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MV Barima tragedy Inquiry likely to begin this month

GEORGETOWN – The Commission of Inquiry, appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the July 18 capsizing of the M/V “BARIMA” that resulted in the...

COB suspends CEO

Steve Belle, the long-standing chief executive officer (CEO) of the City of Bridgetown Credit Union (COB), has been suspended pending an internal investigation. Reliable sources...

Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban

Tiger Woods has agreed not to contest a reckless driving charge as part of a deal with prosecutors, reducing the original charge of driving...

‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart and Stroke Foundation says it is...
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‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart and Stroke Foundation says it is...

Virtual court starts next month

Virtual hearings will be rolled out at two Magistrates’ Courts from next month, in what Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley...

New DLP general secretary aims to unify party

The Democratic Labour Party continues to hold out an olive branch to former members in an effort to get them to return to the...

‘D’ big battle

Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban

Tiger Woods has agreed not to contest a reckless driving charge as part of a deal with prosecutors, reducing the original charge of driving...

Nurse aces through to 16

CPL tickets far from sold out

COB suspends CEO

Steve Belle, the long-standing chief executive officer (CEO) of the City of Bridgetown Credit Union (COB), has been suspended pending an internal investigation. Reliable sources...

Eye on financial sector links

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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Noskova survives Muchova fightback in all-Czech final to lift Wimbledon trophy

 Linda Noskova survived missing five match points to outlast compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-3 to win a maiden ​Grand Slam title as she...

Lawyer: Jail thief

The complainant wants thief Rotchell Rivera Kellman locked up but that is highly unlikely, a High Court judge said yesterday. “She didn’t just steal jewellery....

South Africa World Cup midfielder Adams dies aged 25

South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams has died at the age of 25, just weeks after featuring for his country at the...

DLP calls for action on flooding along KNR Husbands Highway

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling on the Government to urgently address recurring flooding along the KNR Husbands Highway at Heywoods Road, St...

CARICOM commission heading to UK to press reparations case

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission (CRC) will travel to the United Kingdom next week as part of a renewed push to build international...

Boyce: Your safety our priority

New Commissioner of Police Sonia Boyce is determined to earn the trust of Barbadians, she said prior to inspecting the troops in her first...

Monkey sales not illegal, says RSPCA

A weeks-old green monkey advertised for sale on Facebook for $500 in Barbados has ignited some outrage among tourists and animal welfare campaigners, but according to...

Flash flood, severe thunderstorm watches issued for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services has issued both a Flash Flood Watch and a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Barbados as a tropical wave continues to...

British Airways cancels flight after crew ‘get drunk in a hotel bar before work’

A British Airways flight was cancelled after crew members reportedly got drunk in a hotel bar hours before the scheduled departure. Flight BA254 from Barbados...

Full repayment no guarantee of release, says judge

Convicted attorney Hilary Jeffrey Nelson must make full restitution to the client from whom he stole more than $850 000 before the court even...