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Mottley: Barbados will continue to seek reparatory justice

Barbadians will soon be able to pursue postgraduate studies that place emphasis on reparations. As part of her statement on Emancipation Day today, Prime Minister...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

All-day Emancipation celebrations

This year's Emancipation celebration began with a drum call, dance and fire breathing. From around 8:15 a.m., the four groups converged at JTC Ramsay Circle,...

AC rides “Legends” to calypso crown

Adrian “AC” Clarke is the new calypso monarch of Barbados. AC won his fourth title with 330 points, performing the immensely popular Legends From The...
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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...

Man was ’keeping firearm for old lady’

He was doing an old lady a favour by keeping her gun and he forgot he had it in his safe. This was the explanation...

Bill puts light on business owners

Government is seeking to tighten oversight of companies operating in Barbados through new legislation designed to expose the real owners behind businesses, strengthen corporate...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

Economic growth slows for Barbados

Barbados’ economy has now expanded for 21 consecutive quarters. However, with international uncertainty – especially the war in the Middle East taking a toll –...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Centenarian’s life ‘a blessing’

It is not usual to find a centenarian still be married, but Esther Lilian Wickham certainly is. At their Cadogan Road, Grazettes, St Michael home...
 

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Hope and Pooran to lead WI after Pollard ruled out

ST JOHN’S – Shai Hope will lead West Indies for the first time after Kieron Pollard was ruled out of the Tour of Pakistan,...

Medvedev leads Russia to third Davis Cup title

MADRID – Russia took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final in Madrid on Sunday to secure their third title...

Hamilton wins crazy Saudi GP

JEDDAH – Lewis Hamilton won a crazy, twice-halted Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday to send the Formula 1 world championship into a winner-takes-all...

131 more COVID-19 cases confirmed

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Barbados rose by 131 on Saturday, health authorities reported on Sunday. Out of the 1 158 tests carried out at...

COVID-19 deaths now 238

Three more people – two women and one man – died from the complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A 57-year-old man and a...

Social activist-lawyer Trotman dies

Barbados lost one of its most outspoken social activists on Sunday. Attorney at law, Douglas Trotman died after a brief illness. Trotman recently returned to Barbados...

Antigua & Barbuda announces COVID-19 booster vaccine programme

ST JOHN’S – Antigua & Barbuda Minister of Health, Wellness, and the Environment, Sir Molwyn Joseph said his Ministry will begin the administering of COVID-19...

Germany’s Free Democrats back coalition agreement

BERLIN – Members of Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) voted on Sunday by a large majority to back a coalition agreement with the Social...

Town Planning orders Cherry and Bynoe to cease work

Massy Properties, the owner of the land at Mangrove Pond, St Thomas, which has been occupied by waste hauler Anderson Cherry for his Project...

IDB approves US$60 million in financing for Haiti

Port Au Prince – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved US$60 million of non-reimbursable financing to improve the food security of rural households,...