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Man dead after altercation in Black Rock

Update Police were on the scene of a suspected fatal stabbing incident this evening along Black Rock Main Road, St Michael. Police confirmed they are investigating...

Lionel Richie hospitalised in St. Louis

Lionel Richie checked himself into a hospital over the weekend following a show in St. Louis, according to TMZ, the latest health concern for...

Woman appeals for house relief

The view from Margaret Carter’s house is not one that makes her happy. Every day she has to look at her ex-husband’s comfortable home next...

Eye on financial sector links

The growing interconnectedness between commercial banks and other financial institutions in Barbados does not currently pose a significant systemic risk to the country’s financial...
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Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health partnership between Barbados and the Bolivarian...

Virtual court starts next month

Virtual hearings will be rolled out at two Magistrates’ Courts from next month, in what Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley...

Walters: My focus is on the Senate at this time

Senator Ryan Walters says he is as committed as ever to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) despite again declining to take an executive role...

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Hetmyer’s heroics spoil Independence Day party as Warriors remain unbeaten

The Guyana Amazon Warriors crashed Trinidad and Tobago’s Independence Day celebrations at the Queen’s Park Oval, securing a thrilling 9-run victory over the Trinbago...

Eye on financial sector links

The growing interconnectedness between commercial banks and other financial institutions in Barbados does not currently pose a significant systemic risk to the country’s financial...

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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Five deaths related to COVID-19; toll at 188

Five people - two women and three men - are the most recent victims of coronavirus (COVID-19). An 88-year-old woman died on Sunday, November 7,...

US teen charged with homicide takes stand

Washington - A United States teenager charged with shooting three people during civil unrest on the streets of Wisconsin last year has taken the...

Options for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

The Immunisation Unit will be administering boosters for two more coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines - Pfizer and Sinopharm - effective immediately. A statement from the Ministry...

Study says regular 10 p.m. bedtime linked to lower heart risk

London – There appears to be an optimal bedtime – between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. – linked to better heart health, say researchers...

Report: 2.4C warming likely despite climate summit

London – Despite pledges made at the climate summit COP26, the world is still nowhere near its goals on limiting global temperature rise, a...

Judge in Capitol riot case rejects Trump’s bid to withhold records

Washington - A United States judge has ruled a congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot can access some of ex-President Donald Trump's White House...

Jamaica: Police force reports increase in murders

Kingston – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Tuesday said there had been more than 1 200 murders in just over ten months of this...

CCJ to decide on rape issue

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is to determine whether a man can be charged with raping another man in Barbados, as Crown lawyers...

Decision on jab for children soon, says CMO

Parents may soon know whether the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for their pre-teens. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George said yesterday the Ministry of...

Funeral homes to hire more

Some funeral homes may have to hire more workers to help with the rise in COVID-19-related deaths, says president of the Barbados Association of...