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Mbappe double fires Real Madrid to win at leaders Barcelona

Kylian Mbappe scored twice, including an 87th-minute winner, to earn victory for Real Madrid against Barcelona in El Clasico. Barcelona were aiming to set an...

BCFA calls for support for Cuba at UN

The Barbados Cuba Friendship Association (BCFA) has called on Caribbean nations to support Cuba’s resolution against the United States’ economic embargo when it comes...

Flash-flood watch discontinued

The Barbados Meteorological Services has discontinued the flash-flood watch for Barbados after the threat of flash flooding diminished. In a statement issued at noon today,...

Russia given first championships since Ukraine invasion

Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships - the first time an Olympic federation has chosen to stage a global event in Russia...
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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,...

‘DPP cannot be included’

The State has filed an appeal against a High Court decision that quashed a magistrate’s order sending former CLICO Life Insurance Company chairman Leroy...

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...

Mbappe double fires Real Madrid to win at leaders Barcelona

Kylian Mbappe scored twice, including an 87th-minute winner, to earn victory for Real Madrid against Barcelona in El Clasico. Barcelona were aiming to set an...

Push to shepherd netballers

Chicken Barn at 60 

For 60 years, the aroma of Chicken Barn’s rotisserie chicken has been part of everyday life in Barbados. What began on Bay Street has...

Power hike concern

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,...

Best’s journey into dance

 

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Govt needs $598m for last-quarter debt

Government will require about $598.6 million to pay debt for the December 2025 to March 31, 2026 period. With the Ministry of Finance projecting that...

Manifesto concern

Two economists say the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) manifesto has critical unanswered questions about how its economic ambitions will be financed and executed. Head of...

Petroleum prices reduced

Retail prices for gasoline, diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) were reduced effective midnight, Sunday, February 1. Gasoline decreased by 11 cents and...

$15 000 compensation for sex with 14-year-old

In what was described as a case of grooming, Rawlston Carrington was made to pay compensation to the under-aged girl with whom he had...

Marshall pledges to turn Six Roads into town

Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate for St Philip South Neil Marshall, plans to officially designate Six Roads as a town if elected. Speaking on Saturday...

Red, ready and resonant

A red wave surged through Golden Square Freedom Park on Saturday night as members and supporters of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) gathered, red...

VIDEO: BLP Manifesto Launch

Highlights from the launch of the 2026 Barbados Labour Party Manifesto at Golden Square Freedom Park, January 31, 2026. https://youtu.be/q_171QAMOuE

The swing factor

This report segment places the current political mood alongside the last two General Elections using a like-for-like comparison: vote share among those who actually...

Update: One man dead following shooting at Lower Carter’s Gap

One man has died following a shooting incident at Lower Carter’s Gap, Christ Church this morning. Inspector Ryan Brathwaite, Police Public Affairs and Communications Officer,...

Bad Bunny makes Grammy history as stars protest against ICE

Bad Bunny has become the first Latin artist to win album of the year in the 68-year history of the Grammy Awards, at a...