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Trinidad rocked by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on Wednesday, the Seismic Research centre...

Ronaldo weds longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez in Portugal

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has married his longtime partner, model and influencer Georgina Rodríguez, in a civil ceremony in Portugal. The Portuguese striker posted an image...

Rowe seeks audit of NHC repairs

Member of Parliament for St Michael North West Neil Rowe has raised questions about the funding of one of the National Housing Corporation’s home...

Lashley: Laws too weak to properly punish gun offenders

Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley says Barbados’ existing laws are too weak to properly punish those who unleash gun violence...
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CG ups support for blood collection

Almost two months after launching its Fuelling Hope Blood Drive, CG United has expanded its support for the National Blood Collecting Centre, reinforcing efforts...

ZR driver eagerly pleads guilty

From the time Magistrate Jared Richards called Shaquille Ashane Scott’s name yesterday, the ZR driver jumped out of his seat, rushed inside the dock...

Rowe seeks audit of NHC repairs

Member of Parliament for St Michael North West Neil Rowe has raised questions about the funding of one of the National Housing Corporation’s home...

Ronaldo weds longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez in Portugal

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has married his longtime partner, model and influencer Georgina Rodríguez, in a civil ceremony in Portugal. The Portuguese striker posted an image...

Economy in ‘position of strength’

Faster investment execution, stronger productivity, and improved traded -sector performance. Barbados’ economic growth prospects for the rest of this year hinge on these three factors,...

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Centenarian Eunice celebrates with family

Eunice Kirton, one of Barbados’ newest centenarians, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 20, surrounded by the large family she raised and the community...
 

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Proud Bostic bows out

Minister Of Health and Wellness, The Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic, officially said goodbye to the ministry yesterday. After more than three years on the job,...

Face-to-face classes delayed again

The return to face-to-face classes has been pushed back further. Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw told the large crowd gathered at the last political meeting...

WI beat BCA XI in tune-up

West Indies warmed up for their Betway Twenty20 Series against England with a comfortable win over a Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) President’s XI in...

652 new COVID cases on Monday

There were 652 new COVID-19 cases – 296 males and 356 females – recorded on Monday, January 17, from the 2 503 tests conducted...

Escaped prisoner recaptured

Police recaptured escaped prisoner Roger Rommel Sealy around 6:30 p.m. on Clapham Road, St Michael, on Tuesday. Sealy, also known as “Duck Foot”, was attending...

Judge throws out suit challenging General Elections

Justice Cicely Chase has thrown out the challenge to the suit brought to halt the General Elections, saying she did not have jurisdiction to...

BLP holding final meeting at Bay Street

The hectic pace created when Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced late last year that the General Election would be held on Wednesday, January...

Last appeal by the DLP in Independence Square

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is staging the final meeting for the 2022 General Election campaign in Barbados tonight at Independence Square, The City. Deputy...

Decision today on challenge to General Elections

Madame Justice Cicely Chase has just indicated she will be giving her decision on a challenge to tomorrow’s General Elections sometime later today. She has...

Two women succumb to COVID-19; toll at 271

Two women, aged 59 and 97, are the most recent people to succumb to coronavirus (COVID-19). Both women died on Monday, January 17, at the...