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Central Bank’s BiMPay warning

BiMPay users are being warned never to share their verification codes, tokens, passwords or other security credentials with anyone. The caution has come from the...

Legendary Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs dies aged 84

Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria's best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of...

EU chief backs plan for Canada to become ‘associate member’

The president of the European Commission has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU's first "associate member". Ursula von der Leyen told the European...

Alexandra School closed due to flooding

Alexandra School has been closed for today because of flooding, while schools across the rest of Barbados remain open. The Ministry of Education Transformation said...
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Asha Jones: Breaking new ground in dementia care

by Cheryl Harewood Asha Jones’ professional journey has taken her across tourism, sales and marketing, gerontology and therapeutic recreation; fields that today come together in...

US man charged with firearm and ammunition offences

A 47-year-old man from Arizona, USA, has been charged with firearm and ammunition offences following an incident on Monday. Jackson Bart Randall, of Lake Havasu,...

House debates Bill to end sentencing law contradiction

The House of Assembly earlier today debated the Penal System Reform (Amendment) Bill, aimed at ending a 26-year contradiction in sentencing law. Under the amendment,...

Nurse, Clarke to clash tonight

Defending champion Shakeem Nurse is expected to move into the quarter-finals of the Barbados Road Tennis Open when he faces talented Azarie Clarke in...

Warriors pull off historic win

TD Marin: Barbados has talent

US-Canada trade war worry 

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn is concerned about the “collateral damage” that Barbados could suffer as the United States (US) and Canada weaponise tariffs...

Price hike fears

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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St. Lucians vote for a new government on December 1

Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre Sunday night named December 1 as the date for the general election in St. Lucia. In a nationwide radio and...

Trump pardons Giuliani and others accused of plot to overturn 2020 election

US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and dozens of other allies who stood accused of trying to overturn...

Digital payments surge

Consumer payments have shifted decisively towards digital options since 2019. As it prepares to launch the national instant payments system (IPS) BiMPay at the end...

Group condemns denial of visas to Caribbean applicants with certain medical conditions

The California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has condemned “in the strongest possible terms” a newly-issued guidance by the Trump administration instructing consular officers to...

Police identify man killed in shooting at Weston

The Barbados Police Service has identified the man who was killed in a shooting incident at Weston, St James, in the early hours of...

In memory of the fallen

A bright morning sun cast its glow over National Heroes Square yesterday as Barbados joined the Commonwealth in solemn tribute to the men and...

CoopEnergy: BAMC in breach

The Barbados Sustainable Energy Cooperative Society (CoopEnergy) says that up to the time the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) terminated the agreement between the...

Police seeking Jacobi ‘Abubakar’ Bynoe for questioning

The Barbados Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Jacobi Nathaniel Bynoe, also known as “Abubakar” or “Indian,” who is wanted...

BBC boss and head of news quit after Trump documentary edit criticism

 The BBC's boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following criticism over bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it...

Minister: Digitising archives going well

The digitisation of the Barbados Archives Department is continuing apace. Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with Responsibility for Culture,...