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UWI Cave Hill celebrates 1,277 graduates

THERE WAS something different about the University of the West Indies’ graduation ceremony this year. The ceremony, themed “Built to Adapt, Ready to Lead –...

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia fired after five days on the job

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role just one week after United States President Donald Trump tapped her for...

Sandra Marcella Gittens is new Barbados ambassador to Cuba

Sandra Marcella Gittens is Barbados’ new Ambassador to Cuba, having begun the accreditation process following a meeting with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal. Gittens...

UWI Global Campus accredited until 2032

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus has been granted institutional re-accreditation by the Barbados Accreditation Council for the period 2026-2032, reaffirming...
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Doctor: Younger women becoming more at risk

Barbados has the highest breast cancer death rate in the world, with younger women also facing more aggressive forms of the disease, medical oncologist...

Sailor’s drug trial adjourned

The drug trial of Walter O’Neal Prescod was adjourned on Wednesday after the prosecution served additional evidence on his defence team. Prescod, a sailor, of...

BLP conference to focus on delivery

The Barbados Labour Party is gearing up for its 87th Annual Conference, with a view to taking stock of its present and future. At a...

West Indies Champions demolish Australia to reach final

 Sheldon Cottrell and Chadwick Walton led a rampant West Indies Champions side into the final of the World Championship of Legends with a commanding...

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FTC reviewing Flow’s latest price increase

Flow Barbados’ imminent price increase for some broadband and bundled services is being examined by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC). In a public notice yesterday,...

Major shift for Sagicor

Natalie Headley: She felt it. She fought it. She survived.

Given her family’s genetic history, Natalie Headley felt that one day breast cancer could eventually find her. And it did. But Natalie had long...

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Lady Lava no overnight success

Lady Lava has been running hot and setting stages on fire over the past year.  While her signature hit single Ring Finger has been credited...

Donna Babb-Agard sworn in as High Court Judge

Former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Donna Babb-Agard was this morning sworn in as a judge of the High Court of Barbados at State...

21 homicides for the year

Peace in the Eden Lodge, St Michael, and Haynesville, St James, communities was shattered over the last three days with two homicides. Residents say there...

Alexandra School rewards athlete with billboard

Barbados’ 2025 CARIFTA Games’ bronze medallist Aaron Morris not only had a billboard unveiled in his honour at his alma mater, the Alexandra School...

Part of Oistins closed as cleanup of oil spill continues

Chairman of Oistins Bay Garden Inc. Kemar Harris is hopeful that the cleanup of an oil spill in the busy Christ Church town will...

Woman guilty of stealing $27 899 from Transport Board

Stellene Modestene Alleyne was found guilty of theft and money laundering when her trial concluded yesterday in the No. 5A Supreme Court. Alleyne, of East...

Nearby oil spill forces closure of Randal Phillips Polyclinic

The Randal Phillips Polyclinic, located at Oistins, Christ Church, is closed today, Friday, June 6 due to an oil spill in close proximity to...

Oil spill in Oistins contained

Quick response from the Barbados National Energy Company Ltd. (BNECL) to an oil spill in Oistins, Christ Church, resulted in it being successfully contained...

Oistins closed due to suspected oil leak

Oistins, Christ Church, has been closed to some businesses and through traffic this morning as officials investigate a suspected oil leak. Traffic is being diverted...

Ministry engages Princess Margaret School staff following public  concerns

Teachers and support staff at Princess Margaret Secondary School met with senior officials from the Ministry of Educational Transformation on Thursday, following the circulation...