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UPDATE: Man remanded after being charged with assisting offender

Miguel Rico Ranaldo Daniel, 34, of Thornbury Hill, Christ Church, has been remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds) after appearing in court today...

Greaves and Matthews make history with ICC Player of the Month awards

Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews have made history by becoming the first two Barbadian cricketers to win the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Player...

Man charged with assisting escaped prisoner

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and charged Miguel Rico Ranaldo Daniel, 34, of Thornbury Hill, Christ Church, in connection with the escape of...

Fyahfest ablaze with with praise

Fyahfest 2026 did not disappoint the hundreds of patrons who gathered at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on Sunday night for what was a...
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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...

UPDATE: Man remanded after being charged with assisting offender

Miguel Rico Ranaldo Daniel, 34, of Thornbury Hill, Christ Church, has been remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds) after appearing in court today...

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...

Greaves and Matthews make history with ICC Player of the Month awards

Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews have made history by becoming the first two Barbadian cricketers to win the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Player...

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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Lara dispels coronavirus rumours

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Batting icon Brian Lara on Wednesday shot down rumours he had tested positive for COVID-19.In a post on the social networking...

Fauci expects COVID vaccines on the next “cycle”

WASHINGTON – Drugmakers will likely have tens of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines in the early part of next year, Anthony Fauci, the...

World Bank ready to mobilise financing for Lebanon

WASHINGTON – TheWorld Bank Group said on Wednesday it stands ready to assess Lebanon’s damage and needs after a devastating Beirut port explosion and...

WADA to reduce time for recreational drugs

MONTREAL – Athletes testing positive for recreational drugs out-of-competition will be banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for one to three months instead...

More job losses in ‘private sector’ likely

Central Bank governor Cleviston Haynes expects more private sector job losses as the COVID-19 pandemic sticks around.However, the seasoned economist does not anticipate that...

PM let down by talk about Ghanaians

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is suggesting that public concerns raised about the nine Ghanaian nurses, who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival, was...

Marshall: State of emergency extended

The state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados will continue until September 27.This announcement was made by Attorney General Dale Marshall on...

No Bale in Real’s Champions League squad

MADRID – Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale was left out of their 24-man Champions League squad for Friday’s last-16 tie at Manchester City, casting...

Guyana Cabinet sworn in

GEORGETOWN – The remaining members of President Dr Irfaan Ali’s new “results oriented” Cabinet were sworn into office on Wednesday and he promised his...

Millions paid in unemployment benefits

In the four months following the shutdown of the economy due to the impact of COVID-19, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) paid $70.6 million...