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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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Timothée Chalamet triggers backlash over ballet and opera remarks

Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet has triggered a backlash from the performing arts world after he dismissed ballet and opera as art forms that audiences...

Utility wires an eyesore, says Symmonds

The sight of overhanging utility wires across the length and breadth of Barbados has been described as “a vulgar eyesore” by Minister of Energy,...

Windies cleared for return home

West Indies have been given the full assurance from the officials of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and organisers of the T20 World Cup of their...

Sharp increase in kidney disease a concern, says president

Concern is growing about the rising number of Barbadians requiring dialysis for kidney disease, with advocates warning that the country’s health system may soon...

Fortress says no to crypto

Barbados based mutual fund company Fortress, which for the first time in its near 30 year history has more than $1 billion in total...

G7 nations to hold emergency meeting on oil as stock markets sink

G7 nations will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss surging oil prices as crudejumped above $100 a barrel and stock markets slumped...

Forde: Gender-based violence still prevalent

The threat of gender based violence remains prevalent. Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Adrian Forde said an International Development Bank survey had revealed...

Armstrong quits DLP

Less than a month after the General Election, Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate Dr Dawn-Marie Armstrong has resigned, adding to the turmoil swirling around...

Desirée Gamble named first female CARIFTA head coach

For the first time, Barbados will have a female head coach for the CARIFTA Games, to be held this year in Grenada. Noel Lynch, president...

Sheryl Lee Ralph asks if USA will send doctors to Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaican American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, has joined the conversation surrounding the discontinuation of the Cuban Medical Brigade programme. “Will America now...