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Official funeral for Chief Fisheries Officer, Dr. Shelly-Ann Latoya Cox

The late Chief Fisheries Officer, Dr. Shelly-Ann Latoya Cox, Ph.D., will be accorded an official funeral on Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Wildey...

More than 150 inmates frustrated over legal delays

More than 150 inmates at Dodds Prison are trapped in legal limbo, waiting months – and in some cases, years – for decisions on...

Martinelli rescues Brazil in 2-1 victory over Japan

HOUSTON - Brazil survived a World ​Cup last-32 scare when they fought back to beat Japan 2-1 after Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in a shot...

Jamaica pursuing multi-billion Hurricane Melissa recovery plan

KINGSTON – The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) says it is undertaking a J$27-billion (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) post-Hurricane Melissa recovery programme over the...
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Fogging Schedule: June 29 to July 3

Several districts in Christ Church will be fogged next week by the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit as part of ongoing...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium...

Martinelli rescues Brazil in 2-1 victory over Japan

HOUSTON - Brazil survived a World ​Cup last-32 scare when they fought back to beat Japan 2-1 after Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in a shot...

Roach joins 300 club

Teachers’ credit union merging

Barbados Teachers' Cooperative Credit Union Limited (BTCCUL) is planning to merge with two other financial cooperatives. The proposed amalgamation was outlined by Ronald Jones, BTCCUL’s...

IMF $128m in the bag

NCF partners with Shakirah Bourne to bring Bajan Anansi tales into schools

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has partnered with Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, a new collection of Anansi tales that will...
 

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Goddard pushing to enter Africa market

Barbados conglomerate Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) is trying to enter the African market. The group’s managing director Anthony Ali said so last week while in...

Show punches above its weight

by Sanaa Elcock At the National Botanical Gardens, hundreds of patrons attending the Rum Punch: Spirits Of Bacchanal event agreed on one thing: long live soca....

Break for Bajan pacer

Barbadian Johann Layne is set to make his One-Day International debut for West Indies after being a late call-up to the squad.  The beanpole seam...

Credit union staff upset

Staff at the Barbados Public Workers’ Cooperative Credit Union Ltd (BPWCCUL) are said to be hopping mad over a recent regrading exercise and back...

Victim’s sister wanted stiffer sentence for murderers

Jenna Thompson, sister of murdered Coast Guard officer David Thompson, is partially satisfied with the sentence handed down on Wednesday to the three men...

SSA working to clear islandwide backlog

The Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) says it is working to clear a backlog of household waste that has accumulated across the island in recent...

Victim of knife attack in UK still needs care

Tharel Thompson, who was injured in a knife attack while on holiday in England, is now receiving national coverage in the United Kingdom (UK)...

CDB to host regional risk conference next month

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), CCRIF SPC – the development insurer of the Caribbean and Central America, and CAF – Development Bank of Latin...

Ex-Superman actor says he’s becoming ICE agent

Ex-Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he is planning to join the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE. In an interview on...

Instant payments system to be unveiled

Barbadians will soon be able to send and receive money within seconds, as the Central Bank of Barbados prepares to launch its national instant...