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Mbappe apologises for comment about late Chinese leader after backlash

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG/LONDON - France soccer captain Kylian Mbappe apologised on Tuesday after Chinese brands cut ties with him over comments referring to the late...

BiMPay transactions hit $6b

BiMPay, Barbados’ national instant payment system established by the Central Bank, has now facilitated 3.5 million transactions worth $6 billion since it went live...

Barbados Broadcasting Authority pays tribute to Peta Alleyne

The following is a tribute to late veteran actress and broadcaster Peta Alleyne by the Barbados Broadcasting Authority. Some voices you simply recognise.Before the name....

Gems keep hopes alive

by KENMORE BYNOE With the Bajan Gems' hopes of reaching the 2027 Netball World Cup finals almost evaporated, the hosts saved some face by...
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Call to craft workplace policies for dementia

Alzheimer’s disease is now a workplace issue and Barbados will have to deal with it. Executive board member of the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association, Kaila Branch,...

Cop: Accused said he believed victim was high

Accused Dario Orlando Taitt told police he believed Jamal Clarke was “high” based on the way he was behaving and quarrelling over a cellphone. However,...

DLP: Food bill a critical failure

The Democratic Labour Party’s spokesperson on Agriculture and Fisheries, Amoy Gilding-Bourne, has labelled Barbados’ food import bill a national security risk. Responding to the Weekend...

Gems keep hopes alive

by KENMORE BYNOE With the Bajan Gems' hopes of reaching the 2027 Netball World Cup finals almost evaporated, the hosts saved some face by...

BiMPay transactions hit $6b

BiMPay, Barbados’ national instant payment system established by the Central Bank, has now facilitated 3.5 million transactions worth $6 billion since it went live...

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Candace and Diana – that’s what friends are for

Candace Eng and Diana Batson-Prince were besties from the ages of 18 and 17 respectively. They attended college together, shared a lot in common,...

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Four-time UEFA Champion League winner Clarence Seedorf arrives in Barbados

Four-time UEFA Champions League winner Clarence Seedorf touched down at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) earlier today. The former midfield star is in Barbados...

Unnatural death at Welch Town, St John

Police are investigating an unnatural death at Welch Town, St John. More details as they come.

Sagicor plants 185 trees to mark anniversary

In honour of its 185th anniversary, Sagicor Financial Company Ltd will plant 185 trees across several of their operations. The financial services entity marked the...

UN Secretary General concerned about developments in Cuba

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, Wednesday said he is “extremely concerned” about the humanitarian situation in Cuba, which will worsen, if not collapse,...

Sourdough, sprouted grain bread worth voting for

As Barbadians are into election mode, I guess it is fair for me to ask readers to do thorough research. Why should they do thorough...

Japan cherry blossom festival cancelled over badly behaved tourists

Japanese authorities in a town near Mount Fuji have cancelled this year's cherry blossom festival, saying a surge in tourist numbers is unmanageable for...

‘Caricom trade reset critical’

Barbados and other CARICOM economies must this year pursue regional cooperation as a strategic response following “a tumultuous year in regional and global trade”. That...

‘I kept gun for protection’

After pleading guilty to a gun and ammunition charge last month, Jason Anderson Phillips returned before Justice Anthony Blackman in Supreme Court No. 3A...

Hetmyer’s visa woes cast shadow over the Windies’ World Cup preparations

In a concerning development ahead of the T20 World Cup, West Indies’ batting powerhouse Shimron Hetmyer finds himself stranded in South Africa, unable to...

Thorne vows to bring tax relief

There is so much hardship in Barbados now that the poor and middle class need an immediate ease in taxation to give them more...