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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 –...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

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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Tremor jolts St Lucia few days after earthquake

CASTRIES – Three days after an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled St. Lucia, the island was jolted by a 4.4 tremor on...

150 000 Pakistanis evacuate after flood warning from India

LAHORE - Pakistan evacuated at least 150 000 people in areas along three rivers in its agricultural heartland under threat of flooding after neighbouring...

Bajans bring the vibes to remix

Bajan creatives contributed significantly to the success of The Greatest Bend Over (Remix) music video, which featured Trinidadian artistes Yung Bredda, Full Blown, American...

Families leave Gaza City after night of bombardment

CAIRO - More Palestinian families left Gaza City on Tuesday after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts, as Israelis launched a day...

Big four advance

Defending champion Mark “Venom” Griffith is among four heavyweights who secured contrasting wins on Sunday night to advance to the round of 32 in...

Concern over lacing of marijuana

While praising the progress of one of his charges yesterday, addiction counsellor Christopher Hanschell expressed concern about the harm which the lacing of marijuana...

Man charged with harassment and malicious communication

Jason Taylor, 31, of #142 Pillersdorf Development, Grazettes, St. Michael, was charged with harassment and malicious communication, both relating to incidents involving Kristina Grosvenor...

NPC moves swiftly to eliminate odour in Christ Church

Several residents in some Christ Church areas awoke yesterday to the smell of what they believed was natural gas. However, the National Petroleum Corporation...

Ralph Thorne and Donville Inniss at helm of DLP

Former Minister Donville Inniss was voted into a key leadership role as first vice-president of the Democratic Labour Party while Senator Andre Worrell failed...

Man charged with two counts of murder among other offences

Update: Kiron Darren Price-Walthrust, 24, of Brownes Gap, Sargeant Village, Christ Church, was remanded to Dodds after appearing before Magistrate Burke in the District...