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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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Police seek missing 73-year-old man

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 73-year-old man who was last seen on Thursday. Robert Bynoe, of Odessa McClean...

Conductor, driver confess to assault

Two route taxi employees who confessed to beating a man on Monday will be sentenced on September 23. Dario Jamar Cheltenham, 33, of Phillips Road,...

FA chair demands Infantino release World Cup sell-off documents

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been told to release all documents relating to his controversial plan to sell off a stake in the World...

CPL ‘boost’

The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) play-offs are already delivering a welcome boost to Barbados’ tourism sector, with some hotels reporting a surge...

Sadaqat powers Kingsmen to convincing victory over Tridents

Maaz Sadaqat produced a sensational display of power hitting to carry the Jamaica Kingsmen within sight of their first Caribbean Premier League final with...

Ministry: Six companies seek exploration licences

Government’s quest to find commercially-viable oil and natural gas resources offshore Barbados has caught the international oil industry’s attention. The Ministry of Energy, Business Development...

Central Bank’s BiMPay warning

BiMPay users are being warned never to share their verification codes, tokens, passwords or other security credentials with anyone. The caution has come from the...

Legendary Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs dies aged 84

Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria's best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of...

EU chief backs plan for Canada to become ‘associate member’

The president of the European Commission has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU's first "associate member". Ursula von der Leyen told the European...

Alexandra School closed due to flooding

Alexandra School has been closed for today because of flooding, while schools across the rest of Barbados remain open. The Ministry of Education Transformation said...