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Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for...

BARP set to bring abuse protocol

The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is set to introduce a formal reporting protocol for elder abuse, a move intended to create a...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...

More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they...
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Research must drive better health care

Medical research and practical medicine must meld seamlessly to the benefit of the public. This was the consensus during the opening ceremony of the 25th...

Man to pay $15 000 for home-made gun

All of Clive Christopher Hutson’s “creativity” will be destroyed and he now owes the No 5A Supreme Court a further $10 000 after he...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...

WI out to honour Sir Garry against Pakistan

West Indies and Pakistan meet in Tarouba today for the start of a two Test series and the latest chapter in one of Test...

Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Fees fuel bank profits

50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for a more inclusive and accessible Barbados,...
 

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UWU wants transfer letters for Geriatric nurses rescinded

Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) Wayne Walrond, is warning that industrial action could be on the horizon over...

Nasa bans Chinese nationals from working on its space programs

US space agency Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with valid US visas from its facilities - a move that effectively bars them from working...

Manhunt intensifies for suspect who killed Charlie Kirk

Heavily armed policed are continuing to search for a suspect in the fatal shooting of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a busy event...

Cops’ plea for help

Inspector Ryan Brathwaite is once more appealing for help identifying the body of the woman found in Christie Village, St Thomas, on August 14.  The...

Education ‘on brink of revolution’

Minister Of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman is declaring this month as the beginning of the educational revolution. While at St Stephen’s Primary School on Monday,...

Activist Charlie Kirk shot while speaking to Utah Valley University students

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been shot while addressing students at an event at Utah Valley University, in an attack caught on camera. Kirk, a...

Judge lauds changes

Major changes to indictments as well as to the Firearms Act will see new-look trials from this Assizes. No longer must all 12 jurors agree...

Killer to learn fate in November

Haniyfa Reza White’s Pre-Sentencing report is in hand and lawyers will address the courton her sentence when she returns in November. White was back in...

Griffith praises boxing body

Leadership of the Barbados Boxing Association has received high praise from Minister of Youth, Sports, Charles Griffith, following the successful staging of the Carlton...

Contactless card payments could become unlimited

Contactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and other providers to set limits. The...