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Topical wave expected in region by Sunday

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is monitoring a tropical wave which is forecast to be in the region on Sunday. BMS says there are no...

Home Alone 2 actor Tim Curry passes away

English actor Tim Curry, best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in film musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at the age...

NCF pays tribute to Elliot Parris

The National Cultural Foundation issues a statement following the passing of Dr Elliot Parris: The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is deeply saddened by the passing...

Searchlight newspaper to close after 31 years

Kingstown, St Vincent – The Searchlight newspaper on Wednesday said it will cease publication on September 25 this year, after “31 years of continuous...
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BAMP warns of rise in COVID-19 and influenza cases

The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is urging doctors and the public to remain vigilant amid a significant increase in respiratory illnesses, including...

Woman with $285 steals $17 in food stuff

 Although she had close to $300 in her purse, a St Joseph woman stole $17 in food stuff from a Bridgetown supermarket earlier this...

DLP: Overhaul teen mental health care

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling for an urgent overhaul of child and adolescent mental health services in Barbados, following the reported death...

Road tennis roots intact

The Barbados Road Tennis Open (BRTO), the flagship tournament of the island’s indigenous sport, remains deeply entrenched in the fabric of Barbadian society. Those were...

Massy still profiting in Barbados

Massy continues to profit from its operations in Barbados. The Trinidad and Tobago group’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the third quarter ended June 30...

Better day for vendors at Grand Market

The energy at the Caribbean Grand Market was unmistakably livelier yesterday, as vendors at CARIFESTA House reported a noticeable uptick in both foot traffic and sales...
 

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Fond memories of a ‘true Caribbean man’

Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) issued a statement on the passing...

BPSA salutes former PM

Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) chairman Mr Edward Clarke acknowledged the death of former Prime Minister Owen Arthur who passed away on Monday after...

Cummins vows not to disappoint Arthur

Senator Lisa Cummins paid tribute to former Prime Minister Owen Arthur when she arrived for her first day as Minister of Tourism and International...

Atherley: A nation builder lost

Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph J.S. Atherley paid tribute to former Prime Minister Owen Arthur who passed away on Monday.Arthur died at the...

Gooding-Edghill and Griffith on the job

New Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources Ian Gooding-Edghill is on the job.He arrived at the Ministry of Transport and Works in The...

Fogging in St Peter

Fogging will be done in St Peter and St Michael this week.The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness be in...

Caribbean leaders pay tribute to Arthur

Kingston – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness Monday described the former Barbados prime minister Owen Arthur as a person who “was passionate about his...

DLP extends condolences

Following is a statement from president of the Democratic Labour Party Verla De Peiza on the passing of former Prime Minister Owen Arthur.Arthur died...

‘Great West Indian’ gone

Sir Shridath Ramphal paid tribute to former Prime Minister Owen Arthur, who died today at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.The tribute follows.“Barbados has lost a...

Actress Olivia de Havilland passes away at 104

Paris - Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died at the age of 104.De...