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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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Lady Tridents keen on beating Aruba

Barbados Women’s national football team will aim to conclude the first round of the 2022 Concacaf W Qualifiers with a victory against Aruba tonight...

Hinkson to push for equal rights

Chairman of the yet-to- be established Disabilities Commission, Edmund Hinkson, says with the Estimates Debate starting in the House of Assembly this week, he...

National Trident ID card still in the works

Barbadians will soon have a digital national identification card that will serve a wide range of purposes. The digital National Trident ID card, in which the...

Let’s keep pushing, says McConney

Schools received a passing grade today during a tour by education officials as students returned to the classrooms after months of online teaching. Schools were...

Children are in the best hands, says school official

Thousands of students in Barbados today returned to the physical classroom for the first time in months. Term 2 started online in January following the...

186 new virus cases

A total of 186 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, 85 males and 101 females, were recorded on Sunday, February 20, from the 947 tests carried...

COVID-19 death toll at 311

An 89-year-old woman has been added to the coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll. She was unvaccinated and succumbed to the virus on Sunday, February 20. Since March...

Face-to-face-classes resume

Face-face classes resumed in Barbados today and, from most accounts, it was smooth sailing. Classes have been conducted online for months to curb spread of...

Owners lose all in two separate fires

One home in Chancery Lane and a home and business in St Christopher, both in Christ Church, were destroyed in separate fires on Sunday. Police...

Fired-up Sir Lewis ready for new F1 season

Sir Lewis Hamilton said he had never seriously considered stepping away from Formula One following last season's controversial finale and warned rivals he was heading...