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Barbados honours fallen soldiers at Parade

Barbados again honoured its fallen soldiers this morning with military discipline and precision. The annual Remembrance Day Parade and Interdenominational Service took place in National...

Seven killed, several injured after trains collide in Egypt

Two trains collided in Egypt on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, health officials said. The Egyptian National Railways Authority said the...

Fogging Schedule: November 9 to 13

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit will take its mosquito reduction programme to districts in St Lucy, St Peter, St George...

Helping cancer patients navigate the journey

By Cheryl Harewood When someone hears, “We have found a tumour”, even before they know exactly what it means, their thoughts can go straight to...
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Helping cancer patients navigate the journey

By Cheryl Harewood When someone hears, “We have found a tumour”, even before they know exactly what it means, their thoughts can go straight to...

Woman admits to criminal deception, ordered to complete community service

A 20-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to criminal deception and was ordered to complete 240 hours of community service. Asherah Sapphire Johnson-Welch, of Gemswick, St...

Walters wants analysis of free movement data

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters is suggesting that data collected in relation to the introduction of the free movement involving Barbados and three other countries...

Neblett plans Boxing Day card

Former Olympian Edward “Yogi Bear” Neblett wants to bring back a cherished Boxing Day tradition by staging a professional boxing card on December 26,...

Credibility key to green financing

Financiers will not automatically provide funding for projects just because they are focused on sustainability. That is the reality, said Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) managing...

Candace and Diana – that’s what friends are for

Candace Eng and Diana Batson-Prince were besties from the ages of 18 and 17 respectively. They attended college together, shared a lot in common,...

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Something big coming, says Franklyn

General secretary of Unity Workers’ Union (UWU), Caswell Franklyn, says a major development is on the horizon in the ongoing nurses’ strike. However, he did...

Man charged with assaulting BLP’s Liz Thompson

A man has been charged with assaulting former ambassador and Barbados Labour Party spokesperson Liz Thompson following an accident on Friday. Akanni David Akil Brathwaite,...

Green light for Vincy Mas, says Gonsalves

Kingstown – Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says “Vincy Mas” will return to the St Vincent and the Grenadines cultural calendar in March this...

Reinstatement of ban on single-use plastics

The Control of Disposable Plastics Act 2020 will be reinstated effective Tuesday, February 1, 2022. A statement issued by Barbados Government Information Service said once...

Fine or 12 months for drug mule

She grabbed at a trip to a place she had never visited before. However, Canadian Ashley May Turner-Petawaysin’s free trip came with one catch –...

Marshall not for fiscal rule

Government’s planned introduction of a fiscal rule in Parliament, and its expected return to a fiscal target of six per cent of gross domestic...

Barbadian assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford

Barbadian Amanda Dawson, a logistics specialist 2nd Class assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) supply department, is pictured in the attached...

Dottin leads WI Women to victory

JOHANNESBURG – Deandra Dottin dominated a pulsating Super Over to hand West Indies Women victory after a topsy-turvy run chase ended in a dramatic...

Report suggests ‘failure of leadership’ over Downing Street lockdown parties

London - Sue Gray has blamed a "failure of leadership" for allowing parties to take place in Downing Street when the country was under...

437 new virus cases

Barbados recorded 437 cases (189 males and 248 females) of coronavirus (COVID-19) from the 1 803 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health...