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Two injured in chopping incident in The City

Police are on the scene at Baxter's Road, The City, where two people were injured in a chopping incident. It is understood that the man...

Man charged after 13.6kg of cannabis seized

A 27-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with trafficking and importing cannabis after police seized 13.6 kilograms of the drug with an estimated...

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is...

World’s oldest person celebrates turning 117

The world's oldest living person celebrates turning 117 years old in Surrey on Friday with her family and friends. Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark...
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Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more...

Man charged after 13.6kg of cannabis seized

A 27-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with trafficking and importing cannabis after police seized 13.6 kilograms of the drug with an estimated...

Nicholls touts law’s value to national security

There is no need to fear that a law seeking to collect information on travellers will criminalise anyone. The proposed law, said Minister of Home...

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is...

‘70% of workers disengaged’

Barbados could be losing $1.6 billion a year to disengagement and lost productivity in the workplace. That is the “conservative” estimate of new research by...

Bajans deeper in debt

Mortgages rule loans sector

Quinn embracing future with AI

He translated poor science grades through the “grind” of his renewed determination to become a data and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist. Though veterinary medicine caught...
 

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Bayern lift Champions League

LISBON – Bayern Munich were crowned European football champions for the sixth time by beating Paris St Germain (PSG) 1-0 thanks to a second-half...

Three returning Bajans positive for COVID

Three passengers who arrived on a Jet Blue flight yesterday tested positive for COVID-19 and are in isolation.The three Barbadians, a 57-year-old woman and...

Fogging Schedule August 24 to 28, 2020

The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness continues its fogging exercise this week in St Peter, St Joseph, St Michael...

No audience for Champions League final

LISBON – The biggest game in club football takes place in the Portuguese capital on Sunday but walking around the cobbled streets of the...

Children 12 and up should wear masks, says WHO

ZURICH – The World Health Organisation (WHO) said children aged 12 and over should wear masks to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic under the...

Caribbean governments grappling with school problem

CASTRIES – The St Lucia government says it will announce Monday when schools on the island will reopen for the new academic term following...

Rock Hall move angers activists

Not everyone will be celebrating the opening of the Rock Hall Freedom Park today.And some activists are calling on Government to issue an apology...

Cummins tells of new-look tourism

A restructured Barbadian tourism industry will feature enhanced partnerships, local and international, and further use of modern technology.That’s the vision of newly-appointed Minister responsible...

Easy as ABC for 10-year-old

A shy ten-year-old girl stole the spotlight on the penultimate day of the scaled-down Barbados Hockey Festival at the Wildey Astroturf yesterday.Gia Greenidge, who...

Water relief on the way for St John

If all goes well, the people of St John and St Joseph will have relief from their water woes by next year.Speaking during a...