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Barbados and the cricketing world bid farewell to Sir Garfield Sobers

With heavy hearts Barbados and the cricketing world bid farewell to the greatest player to ever grace the sport as the late Right Excellent...

Old sex cases brought forward

Justice Pamela Beckles has declared that she will be prioritising the trial of two sexual offence matters later this year because of their age. The...

Police seeking person of interest

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying and locating a person of interest who is wanted for questioning...
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CG ups support for blood collection

Almost two months after launching its Fuelling Hope Blood Drive, CG United has expanded its support for the National Blood Collecting Centre, reinforcing efforts...

Old sex cases brought forward

Justice Pamela Beckles has declared that she will be prioritising the trial of two sexual offence matters later this year because of their age. The...

Govt should fast track legal opinion, says DLP

Government should be moving with urgency to get a legal opinion on the deduction authorisation for public officers that is creating anxiety among hundreds...

Barbados and the cricketing world bid farewell to Sir Garfield Sobers

With heavy hearts Barbados and the cricketing world bid farewell to the greatest player to ever grace the sport as the late Right Excellent...

Port reforms ‘could save $19m’

The Barbados Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is calling for a more collaborative and evidence-based response so that Barbadians can benefit from a...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Fees fuel bank profits

Centenarian’s life ‘a blessing’

It is not usual to find a centenarian still be married, but Esther Lilian Wickham certainly is. At their Cadogan Road, Grazettes, St Michael home...
 

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Phased traffic plan to begin in November

The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will begin rolling out new traffic management strategies next month, aimed at improving road safety, easing congestion,...

New elected Guyana opposition legislator arrested on US request

Billionaire businessmen, Nazar Mohamed and his son and Azruddin, have been arrested following an extradition request from the United States. The younger Mohamed, the leader...

‘Press brakes on traffic relief pilot’

Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT), Roy Raphael, is urging Government to pump the brakes on its traffic relief pilot, warning...

CDEMA, CDB, media teams head to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Head of CDEMA, Elizabeth Riley (fifth left); President of the CDB, Daniel Best (centre); and volunteers, along with local media, after check-in at the...

Flash-Flood Watch issued for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services has issued a Flash-Flood Watch for the island as a tropical wave continues to affect the area. BMS says intermittent heavy...

UN human rights chief condemn US strikes in the Caribbean

The United Nations Friday described as “extrajudicial killings” as it  strongly condemned the United States for striking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific...

Nasa hits back at Kim Kardashian’s moon landing conspiracy

US space agency Nasa has rejected reality star Kim Kardashian's claim that the 1969 space mission to land the first man on the Moon...

Hub key to faster response

Disaster relief organisations in the region can now respond faster, having learnt some critical lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive director of the Caribbean Disaster...

‘Light’ at end of Licensing tunnel

Motorists frustrated by delays at the Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) could soon see smoother operations as the agency rolls out a series of fixes,...

Police probe reports of shooting, stabbing at Country Road

Police are investigating reports of a shooting and stabbing incident at Country Road, St Michael tonight. According to lawmen, officers responded to the area...