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Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

Iyer’s rapid hundred gives India an 8-wicket win over West Indies in first T20

Shreyas Iyer led the way with 102 not out off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets Tuesday in the first...

CDB president said ecosystem is a major for Caribbean economies

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Best, Tuesday said Caribbean countries are building economies that are more productive, resilient and competitive...

R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at age 70

R&B singer and New York City native Freddie Jackson has died at the age of 70. The musician was known for soulful classics like "You...
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Cancer Society condemns violence at Walk for the Cure

The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society and its partner, CIBC Caribbean, have condemned violence that occurred during the annual Walk for...

Another 7 years for second killer

One of the killers of a postman must spend another seven years and 167 days in prison. Jamar Darnelle Mottley was sentenced last Friday for...

Lashley touts value of Bill to justice system

Government moved a step further in its bid to modernise Barbados’ criminal justice system with the passage of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Estwick’s say on oversight

DLP names 17 spokespersons

Caddle: FSC gets more power

Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

O’Kane’s love letter to Barbados

There is a particular kind of Barbados that Gail O’Kane has spent more than 50 years chasing. It lives in the weathered boards of an...
 

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Heal trade union rift, urges PM

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is calling for unity among the country’s trade unions, emphasising the importance of a strong labour movement. Speaking during the...

Gallery ‘will help cruise tourism’

Housing the National Art Gallery at the Garrison, St Michael, could help Barbados capture far more of the money cruise passengers bring ashore, Minister...

More being tested for prostate cancer

Sixteen years ago, a Cancer Support Services testing drive might have attracted 20 men. Yesterday, a single Prostate Cancer Awareness Month session in Belleville,...

US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy takes effect as trade war drags on

A US ban on several Canadian imports, including alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, has come into effect as a trade war between the two neighbours...

Analysts weigh PM’s UN decision

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s decision not to take a run at the nomination for United Nations secretary general might have been because her...

Kohli, Gill rip Windies’ bowlers to shreds in ODI opener

Centuries by Virat Kohli and captain Shubman Gill and stellar bowling by spinner Kuldeep Yadav helped India pummel West Indies by eight wickets in...

Cost of Living Cash Credit beneficiaries continue to rise

Government has paid out over $28 million in the Cost of Living Cash Credit (COLCC) programme since it began in April, with the number...

Man charged with robbery and attempted robbery

A 28-year-old man has been charged with robbery and assault with intent to rob following an investigation by the Barbados Police Service. Nia Kuumpa Lynch,...

Barbados delegation did not join Netanyahu walkout

The Barbados delegation did not walk out of the United Nations General Assembly as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to address the gathering...

Police identify fatal shooting victim

Police have identified the man who was shot and killed at Six Roads Development, St Philip, early this morning as 28-year-old Tremaine Alexander Beckles. Beckles,...