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Verstappen extends Red Bull deal until end of 2030

ZANDVOORT - Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull to the end of ​2030 on Thursday, ending speculation about the four-time world...

Russian strikes kill 16 as Zelenskiy warns of air defence shortages

KYIV - Russian strikes killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

US activist tells Bajans to demand policy on sex offenders

Award-winning American actress, author and activist Jenifer Lewis is urging Barbadians to stand up and demand a sex offenders registry, imploring young people to...

Grandson pleads guilty to assault

She has taken too much. With these words, a grandmother yesterday said she had “hardened” her heart and the next three weeks that Namari Jumar...
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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...

Grandson pleads guilty to assault

She has taken too much. With these words, a grandmother yesterday said she had “hardened” her heart and the next three weeks that Namari Jumar...

DLP opposed to ‘rushed reform’

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) says it is not opposed to education reform, but wants Government and the Ministry of Education Transformation to explain...

Verstappen extends Red Bull deal until end of 2030

ZANDVOORT - Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull to the end of ​2030 on Thursday, ending speculation about the four-time world...

Mortgages rule loans sector

The continued expansion in mortgages to facilitate the increased construction of houses and commercial properties has become “a key structural vulnerability” on the books of...

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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US imposes sanctions on Guyanese nationals, including a senior police officer

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyanese government says it “will continue to work diligently” with the United States after the US Department of the Treasury’s...

CBLP criticises government over crime, economic decisions

The Conservative Barbados Leadership Party (CBLP) has raised alarm over what it describes as the Government’s failure to address rising crime and worsening economic...

DLP calls for urgent national response to school violence

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling for immediate action to address what it describes as a growing crisis of violence within Barbados’ schools....

271 firearms destroyed by police

Police destroyed 271 firearms this morning at the Central Police Station, Coleridge Street, The City. The weapons, which ranged in calibre from .22 to 12-gauge...

Wanted man Dwayne Walcott in police custody

Dwayne Errol Walcott, also known as "Big Dah," who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin issued by police on May 28, is...

Proud Boys sue US government for $100m over Jan 6 prosecutions

Five leaders of far-right group the Proud Boys, who were convicted in connection to the 6 January, 2021 Capitol riot, have sued the US...

Biles calls Gaines ‘sick’ in trans rights row

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has called former US swimmer and activist Riley Gaines "sick" over online comments about a transgender woman softball player. Gaines,...

APRM challenges Fitch’s downgrade of Afreximbank

The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has pushed back against a recent credit downgrade issued by Fitch Ratings for the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank),...

BOA launches its first Sustainability Strategy and Policy

The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has taken a step toward a greener future with the launch of its first-ever Sustainability Strategy and Policy...

Bus service resumes from Oistins

The Transport Board resumed operations from the Oistins Sub-Terminal earlier this evening following a crude oil spill in Oistins, Christ Church, this morning, and...