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Mottley: Barbados will continue to seek reparatory justice

Barbadians will soon be able to pursue postgraduate studies that place emphasis on reparations. As part of her statement on Emancipation Day today, Prime Minister...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

All-day Emancipation celebrations

This year's Emancipation celebration began with a drum call, dance and fire breathing. From around 8:15 a.m., the four groups converged at JTC Ramsay Circle,...

AC rides “Legends” to calypso crown

Adrian “AC” Clarke is the new calypso monarch of Barbados. AC won his fourth title with 330 points, performing the immensely popular Legends From The...
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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...

Man was ’keeping firearm for old lady’

He was doing an old lady a favour by keeping her gun and he forgot he had it in his safe. This was the explanation...

Bill puts light on business owners

Government is seeking to tighten oversight of companies operating in Barbados through new legislation designed to expose the real owners behind businesses, strengthen corporate...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

Economic growth slows for Barbados

Barbados’ economy has now expanded for 21 consecutive quarters. However, with international uncertainty – especially the war in the Middle East taking a toll –...

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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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Japan donates harvester to combat sargassum seaweed

The government of Japan has donated a state of the art aquatic plant harvester to Antigua and Barbuda, to be used to address the...

Government grants three-month moratorium on new tint laws

Motorists will have three additional months to comply with the new tint regulations scheduled to take effect on Monday, September 1, following a Cabinet...

Rihanna shares heartfelt message on 20th anniversary of her debut album

Rihanna has marked 20 years since her debut album, reflecting on her journey from Barbados to global stardom. The 37-year-old musician and Fenty Beauty founder...

Trinbago Knight Riders defeat Barbados Royals by seven wickets

Player-of-the-Match Colin Munro and skipper Nicholas Pooran scored impressive half centuries as the Trinbago Knight Riders dispatched the winless Barbados Royals by seven wickets...

BDF search for fisherman now a ‘recovery operation’

The search for missing fisherman Antonio Jerome Yearwood is now a recovery operation. Lieutenant Shimar Gollop, the Barbados Defence Force’s media relations officer, said yesterday...

Man says name purposely ripped from slab at Three Houses

A St Philip son of the soil whose name was etched in stone at Three Houses Park is shattered after he was informed that...

Prominent Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv

Former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy has been shot dead in Lviv, Ukrainian authorities have said. Police received reports of the shooting in the Frankivsk...

US court rules many of Trump’s global tariffs are illegal

A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown that...

Youth charged with killing brother

Rico Aaron Forde appeared in court yesterday charged with the killing of his brother. The 21-year-old, of Parish Land, Christ Church, was remanded to Dodds Prison on...

IN PICTURES: CARIFESTA Country Night St Vincent & The Grenadines

Nothing but pure vibes and fun from the St Vincent and the Grenadines delegation which had everyone dancing at the CARIFESTA Grand Market.