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Wanted: Kemar Wharton

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Kemar Stephen Romel Wharton, alias “Moose”, who is wanted for questioning in connection...

Man pleads guilty to indecent assault

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and formally charged 33-year-old Jeffrey David Yearwood of Hothersal Turning, St Michael, with indecent assault. The charge relates to...

Small Craft and High Surf Warning issued for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services has upgraded its Small Craft Advisory to a Small Craft and High Surf Warning as strong winds generate increasingly choppy...

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that is key to reducing the public...
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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 pleads guilty to indecent assault

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and formally charged 33-year-old Jeffrey David Yearwood of Hothersal Turning, St Michael, with indecent assault. The charge relates to...

Death penalty could apply under new bill

Barbadians convicted of domestic terrorism that results in a death could face the death penalty or life imprisonment, Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams told the...

Holder stars as Patriots secure first CPL win

Jason Holder performed another match-winning feat when he bowled St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to a crucial victory over Saint Lucia Kings in the...

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that is key to reducing the public...

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Centenarian Eunice celebrates with family

Eunice Kirton, one of Barbados’ newest centenarians, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 20, surrounded by the large family she raised and the community...
 

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WI fight back after Conway’s double hundred powers Kiwis to massive total

The West Indies’ batters have started strongly chasing New Zealand’s mammoth first innings total, to leave the game in the balance at the end...

New report finds cybersecurity maturity improves in Latin America and Caribbean

A new study has found that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have made significant progress in strengthening their cybersecurity capacity, but persistent...

Suspect in shootings of Brown University and MIT professor found dead

The suspect ‍in ​last week's ‌mass shooting at Brown University has been found dead in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, following a...

‘More customers’ choosing maintenance

As Christmas approaches, upholstery and cleaning businesses are experiencing their annual surge, though this year’s patterns reveal some notable shifts in consumer behaviour. For Richard Foster, owner...

Minimum wage hike ‘challenge’

The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has warned that repeated increases in the national minimum wage could have wider knock-on effects across...

Road works to pause as contractors begin year-end break

Sub-contractors working on the Scotland District Road Rehabilitation Programme will proceed on their yearly vacation break as the year comes to a close, the...

Lovell: BUT excited

The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is remaining cautiously optimistic over the possible reinstatement of the term’s leave for teachers. Following Prime Minister Mia Amor...

Chantal won’t be boxed in

She believes that it is time for the creative industry to step outside of the box and shatter the comfort zone. Unless this is done,...

Multiple deaths reported after small aircraft crashes in North Carolina

Multiple people are reported to have died in a plane crash while the aircraft was landing at a regional airport in North Carolina, officials...

Woman remanded on cannabis trafficking charges

Leslie-Ann Shelly-Ann Andrea Gordon, 40, of #2929 Zornoway, Apartment 13, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, appeared before Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’...