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Sex offender given 15-year sentence

Fifteen years. That’s the starting sentence Matthew Orlando King got for having sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl ten years ago. Saying that she believed King...

France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather

France has said it recorded an increase of more than 2,000 deaths during the last week of a record-breaking European heatwave in June as...

Portugal beat Croatia in chaotic finish to reach World Cup last 16

Goncalo Ramos grabbed a 94th-minute winner after Cristiano Ronaldo had scored his first goal in a World Cup knockout stage as Portugal came from...

Parents upset over cancelled meetings

Parents are questioning the Ministry of Education Transformation after two highly-anticipated town hall meetings were abruptly cancelled just days before they were due to...
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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...

Sex offender given 15-year sentence

Fifteen years. That’s the starting sentence Matthew Orlando King got for having sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl ten years ago. Saying that she believed King...

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...

Portugal beat Croatia in chaotic finish to reach World Cup last 16

Goncalo Ramos grabbed a 94th-minute winner after Cristiano Ronaldo had scored his first goal in a World Cup knockout stage as Portugal came from...

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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Update: Fire destroys Diamond Bar in Nelson Street

A fire destroyed the Diamond Bar on Nelson Street this morning. Providing an update on the incident, Station Officer Roger Bourne stated that, given...

Fire victim still awaiting help with housing

Almost a month after fire ravaged the home of Katrina Medford in Ashbury, St George, accommodations are yet to be made for the 34-year-old...

$80m price tag for stadium

DEMOLITION WILL START IN TWO WEEKS of the dilapidated National Stadium at Waterford, St Michael. And the process of building a new venue for athletes...

House fire in Nelson Street

Firefighters are currently on the scene of a house fire in the Nelson Street area of The City. More details will be provided as they...

Top Gun and Batman actor Val Kilmer passes away at age 65

Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died...

National Stadium demolition set for April 15-16

Minister of Sport Charles Griffith has announced that the demolition of the National Stadium will start from April 15 – 16. The rebuilding of the...

Louisa Lewis-Ward leaves BRA

Revenue Commissioner Louisa Lewis-Ward is set to leave the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) after five years at the helm to pursue a new professional...

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December. Attorney General Pam...

Small Craft and High Surf Warning issued for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a Small Craft and High Surf Warning for the island, citing strong winds and rough sea conditions...

‘Invest more in leadership training’

Leadership training is an investment not an expense, and more organisations will benefit if they view it in this way, says Caribbean Catalyst Inc.’s...