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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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Labour College to be isolation facility

Families taking shelter at the Barbados Workers’ Union’s Frank Walcott Labour College in Mangrove, St Philip, are not being thrown out, says acting Minister...

Omicron surge fight

With Barbados midway into the COVID-19 surge of the Omicron variant, resulting in over 9 000 people in isolation, Government has developed an Omicron...

Blizzard blankets US East Coast

The United States East Coast is being battered by the first major blizzard to hit the region in four years. Five states declared an emergency...

All to play for after England level T20 series

All-rounder Mooen Ali hit a brilliant half-century as England defeated the West Indies by 34 runs tonight at Kensington Oval to level the Twenty20...

Apple sales soar

Apple sales soared in the key Christmas shopping season, despite constraints due to a global shortage of microchips. Sales at the iPhone giant rose 11...

England set Windies 194 to win 4th T20I

England, sent in to bat, reached 193 for six from their allocation of 20 overs against West Indies in the fourth Twenty20 International on...

630 COVID-19 cases on Friday

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has identified 630 COVID-19 cases – 290 males and 340 females – from the 2 530 tests conducted...

Windies win the toss and fielding vs England in the 4th T20I

West Indies won the toss and decided to field against England in the fourth Twenty20 International on Wednesday at Kensington Oval here. The Windies made...

Elderly woman succumbs to COVID-19

A 97-year-old woman is the latest COVID-19 victim. She passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility on Friday, January 28.  She was unvaccinated. Her death...

Colombian to appear in court on drug trafficking charges

A Colombian man is appearing in a Bridgetown court this morning accused of smuggling $28 million worth of cocaine and cannabis into Barbados along...