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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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Two men granted $500 000 bail on major cannabis charges

Two men appeared before the Holetown Magistrates’ Court today charged in connection with the seizure of a large quantity of cannabis valued at more...

Wrestling club objects to ban

Payne’s Wrestling Club has raised objections to a one-year suspension imposed by the Barbados Wrestling Association (BWA), saying the decision was taken without due...

Pine Road closed as police investigate collision

Pine Road, St Michael, is closed from the junction of 3rd Avenue to 6th Avenue, Belleville, as police carry out investigations into an accident. The...

Thorne: BLP trying to steal election

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is accusing the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) of trying to steal the next General Election. The claim was made by...

Christmas Wonderland ‘a hit’

Scores of people attended The Church of Christ The King’s Christmas Wonderland on Sunday night to take in the spectacle created by hundreds of...

Wanted Man: Derick David Rudolph Crawford

Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating Derick David Rudolph Crawford, who is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal...

‘Build Barbados Inc.’

Barbados is a country that needs to behave like a company so that the average Bajan can prosper. This requires an improved collaborative approach involving...

Macron hosts Ukraine and allies to try to cement security guarantees

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky and other key allies of the country as efforts intensify to agree security guarantees...

Guyana suspends 100 Brazilian miners

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) says 100 Brazilian miners have been suspended from all mining operations with immediate effect. In a brief statement, the...

Youth owns up to lashing aunt with cutlass

Magistrate Douglas Frederick yesterday admonished a young man who assaulted his aunt by hitting her with a cutlass. Zachery Carlo Massiah, 24, of Ellerton Housing...