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‘Selling friendship’ costs man $350

A youngster who “sold friendship” for $1 000 was ordered to pay compensation to his former friend when he appeared in the District...

Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty

PROVO, Utah - Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting prominent US ​conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus, pleaded not guilty at...

Family’s agonising goodbye to Trashaun

A grieving aunt yesterday turned the heart-breaking funeral of her teenage nephew into a battle cry to save children with cancer from falling through...

CPL tickets far from sold out

The thousands of cricket fans who are hoping to attend the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been told there are many tickets...
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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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CPL tickets far from sold out

The thousands of cricket fans who are hoping to attend the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been told there are many tickets...

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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US reopening borders to vaccinated

The United States is reopening its borders on Monday to double-jabbed foreign visitors, ending a 20-month entry ban. The ban was imposed by former President...

BARJAM tribute to Jon Doe

The Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) mourns the sudden passing of year old, Warren Forte, known to most as D.J Jon...

UPDATE: DJ Jon Doe passes

In less than a week, the Starcom Network has had to deal with a second shocking death of one of its more popular radio...

LIAT planning return to Guyana

GEORGETOWN – Regional carrier, LIAT, is said to be planning on returning to Guyana, however the government is seeking to ensure that quality service will...

DJ Jon Doe passes

DJ Jon Doe, real name Warren Forte, has died. His death was confirmed by Starcom Network station manager Anthony Greene. Jon Doe, in his 40s, was...

238 new cases and 8 deaths on Saturday

The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 1 503 tests and reported 238 new COVID-19 cases – 111 females and 127 males – on...

Dive Fest 2021 under way in Barbados

Dive Fest 2021 kicked off yesterday with a lion fish hunt and underwater clean up. The festival, usually the highlight of the local diving calendar,...

Former UB40 vocalist Astro dies

British vocalist and former member of UB40 Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64. Astro, who performed in the...

Five men succumbed to COVID

Five more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 180. A 91-year-old man passed away at the...

China loan for road repairs

Barbados is getting a loan from China to fix some of the island’s problematic roads. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley revealed on Monday that the...