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Nurse aces through to 16

Nurse aces through to 16

by KENMORE BYNOE Defending champion Shakeem Nurse looked great in dress and play when three rained out matches in the Barbados Road Tennis Open (BRTO)...

Reports of a fatal stabbing in Fairchild Street

There are reports reaching The Nation of a stabbing death at Fairchild Street, The City. More details as they come.

Cost impact from energy transition, says Worme

The quest for long-term energy security may mean some increased electricity costs for Barbadians in the interim as the country transitions away from fossil...

‘Selling friendship’ costs man $350

A youngster who “sold friendship” for $1 000 was ordered to pay compensation to his former friend when he appeared in the District...
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Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health partnership between Barbados and the Bolivarian...

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...

Walters: My focus is on the Senate at this time

Senator Ryan Walters says he is as committed as ever to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) despite again declining to take an executive role...

‘D’ big battle

Nurse aces through to 16

by KENMORE BYNOE Defending champion Shakeem Nurse looked great in dress and play when three rained out matches in the Barbados Road Tennis Open (BRTO)...

CPL tickets far from sold out

Cost impact from energy transition, says Worme

The quest for long-term energy security may mean some increased electricity costs for Barbadians in the interim as the country transitions away from fossil...

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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Shipment with 88 containers of relief supplies on the way to earthquake-hit Venezuela

A humanitarian shipment carrying 88 containers of emergency relief supplies has left Georgetown for earthquake-hit Venezuela, with officials describing the operation as a regional...

BEC calls for protection of rights and dignity of workers

The Barbados Employers' Confederation (BEC) says it has noted with concern the recent allegations made “against a private, Barbados-based construction firm” regarding exploitation of...

Bonnie Tyler, singer of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, dies at 75

The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident. After an operation to remove vocal cord nodules in...

BDF deploys Field Medical Hospital in support of Venezuela

The Barbados Defence Force’s (BDF) Field Medical Hospital will be deployed to Venezuela in the wake of a series of earthquakes that have crippled...

West Indies hit with slow over-rate fine

The West Indies won the field but lost in their pockets as they have been hit with a hefty fine for a slow over-rate...

Haiti sends medical mission to assist victims in Venezuela

PORT-AU-PRINCE – The government of Haiti has dispatched a humanitarian medical mission to Venezuela to assist victims of the devastating earthquakes that struck the...

We must prepare for AI, says Nicholls

The world of work is changing rapidly and Government must be prepared to adapt so that the rights of Barbadians, including their incomes, are...

BiMPay issues ‘should be sorted’ by next pay day

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn is hopeful that the technical issues which resulted in some Government workers receiving their salaries late will be resolved...

IN CUSTODY: Kadeem Tristen Otay Dolcy

An escaped prisoner seemed to have second thoughts about his bid for freedom. Just one day after fleeing Central Police Station, Kadeem Tristen Otay Dolcy...

Jordan slams mistreatment of workers

Government is sending a strong message to employers in Barbados about the treatment of workers, as it brought legislation yesterday to ensure employees enjoy...