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Verstappen extends Red Bull deal until end of 2030

ZANDVOORT - Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull to the end of ​2030 on Thursday, ending speculation about the four-time world...

Russian strikes kill 16 as Zelenskiy warns of air defence shortages

KYIV - Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

US activist tells Bajans to demand policy on sex offenders

Award-winning American actress, author and activist Jenifer Lewis is urging Barbadians to stand up and demand a sex offenders registry, imploring young people to...

Grandson pleads guilty to assault

She has taken too much. With these words, a grandmother yesterday said she had “hardened” her heart and the next three weeks that Namari Jumar...
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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...

Grandson pleads guilty to assault

She has taken too much. With these words, a grandmother yesterday said she had “hardened” her heart and the next three weeks that Namari Jumar...

DLP opposed to ‘rushed reform’

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) says it is not opposed to education reform, but wants Government and the Ministry of Education Transformation to explain...

Verstappen extends Red Bull deal until end of 2030

ZANDVOORT - Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull to the end of ​2030 on Thursday, ending speculation about the four-time world...

Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key structural vulnerability” on the books of...

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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Freedom Park to reopen, Nelson to stay longer

The long-delayed Rock Hall Freedom Park in St Thomas will be officially opened on Sunday afternoon to mark the end of the 2020 Season...

Bradshaw to meet with teachers

Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, will hold consultations with teachers next week to get their input on the safe reopening...

Premier’s early election call

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Premier David Burt on Friday named October 1 as the date for fresh general elections on the British Overseas Territory (BOT),...

Tropical Storm Laura to pass north of Barbados

At 11 a.m. Tropical Depression #13 was upgraded to Tropical Storm Laura.And in spite of this change, the Met Office says it has issued...

One new case, one leaves isolation

A 27-year-old visitor, who arrived on British Airways on Thursday, was the only positive case of COVID-19 among the 304 tests done by the...

Michigan to pay millions to Flint water victims

The U.S. state of Michigan said on Thursday that it had reached a preliminary settlement to pay $600 million to victims of the Flint...

FIFA warns Trinidad and Tobago FA

ZURICH - FIFA warned Trinidad and Tobago they face suspension from international football if they pursue a dispute through the country’s High Court in...

JDF locks down to contain COVID

KINGSTON – The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) on Thursday said that it has implemented the lockdown of all facilities as part of efforts to...

Wildfires force evacuations in California

BOULDER CREEK – Dozens of lightning-sparked California wildfires grew rapidly on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate homes in the San...

Biden accepts nomination, vows to heal nation

WILMINGTON – Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party nomination for the White House on Thursday, vowing to heal a United States battered by a...