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UWI Cave Hill celebrates 1,277 graduates

THERE WAS something different about the University of the West Indies’ graduation ceremony this year. The ceremony, themed “Built to Adapt, Ready to Lead –...

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia fired after five days on the job

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role just one week after United States President Donald Trump tapped her for...

Sandra Marcella Gittens is new Barbados ambassador to Cuba

Sandra Marcella Gittens is Barbados’ new Ambassador to Cuba, having begun the accreditation process following a meeting with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal. Gittens...

UWI Global Campus accredited until 2032

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus has been granted institutional re-accreditation by the Barbados Accreditation Council for the period 2026-2032, reaffirming...
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Doctor: Younger women becoming more at risk

Barbados has the highest breast cancer death rate in the world, with younger women also facing more aggressive forms of the disease, medical oncologist...

Sailor’s drug trial adjourned

The drug trial of Walter O’Neal Prescod was adjourned on Wednesday after the prosecution served additional evidence on his defence team. Prescod, a sailor, of...

BLP conference to focus on delivery

The Barbados Labour Party is gearing up for its 87th Annual Conference, with a view to taking stock of its present and future. At a...

West Indies Champions demolish Australia to reach final

 Sheldon Cottrell and Chadwick Walton led a rampant West Indies Champions side into the final of the World Championship of Legends with a commanding...

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FTC reviewing Flow’s latest price increase

Flow Barbados’ imminent price increase for some broadband and bundled services is being examined by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC). In a public notice yesterday,...

Major shift for Sagicor

Natalie Headley: She felt it. She fought it. She survived.

Given her family’s genetic history, Natalie Headley felt that one day breast cancer could eventually find her. And it did. But Natalie had long...

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Reparations ‘more than money’

Reparations for the transatlantic slave trade must be understood as far more than a financial settlement, Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM David Commissiong told delegates...

Ed Sheeran admits ‘mistakes’ at first show since Macklemore controversy

Ed Sheeran has apologised to fans for making "mistakes"as he opened his first show since Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian...

US$144m savings boost for Barbados

Barbados has secured more than US$144 million in fiscal savings through innovative debtfor- nature and debt-forclimate transactions, creating financial room for major investments in...

Browne: Potential was enormous

A three-year effort to hand ownership of Barbados’ sugar industry over to its workers has collapsed. Chairman of CoopEnergy Barbados, Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Browne, announced...

de Peiza demits CTUSAB post

Dennis de Peiza has demitted the office of General Secretary of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados after 24 years. Yesterday...

Six juveniles charged with multiple offences

Six juveniles have been arrested and formally charged with a series of offences, including robbery, endangering life, use of a firearm and theft of...

OAS to support Antigua and Barbuda in strengthening democratic participation in schools

The Organisation of American States (OAS) will collaborate with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Antigua and Barbuda to strengthen democratic participation,...

CNN and MS Now denied White House access after Trump banned major media outlets

CNN and MS NOW journalists have been denied access to the White House after US President Donald Trump announced he was banning the outlets. An...

Three men charged in September robberies

Three men have been charged in connection with two alleged robberies earlier this month, including an incident on September 12 during which a serious...

Bajans nudged to embrace 60 and 5 events

Barbadians at home and abroad were yesterday encouraged to partake in the varied planned events as the country celebrates its 60th anniversary of Independence...