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Derby glory on the line

by Lindon Yarde The Barbados Turf Club will stage the Visit Barbados Derby Race Day today at the Garrison Savannah for the climax of...

Fauci could face contempt charges

A United States Senate committee chairman has warned ex-White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci could be held contempt of Congress after he refused...

Barbados and the cricketing world bid farewell to Sir Garfield Sobers

With heavy hearts, Barbados and the cricketing world bid farewell to the greatest player to ever grace the sport as the late Right Excellent...

Old sex cases brought forward

Justice Pamela Beckles has declared that she will be prioritising the trial of two sexual offence matters later this year because of their age. 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...

Old sex cases brought forward

Justice Pamela Beckles has declared that she will be prioritising the trial of two sexual offence matters later this year because of their age. The...

Govt should fast track legal opinion, says DLP

Government should be moving with urgency to get a legal opinion on the deduction authorisation for public officers that is creating anxiety among hundreds...

Barbados and the cricketing world bid farewell to Sir Garfield Sobers

With heavy hearts, Barbados and the cricketing world bid farewell to the greatest player to ever grace the sport as the late Right Excellent...

Port reforms ‘could save $19m’

The Barbados Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is calling for a more collaborative and evidence-based response so that Barbadians can benefit from a...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Fees fuel bank profits

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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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to be offered from November 10

The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which was initially prioritised for shut-ins, will be offered to all eligible clients (18 years and older) from...

Duguid hopes home repairs will be done by year-end

Government is pushing to complete most of its housing refurbishment programme by the end of the year. During a media tour on Tuesday of two...

New COVID infections at 411 on Monday

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 2 255 tests and recorded 411 new COVID-19 cases – 185 males and 226 females – on...

England to set April deadline for health workers to get COVID-19 jab

London – It will become compulsory for frontline National Health Service (NHS) staff in England to be fully vaccinated against novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the...

Scores seek test

Scores turned up at Queen’s Park yesterday for the first day of coronavirus (COVID-19) testing conducted there. Just after 9 a.m. several people were in...

Ministry still delivering other health services in COVID battle

Other challenges in the healthcare system took priority over COVID-19 vaccinations at one site on Tuesday. Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic said they determined that...

Third COVID-related death on Sunday

A third COVID-19 death was recorded for Sunday, November 7. The 90-year-old Barbadian woman died while at the Blackman and Gollop Isolation Facility.  She was...

Roblox shares surge as gaming boom persists

Washington - Roblox Corp (RBLX.N) exceeded market estimates for quarterly bookings on Monday as demand for its video games "MeepCity" and "Adopt Me!" stayed strong even...

Trinidad officials issue warning to criminals

Port of Spain – National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds Monday warned criminals that the law enforcement agencies will do everything possible to preserve law...

Symmonds lambasts bad business practices

Minister of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerrie Symmonds is calling out the “barbarity” affecting Barbados’ workforce. During a Zoom meeting yesterday to launch Global Entrepreneurship...