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10 000 for Grand Kadoo

Ten thousand revellers and 22 registered bands are expected to flood the streets tomorrow for the climax of the 2026 Crop Over Festival. FLOW 5G+Grand Kadooment will...

Mixed ruling

In a legal saga involving the procedural intricacies of judicial employment disputes, the Supreme Court has partially struck out a lawsuit filed by retired...

Mottley: Barbados will continue to seek reparatory justice

Barbadians will soon be able to pursue postgraduate studies that place emphasis on reparations. As part of her statement on Emancipation Day today, Prime Minister...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...
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CG ups support for blood collection

Almost two months after launching its Fuelling Hope Blood Drive, CG United has expanded its support for the National Blood Collecting Centre, reinforcing efforts...

Man was ’keeping firearm for old lady’

He was doing an old lady a favour by keeping her gun and he forgot he had it in his safe. This was the explanation...

Bill puts light on business owners

Government is seeking to tighten oversight of companies operating in Barbados through new legislation designed to expose the real owners behind businesses, strengthen corporate...

Sada Williams wins Commonwealth silver

Sada Williams delivered Barbados’ first medal of the Commonwealth Games, with a hard-fought silver in the women’s 400 metres in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier today. The...

Economic growth slows for Barbados

Barbados’ economy has now expanded for 21 consecutive quarters. However, with international uncertainty – especially the war in the Middle East taking a toll –...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Centenarian’s life ‘a blessing’

It is not usual to find a centenarian still be married, but Esther Lilian Wickham certainly is. At their Cadogan Road, Grazettes, St Michael home...
 

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Report warns Caribbean democracies face a convergence of structural pressures

 A new report is warning that the future quality of Caribbean democracies will depend on the region’s ability to integrate economic resilience, climate change...

Fire forces closure of two schools

Both Daryll Jordan Secondary School and St Lucy Primary School, in Trents, St Lucy, will remain closed today after they were impacted by a...

‘More support needed’ for victims

Barbados must move beyond simply prosecuting offenders and place greater focus on supporting victims. That was the case put by Minister of Legal Affairs and...

Reports of a stabbing in The City

Update Police at Central Station are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, at the junction of Nelson Street and Fairchild...

Bajan chef preps for Shanghai

Barbadian WorldSkills cooking competitor, Reese-Ann Alleyne, has completed an intensive international training camp in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, as part of her preparation for...

Probation pressure

Nearly 300 young Barbadians, many of them teenagers, were under the care of the Probation Service last year, and more than half of those...

Police warn public of viral fake message

It has been drawn to our attention that there is a notice circulating purporting to be from The Barbados Cyber Crime Security Authority, under...

Fogging Schedule: June 8 to 12

The Vector Control Unit will be fogging four parishes this week in its continuing mosquito eradication programme. Today, it will visit communities in St Thomas...

Regional Security Leader receives international award

Deputy Executive Director of the Regional Security System (RSS), Atlee Rodney, has been honoured with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)...

Digital payments trump cash

Cash is no longer king in Barbados. It has been dethroned by digital payments. Central Bank of Barbados data shows that this trend was reinforced...