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Vincentian could be sent packing

Vincentian Jace Oswald Baptiste, who took advantage of Barbados’ free movement policy, could be sent back home after he was released into the custody...

MISSING: Kymiah Paulesha Clarke

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing girl Kymiah Paulesha Clarke. Clarke, 17 years, of Valley Drive, Constant, St George,...

DJ Puffy issues apology to female reveller and Notting Hill Carnival

Deejay Puffy issued a public apology today for the “public humiliation” he caused a female reveller who was climbing and dancing on light post...

Foster ‘eating, sleeping, behaving  well’ at 107

Centenarian John Foster turned 107 on Monday.  And yesterday, with the usual sparkle in his eyes and the sharp wit for which he is known,...
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‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart and Stroke Foundation says it is...

Virtual court starts next month

Virtual hearings will be rolled out at two Magistrates’ Courts from next month, in what Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley...

New DLP general secretary aims to unify party

The Democratic Labour Party continues to hold out an olive branch to former members in an effort to get them to return to the...

‘D’ big battle

Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban

Tiger Woods has agreed not to contest a reckless driving charge as part of a deal with prosecutors, reducing the original charge of driving...

Nurse aces through to 16

CPL tickets far from sold out

COB suspends CEO

Steve Belle, the long-standing chief executive officer (CEO) of the City of Bridgetown Credit Union (COB), has been suspended pending an internal investigation. Reliable sources...

Eye on financial sector links

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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Abrahams: It’s better to be prepared

Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams has stood by Government’s decisions in relation to disaster preparedness leading up to the...

24-hour polyclinic service resumes Saturday

A notice issued through Barbados Government Information Service tonight said the 24-hour service at the Winston Scott Polyclinic, Jemmotts Lane, St Michael will resume...

Tropical storm warning discontinued, small craft advisory issued

The tropical storm warning for Barbados has been discontinued. Additionally, the small craft warning has been downgraded to a small craft advisory, while the...

Holding on to Hope

West Indies skipper Jason Holder has thrown his full support behind top-order batsman Shai Hope ahead of the final Test in the historic bio-secure...

People’s Monarch still on

There is no shortage of new local music on the airwaves this summer despite the cancellation of the Crop Over Festival.That’s why Starcom Network...

Sneaky move, says Franklyn

Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn has questioned Government’s motives for an adjustment made to a section of the Remote Employment Bill, 2020, debated in the...

Ex-Gatsby three awarded $162 000

Three former employees of the upscale boutique of Gatsby Incorporated have been awarded just over $162 000 collectively by the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT).The...

Hurricane watch still in effect

Tropical Storm Gonzalo has weakened but a hurricane watch remains in effect for Barbados.A hurricane watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated...

Govt satisfied with efforts to prepare for hurricane

Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs Wilfred Abrahams said Government was satisfied with the level of preparedness, especially as it relates to...

US sets average price for virus vaccine

Washington – The United States government has set a benchmark for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine pricing in a $2 billion deal announced on Wednesday with...