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Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes China’s Tibet

 A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's southwestern region of Tibet at around 10:33 p.m. (1433 GMT) on Thursday, ​the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC)...

Flash-flood warning issued for western Barbados

A flash-flood warning is in effect for western and northwestern districts of Barbados until 6 p.m. today, as moderate to heavy showers and isolated...

Fernandes to remain Man Utd captain despite outburst

Bruno Fernandes will remain as Manchester United captain and will not be disciplined for his post-match criticism of Michael Carrick after the 4-1 Champions...

Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

Barbados is playing a leading role in an international effort to secure a major new financial lifeline if the island is hit by a...
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Respect the cane!

Barbadians are being urged to be more vigilant and respectful of visually impaired people using white canes, as the National United Society of the...

Black Rock man charged with ammunition possession

Update Trumanni Mecha Cadogan-Ashby, 28, of Simmons Land, Fairfield, Black Rock, St Michael, has been charged with possession of three rounds of ammunition. Cadogan-Ashby appeared before...

MP urges faster maintenance hearings

Christ Church South Member of Parliament Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has appealed for improvement in the way child maintenance matters are handled in the Magistrates’...

Fernandes to remain Man Utd captain despite outburst

Bruno Fernandes will remain as Manchester United captain and will not be disciplined for his post-match criticism of Michael Carrick after the 4-1 Champions...

Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

Barbados is playing a leading role in an international effort to secure a major new financial lifeline if the island is hit by a...

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Fitch flags SOE risk

Cancer could not steal her future

When Kashamra “Kay” Hamilton-Steede was diagnosed with cancer and relayed that information to her teenaged son, his first question was: “Mum are you going...

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CCJ opens new law term with itinerant sitting in St.Lucia

 The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) opened its new law term in St. Lucia on Wednesday with its President, Justice Winston Anderson noting...

Bajans warned to verify online investment platforms

Barbadians have been warned to verify that any online investment platform is licensed before using it to send money. The advice came from Minister of...

Ronaldo wants Portugal ‘punishment’ but not retiring

Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not retiring from international football but deserves to be punished for walking out on Portugal after head coach Jorge...

CIF hoping people make use of US$25m available

Organisers of the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2026, now being held in Barbados, are hoping that participants will capitalise on the US$25 million in...

Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

Iyer’s rapid hundred gives India an 8-wicket win over West Indies in first T20

Shreyas Iyer led the way with 102 not out off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets Tuesday in the first...

CDB president said ecosystem is a major for Caribbean economies

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Best, Tuesday said Caribbean countries are building economies that are more productive, resilient and competitive...

R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at age 70

R&B singer and New York City native Freddie Jackson has died at the age of 70. The musician was known for soulful classics like "You...

US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86

The US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived ⁠in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal, a conviction for...

Another 7 years for second killer

One of the killers of a postman must spend another seven years and 167 days in prison. Jamar Darnelle Mottley was sentenced last Friday for...