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West Indies’ big win over Pakistan dedicated to Sir Garfield Sobers

West Indies defeated Pakistan by 90 runs to record a magnificent Test match win in honour of the late great Sir Garfield Sobers, National...

Plot to assassinate T&T PM and other officials spans multiple jurisdictions

Port of Spain – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the alleged plot to assassinate her and senior members of her government has widened significantly...

MISSING: Kemera Murray

Thirteen-year-old Kemera Murray has been reported missing, last seen on Tuesday, July 21 in the area of North Close Wildey, St Michael. Murray, who lives...
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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...

No more extensions for gun offender

He was recovering from surgery and unable to work. That was the explanation given yesterday by first-time gun offender Rawle Anthony Caesar as he sought...

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...

West Indies’ big win over Pakistan dedicated to Sir Garfield Sobers

West Indies defeated Pakistan by 90 runs to record a magnificent Test match win in honour of the late great Sir Garfield Sobers, National...

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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Amazon prepares for major layoffs among office workers, reports say

Amazon is planning major job cuts among its corporate workers as soon as this week, multiple media outlets have reported. The online retail giant plans...

Private sector urged to support farmers

Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul, has called for greater collaboration between private sector buyers and local producers to...

‘Year of wins’ for Co-op League

The Barbados Cooperative and Credit Union League is celebrating two major breakthroughs. During its annual general meeting recently at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two...

Jamaica braces for passage of Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica is bracing for the passage of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday as the category 5 storm is expected to move across southeastern Cuba Wednesday...

Barbados ‘well positioned to lead regional integration’

Government Senator Roshanna Trim has thrown her full support behind the Caribbean Community (Free Movement of Nationals) Bill, 2025, describing it as a vital step...

Call to prioritise national issues

While Barbados can benefit from more regional unity to survive in an increasingly insular world, it must urgently fix the increasingly visible societal cracks,...

Walters reacts to rodent issue at Deacons Primary School

The closure of the Deacons Primary School this morning, due to allegation of rat droppings being found on the compound, is deeply troubling and...

Trade uncertainty threatens economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has slightly lowered its 2025 growth forecast for Barbados from three per cent to 2.7 per cent, is...

Project Amai helping 25 teenage mothers

There has been a notable increase in the number of young mothers applying for the second cohort of Project Amai. During a media launch recently...

Deacons Primary School closed due to environmental issues

Reports are that the Deacons Primary School is closed due to environmental issues. Parents were called to collect their children and one said it was...