comes alive with sound and dance

Drumbeats, dance and music filled the air at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus on Wednesday, as the Faculty of Culture,...

Inchcape: EV market set to surge

Electric vehicles are accounting for about a fifth of the energy vehicles in Barbados and that is expected to grow, says the commercial director...

Glock and ammo draw $26 500 fine

A High Court judge has chastised a young man for finding himself in a situation where he must pay a gun fine – money...

Greaves new VP of BCA

The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) has moved swiftly to fill the position of vicepresident, which was left vacant when Gregory Nicholls stepped down last Saturday. Pedro Greaves,...

Rising use of dangerous pills

Barbados is facing a troubling shift as it relates to drugs as new psychoactive substances begin to take hold across the island, according to...

Researchers want tighter rules for AI toys for children

Researchers are calling for tighter regulation of AI-powered toys designed for toddlers, after conducting one of the first tests in the world to investigate...