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Cricketer Shaqkere Parris pleads guilty in Antigua court

Shaqkere Parris, a Barbadian cricketer who is a member of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Academy team based in Antigua, pleaded guilty to the...

Suspect succumbs to injuries

Police confirmed the man detained after an alleged robbery attempt at Clevedale Road, Black Rock, St Michael, died today at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The...

Drug trial of two Colombians adjourned until next week

The drug matters involving Jhonny Hernan Garcia Pacheco were adjourned until next week when he appeared in the No. 5 Supreme Court yesterday. His co-accused...

Government probing living state of migrants

A high-level government team led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley descended on a construction site yesterday, discovering 68 migrant workers living in deplorable,...
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Fogging Schedule: June 29 to July 3

Several districts in Christ Church will be fogged next week by the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit as part of ongoing...

Judge slams prison authorities over late bus arrival

A Hight Court judge has called out prison authorities as she declared courts have been made to wait from ten minutes to an hour...

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium...

Cricketer Shaqkere Parris pleads guilty in Antigua court

Shaqkere Parris, a Barbadian cricketer who is a member of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Academy team based in Antigua, pleaded guilty to the...

Government probing living state of migrants

A high-level government team led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley descended on a construction site yesterday, discovering 68 migrant workers living in deplorable,...

NCF partners with Shakirah Bourne to bring Bajan Anansi tales into schools

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has partnered with Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, a new collection of Anansi tales that will...
 

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Barbados dominate Antigua in Jean Pierre Netball opener

Defending champions Barbados opened the 21st Jean Pierre Caribbean Youth Netball Tournament with a win on home court at the Wildey Gymnasium this evening. Barbados...

Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens

A second child has died from measles as an outbreak of the the highly contagious virus continues to grow in western Texas. The school-aged child...

Consumers’ say on facing higher prices

Some members of the shopping public are apprehensive in light of the growing global trade war. They are in a waitand-see mood in terms of hike in...

FOGGING SCHEDULE: April 7-11, 2025

The Vector Control Unit will continue to focus on districts in St George, when it conducts its fogging programme this week. On Monday, April 7,...

Four injured in Rally crash 

At least four people were injured in an accident along Stage 2 of the Barbados Rally Club’s Shakedown Stages on Sunday morning. According to an...

BCEN knocks move to ease freight costs

The Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) has voiced concern over the Government’s proposed reintroduction of customs valuation measures aimed at easing freight costs for...

Verstappen pips Norris to Japanese Grand Prix pole

Red Bull's Max Verstappen fended off a race-long challenge from the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the Japanese Grand Prix. The...

Tariffs among issues for US protesters

UNITED STATES – Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington DC and across the United States yesterday, part of some 1 200 demonstrations that were...

Private sector body: Buy local, regional goods to ease tariff impact

Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA), Trisha Tannis, is advising Barbadians to turn to locally and regionally manufactured goods as a buffer...

Gunfire damages vehicles, homes in Vine Street area

Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred earlier today, Saturday, in the area of Vine Street, St. Michael. Lawmen responded to the scene around...