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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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Caricom forms youth committee to help curb crime and violence

GEORGETOWN -The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has established the CARICOM Youth Advisory Committee on the Prevention of Crime and Violence (YAC-PCV) aimed at placing young people at the...

Airlines slam UK aviation system after major outage

LONDON - Airlines intensified their criticism of Britain's aviation ‌systems on Wednesday after a major air traffic failure left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded, while...

Not following guidelines ‘can be fatal for employer’

Employers have been warned about failing to give workers a chance to defend themselves and poor record-keeping. In the Alana Hazell versus Markham Construction Limited...

Man fatally shot at Crab Hill identified by relative

The man who was shot and killed at Crab Hill, St Lucy last night has been identified as Shamar Michael Inniss, 28 years, of...

MISSING: Sylvanus Grant

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing man Sylvanus Grant, 54 years, of Blades Hill #2, St John. Grant, who was last seen...

BOA pushing by-laws update

The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) is set to consider significant changes to its governance structure when its Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held this...

Man charged with serious bodily harm

O’Brien Antonio Franklyn of Quarry Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, is scheduled to appear in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court this morning. The 48-year-old is...

Fatal shooting at Crab Hill

UPDATE: The man who was shot and killed at Crab Hill, St Lucy last night has been identified as Shamar Michael Inniss, 28 years,...

Mother withdraws as son’s surety

In an act of tough love, a mother yesterday withdrew as her son’s surety to ensure that he got treatment for his drug problem. “I...

Four charged with robbery and use of firearm remanded to Dodds

Four young men, charged jointly and separately on a number of offences, were remanded to Dodds Prison when they appeared in the District ‘B’...