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Two injured in chopping incident in The City

Police are on the scene at Baxter's Road, The City, where two people were injured in a chopping incident. It is understood that the man...

Man charged after 13.6kg of cannabis seized

A 27-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with trafficking and importing cannabis after police seized 13.6 kilograms of the drug with an estimated...

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is...

World’s oldest person celebrates turning 117

The world's oldest living person celebrates turning 117 years old in Surrey on Friday with her family and friends. Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark...
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Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more...

Man charged after 13.6kg of cannabis seized

A 27-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with trafficking and importing cannabis after police seized 13.6 kilograms of the drug with an estimated...

Nicholls touts law’s value to national security

There is no need to fear that a law seeking to collect information on travellers will criminalise anyone. The proposed law, said Minister of Home...

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is...

‘70% of workers disengaged’

Barbados could be losing $1.6 billion a year to disengagement and lost productivity in the workplace. That is the “conservative” estimate of new research by...

Bajans deeper in debt

Mortgages rule loans sector

Quinn embracing future with AI

He translated poor science grades through the “grind” of his renewed determination to become a data and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist. Though veterinary medicine caught...
 

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$60 million spent so far on Scotland District road works

Approximately $60 million has been spent to date on the Scotland District Road Rehabilitation Project, with eight major road projects completed and sixteen others...

BAEP makes endometriosis strategic plan

Barbados has made history as the first Caribbean nation to develop a comprehensive Strategic Action Plan for Endometriosis. The plan, unveiled by the Barbados Association of...

Sinner and Alcaraz thriller proves rivalry here to stay

A first major final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the two best players in the world, always promised to deliver. But even the most...

Clean up goes underground

Deep beneath the streets of Oistins crews with shovels are pulling out sand, debris and oil-soaked material from a drainage system that tells a...

Minister has vision for student entrepreneurs

Barbadian students earning money from their school projects while building global business empires before they graduate. This is the revolutionary vision Minister of Educational Transformation...

Portugal beat spain in shootout to win Nations League

Portugal beat neighbours Spain in a penalty shootout to settle a frantic final in Munich and win their second Nations League trophy. Cristiano Ronaldo pulled...

Call for action on school crisis

The crisis within schools is past the stage of talking; it needs action. That is the position of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) in...

Fogging Schedule: June 10 to 13

The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will return to communities in Christ Church and St Michael when it conducts...

BARP condemns brutal attack of elderly woman

The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) has strongly condemned the recent sexual assault of a 76-year-old woman in a rural district, describing it...

Thorne’s not telling

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne is staying tight-lipped about whether he will contest the next General Election in a different constituency, even as speculation grows...