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Missing 17-year-old traced safe

A 17-year-old girl who was reported missing on Wednesday has been traced and is safe. Kymiah Paulesha Clarke, of Lot #56, Valley Drive, Constant, St...

Trinidadian man in New York pleads guilty to sex trafficking, admits kidnapping six women

A 33-year-old Trinidadian national and lawful permanent United States resident has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and admitted to kidnapping six additional women. The Department of...

GIS denies parent’s claims

The Government Industrial School (GIS) has responded to a parent’s allegations over the treatment of her teenage daughter published in yesterday’s Weekend Nation. Through a Barbados Government...

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa’s true size

The UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa. The "Correct the...
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Move to protect health records

As Barbados digitises its health records and hospital systems, officials say the change must not leave anyone behind. At a public consultation Thursday night held...

Woman denies uttering false ID card

When she appeared before Magistrate Ketha Ellis in the District “B” Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Monique Annmarie McLean, of Beckwith Street, The City, denied...

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

Tridents ready for CPL home opener

Tridents men and women hard at training as home matches start Saturday Barbados Tridents men’s and women’s team have intensified their preparations for the upcoming...

Tridents battered

Nurse aces through to 16

CPL tickets far from sold out

Equity financing ‘a viable option’

Economist Professor Winston Moore is advising businesses and entrepreneurs concerned about the cost of capital to consider equity financing, where they access funding by...

COB suspends CEO

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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Three released from isolation

Three people will be released from the Harrison Point, St Lucy, isolation facility today after recovering from COVID-19, reducing the number remaining to five.Meanwhile,...

Grenada cancels carnival holidays

ST GEORGE’S – The Grenada government on Wednesday said that the cancellation of the annual Carnival celebrations, Spicemas, this year because of the coronavirus...

DEM urges residents to prepare for Gonzalo

Residents across Barbados are urged to complete their preparations for the approach of Tropical Storm Gonzalo over the next two days and brace for...

Mexico on pace for record murder total

MEXICO CITY – Murders in Mexico edged up to a new record high in the first half of 2020, despite easing during the last...

Gonzalo strengthening

Tropical Storm Gonzalo is predicted to become a hurricane by Thursday and pass to the south of Barbados on Saturday morning.The Barbados Meteorological Services...

Hamilton, Mercedes on another level

LONDON – Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula One world championship after three races and Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas already looks like the only...

OECS, UNFPA sign agreement on population programmes

Castries – The St Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Population...

Trust Loan Fund disburses more than $13m

The Barbados Trust Fund Limited (BTFL) has so far disbursed over $13.6 million for 3 008 loan applications to businesses and entrepreneurs.Minister of Small...

Tropical storm watch may be issued for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services continues to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Gonzalo, located near 9.9N 45.0W at 5 p.m.on Wednesday.This is about 1...

Mottley: Prepare for the storm

Prime Minister Mia Mottley is urging Barbadians to prepare for Tropical Storm Gonzalo and standby for any announcement from Government on Thursday regarding the...