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TAP upset with cashless rollout

Operators in the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) are “furious” over the apparent stealth launch of the cashless system, leaving them wondering how they would...

Marcus Garvey’s legacy honoured at Amphitheatre rededication

The Marcus Garvey Amphitheatre was rededicated during a ceremony with Garvey's family as special guests. The plaque was unveiled by Prime Minister Mia Amor...

Bajans deeper in debt

Barbadian families are deep in debt. While the latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) flags the $6.64 billion in household debt at the end of 2025...

CCJ makes changes to panels

PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) said recently it has implemented with “immediate effect” revised arrangements for the assignment...
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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...

Grandson pleads guilty to assault

She has taken too much. With these words, a grandmother yesterday said she had “hardened” her heart and the next three weeks that Namari Jumar...

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...

Verstappen extends Red Bull deal until end of 2030

ZANDVOORT - Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull to the end of ​2030 on Thursday, ending speculation about the four-time world...

Bajans deeper in debt

Barbadian families are deep in debt. While the latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) flags the $6.64 billion in household debt at the end of 2025...

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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Welfare spike

In the last year of Barbados’ two-year battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, those needing welfare assistance have nearly doubled, moving from about 3 500...

Shopkeeper on six-month bond

Her clean record, said her attorney, was enough to enable Rhonda Elizabeth Hollingsworth to qualify for a bond under the Penal System Reform Act. Calling...

Move to ease water woes in St Lucy

The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) will be placing more community tanks, establishing desalination tanks, stepping up its mains replacement programme and using a treating...

Government ends routine quarantine for COVID control

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising the public that there is no more routine quarantine for people who are potentially exposed to...

Brathwaite and Reifer lead strong Pride reply

Kraigg Brathwaite hit his 25th first-class hundred and left-hander Raymon Reifer followed up a career-best spell with a purposeful half-century to propel Barbados Pride...

327 new COVID cases in Barbados on Tuesday

Barbados recorded 327 new COVID-19 cases – 147 males and 180 females – from the 1 609 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public...

COVID-related death total at 305 in Barbados

Two people died as a result of COVID-19 on Tuesday, February 15. A 76-year-old fully vaccinated man and a 90-year-old unvaccinated woman succumbed to the...

Pride 38-1 in their 1st Innings against Scorpions at lunch

Barbados Pride were 38 for one, replying to Jamaica Scorpions first innings total of 328, at lunch on the second day of their second...

Off the Post 13: Senior teams back on the field of play

Journalist Nick Maitland reviews the international friendlies between the Barbados Men's and Women's Senior National Football teams in Suriname. He also looks ahead to the...

IMF slightly lowers growth forecast for Jamaica

WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday predicted that Jamaica would register economic growth of 4.3 per cent this year, down from...