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UWI Cave Hill celebrates 1,277 graduates

THERE WAS something different about the University of the West Indies’ graduation ceremony this year. The ceremony, themed “Built to Adapt, Ready to Lead –...

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia fired after five days on the job

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role just one week after United States President Donald Trump tapped her for...

Sandra Marcella Gittens is new Barbados ambassador to Cuba

Sandra Marcella Gittens is Barbados’ new Ambassador to Cuba, having begun the accreditation process following a meeting with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal. Gittens...

UWI Global Campus accredited until 2032

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus has been granted institutional re-accreditation by the Barbados Accreditation Council for the period 2026-2032, reaffirming...
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Doctor: Younger women becoming more at risk

Barbados has the highest breast cancer death rate in the world, with younger women also facing more aggressive forms of the disease, medical oncologist...

Sailor’s drug trial adjourned

The drug trial of Walter O’Neal Prescod was adjourned on Wednesday after the prosecution served additional evidence on his defence team. Prescod, a sailor, of...

BLP conference to focus on delivery

The Barbados Labour Party is gearing up for its 87th Annual Conference, with a view to taking stock of its present and future. At a...

West Indies Champions demolish Australia to reach final

 Sheldon Cottrell and Chadwick Walton led a rampant West Indies Champions side into the final of the World Championship of Legends with a commanding...

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FTC reviewing Flow’s latest price increase

Flow Barbados’ imminent price increase for some broadband and bundled services is being examined by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC). In a public notice yesterday,...

Major shift for Sagicor

Natalie Headley: She felt it. She fought it. She survived.

Given her family’s genetic history, Natalie Headley felt that one day breast cancer could eventually find her. And it did. But Natalie had long...

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Clean Up Barbados with Green Nation

On Saturday, September 19, hundreds of Barbadians will roll up their sleeves across the island for the annual Green Nation Clean-up, taking place one...

BLPC powering a nation for 115 years

For 115 years, the story of electricity in Barbados has been closely connected to the island’s social and economic development. From the first electricity...

Shooting at Westbury Road

Update The Barbados Police Service has confirmed the death of a man who was shot at Morris Gap, Westbury Road, St Michael, earlier today. Police public...

Bim Got Talent joins forces with New York team

Barbados is witnessing a powerful demonstration of what can happen when international and homegrown partners unite around the development of young people. Bim Got Talent’s...

Green, de Kock eliminate Patriots, put Tridents within sight of playoffs

The South African duo of Chris Green and Quinton de Kock produced match-winning performances to push the Barbados Tridents within one win of the...

Missing St John man traced

A 54-year-old St John man who was reported missing on Wednesday has been traced and is safe. Sylvanus Grant, of Blades Hill #2, St John,...

Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection

Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes ​slammed...

Bermuda remembers nationals killed in September 11 terrorist attacks

Bermuda is marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack on the United States by members of the extremist group, al-Qaeda, recalling the...

One prison bus ‘is ridiculous’

Defence attorney Verla De Peiza has described the situation of having one bus transporting prisoners around the island as “a ridiculous state of affairs”. Her...

BUT rejects contractor ‘efforts’ at Alma Parris

The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is bracing for a confrontation with education officials over what it says are efforts to engage teachers at...