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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 –...

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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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Sealy: Slogan an embarrassment

Former Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy is charging that the suggestions to replace the controversial slogan Little island, Big Barbados, have been shelved because...

MP’s beach call

The country’s Chief Town Planner has been urged to act on the situation at Fitt’s Village, St James, where an argument has arisen about...

Lawmen knocked for case work

A High Court Judge has taken police investigators to task for their heavy reliance on confession statements and eyewitness accounts. Justice Carlisle Greaves said he...

BFA names Under-20 squad for Concacaf tourney

The Barbados Football Association (BFA) selected a 20-man squad to represent the island at the Concacaf Under-20 qualifiers in the Dominican Republic later this...

Mottley calls for climate change action at COP26

National solutions to global problems just won’t get it done. That’s what Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley advised the most powerful people on the...

Sector braces as France-Britain fishing row intensifies

Boulogne-Sur-Mer – People who earn a living from fishing in the English Channel battened down the hatches on Monday for an escalation of a...

Accounts Section of Registration Department closed

The Accounts Section of the Registration Department, Supreme Court Complex, will be closed from today. As such, services requiring in-person payment of fees will...

260 new virus cases

The number of new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported for Sunday, October 31, is 260 – 131 males and 129 females. The Best-dos Santos Public...

BWA gives update on work at Cattlewash

Barbados Water Authority (BWA) crews are continuing work to lay 650 metres of new main at Cattlewash, St Joseph. “Progress has been steady and the work...

Man facing charges in connection with Port incident

A St Michael man was scheduled to appear in court on Monday, charged in connection with an incident on the compound of the Bridgetown...