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Sonia Boyce sworn in as Barbados’ first female Commissioner of Police

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Sonia Boyce was sworn in today as Commissioner of Police, becoming the first woman to hold the post in Barbados. The swearing-in ceremony took place...
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Roach ruled out of second test against Sri Lanka

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West Indies made two changes to their team for the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, which bowled off...
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Jacqueline Williams named for Women’s T20 World Cup Final at Lord’s

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West Indian umpire Jacqueline Wiliams has been named to stand in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Lord’s on...
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LIVE: Barbados Grand Prix – Athlete Enrichment Panel Discussion

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A Panel Discussion featuring Regional Olympians, a conversation with some of the Caribbean’s top athletes as they share insights and lessons to inspire the...
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Govt to expand dialysis capacity

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Government will significantly expand the availability of facilities for Barbadians who have kidney disease and need regular diaslysis treatment. Minister of Health and Wellness Senator...

Fogging Schedule: June 29 to July 3

BARP sounds caution

Ishmael wants food industry to help solve NCD crisis

Tips on care for animals during drought and heatwave

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Sex offender given 15-year sentence

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Fifteen years. That’s the starting sentence Matthew Orlando King got for having sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl ten years ago. Saying that she believed King...

Judge slams prison authorities over late bus arrival

Loot spent on sneakers, wallet

Two Jamaican women fined on cannabis charges in Barbados

Brittons Hill man remanded on firearm and ammunition charges

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MP tells of bank account blues

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Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium...

DLP wants closer scrutiny of two bills

Gun violence ‘a health crisis’

Walters slams Govt ‘secrecy’

Bill key to regulate abuse of medications, says Forde

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Plans for small business centre

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Young entrepreneurs in the St Michael South constituency could soon have a dedicated space to develop their skills as Government moves ahead with plans...

Government probing living state of migrants

‘Strong year’ for AffinityPlus

‘Challenging time’ for Barbados Farms

Teachers’ credit union merging

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Mya celebrating miracle of life

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Back in February 1998 she was given 24 to 48 hours to live. Her parents, Reverend Trevor and Eslyne Daniel, were told to call...

NCF partners with Shakirah Bourne to bring Bajan Anansi tales into schools

Vasquez embracing versatility

BTMI honours besties for life

Reshelle Griffith: Dream ignited into a career

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U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rates up thanks to mandates, cases and deaths down

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Washington, D.C. – Vaccination rates against COVID-19 in the United States have risen by more than 20 percentage points after multiple institutions adopted vaccine...
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Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures

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Menlo Park, Ca – Facebook will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targetted...
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SVG PM welcomes acquisition of CIBC First Caribbean

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Kingstown – St Vincent & the Grenadines prime minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves said the Bank of St Vincent & the Grenadines Ltd will benefit...
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Three more die from COVID-19

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Three more Barbadians have lost their lives to COVID-19. Two of them, a 69-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman, died yesterday while at Harrison’s Point...
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Debt of low-income countries at record levels, World Bank says

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Washington, D.C. – The World Bank reported on Wednesday that the debt of low-income countries, including those in the Caribbean, rose to a record...
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CARICOM announces new vaccine policy

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said that access to its offices across the region will be restricted to people showing proof of...
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US to reopen borders with Mexico and Canada

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The United States has said it will reopen its borders with Mexico and Canada to fully vaccinated travellers from November. In a statement, its Department...
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OECS consortium acquires CIBC FirstCaribbean banks in four territories

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KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – A consortium of banks in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union Tuesday announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement...
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Brown water at Worthing Beach is not a health risk

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Sea bathers using Worthing Beach, Christ Church, are informed that there will be occasional discoloration of the nearshore water when excess water from the...
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Family frauds

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The Royal Barbados Police Force is reporting increased financial fraud within families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspector Sonia Thompson, of the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit,...
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