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Former government Senator Tyrone Barker dies at 75

Former government Senator Tyrone Barker passed away earlier today, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 75. Barker served in the Barbados Labour Party...

Jamaica says annual UN Cuba resolution fails to address crisis

KINGSTON – Jamaica says repeated calls at the United Nations for an end to the United States’ economic embargo against Cuba are insufficient to...

Lashley: Bills include safeguards

Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley is reassuring Barbadians that the new Immigration and Citizenship bills will not open the floodgates,...

Three hurt in sanitation truck crash in St Andrew

Three people, including the driver, were injured after a sanitation truck overturned this morning in Belleplaine, St Andrew. The driver and two passengers were transported...
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Clark vows to address nurses’ concerns

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) chief executive officer Neil Clark has reaffirmed his commitment to addressing nurses’ concerns following a work stoppage at Accident &...

Accused: I’m not a killer

He may be a lot of things, said accused Dario Orlando Taitt, but one thing he is not is a killer. “I might got a...

Lashley: Bills include safeguards

Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley is reassuring Barbadians that the new Immigration and Citizenship bills will not open the floodgates,...

Bowen breaks through at Belmont

Barbadian jockey Rocco Bowen recorded a major moment in his career when he landed his first win at one of the world’s most famous...

Gems keep hopes alive

Service providers urged to raise standards

Barbadian service providers will remain locked out of foreign markets unless they raise their standards at home, Minister of Energy, Business Development and Commerce...

BiMPay transactions hit $6b

Candace and Diana – that’s what friends are for

Candace Eng and Diana Batson-Prince were besties from the ages of 18 and 17 respectively. They attended college together, shared a lot in common,...

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CWI hits players with pay cuts on eve of series in India

On the eve of their upcoming series in India, West Indies cricketers have been hit with the news that they will face pay cuts....

Pete Russell to step down as CPL Chief Executive Officer

Pete Russell is set to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Premier league following the end of the...

Venezuela declares Trinidad PM persona grata

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is to pay an official visit to Venezuela after she held a “cordial working meeting” on Wednesday...

Top cop clears up late payment claims

The Barbados Police Service has sought to clarify what it described as “misinformation” relating to the late payment for allowances and duties owed to...

Royal Caribbean, Sandals strike deal

Global vacation company Royal Caribbean Group is acquiring half of Caribbean all-inclusive resort brand Sandals Resorts for about US$3 billion. Sandals employees in Barbados and...

Court quashes decision to send Leroy Parris matters to DPP

Former CLICO boss Leroy Parris no longer has a case to answer. Justice Michelle Weekes handed down that decision in Supreme Court No. 8 today,...

US and Iran hold first talks since June after Trump’s ‘annihilation’ threat

Top Iranian and US officials have held talks at the UN in New York on a day when the US leader said he could...

Mottley: Build our own trade routes

NEW YORK – Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley says Caribbean and African countries have a duty to create their own trade routes, to be...

Deitz relishing tour of Zimbabwe with young Windies squad

West Indies Women’s head coach Shane Deitz believes the upcoming Zimbabwe white-ball tour will present a valuable opportunity for the team’s younger players to make...

Guyana and Burundi join initiative to advance cooperation in pandemic prevention

 Guyana and Burundi have joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to advance...