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Maya Jama steps down as host of reality TV show Love Island

Presenter Maya Jama has announced she is stepping down as the host of reality TV show Love Island after three years. The 32-year-old wrote on...

Rising to the occasion

Rise and Rum was so good, you had no choice but to “lick yuh mouth”. People aren’t just discussing the delicious food and drinks,...

Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record as climate talks begin

The world is on course for its hottest year on record as the planet is hit with warming from climate change and El Niño,...

Four Caribbean students to benefit from CCRIF SPC scholarships

The Cayman Islands-based Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) is supporting nine Caribbean students pursuing climate resilience and related studies at the University...
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Helping cancer patients navigate the journey

By Cheryl Harewood When someone hears, “We have found a tumour”, even before they know exactly what it means, their thoughts can go straight to...

Woman admits to criminal deception, ordered to complete community service

A 20-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to criminal deception and was ordered to complete 240 hours of community service. Asherah Sapphire Johnson-Welch, of Gemswick, St...

Walters wants analysis of free movement data

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters is suggesting that data collected in relation to the introduction of the free movement involving Barbados and three other countries...

Neblett plans Boxing Day card

Former Olympian Edward “Yogi Bear” Neblett wants to bring back a cherished Boxing Day tradition by staging a professional boxing card on December 26,...

Credibility key to green financing

Financiers will not automatically provide funding for projects just because they are focused on sustainability. That is the reality, said Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) managing...

Candace and Diana – that’s what friends are for

Candace Eng and Diana Batson-Prince were besties from the ages of 18 and 17 respectively. They attended college together, shared a lot in common,...

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IN CUSTODY: Shane Michael Jordan

Shane Michael Jordan, who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin issued on June 5, 2025, is now in custody. Jordan, of Bush Hall,...

Prescod: Do not neglect the poor

Government backbencher Trevor Prescod has voiced concern over what he described as the marginalisation of the poor in national discourse, while urging a stronger...

BTS members Jimin and Jungkook discharged from South Korea military

YEONCHEON –  K-pop group BTS' members Jimin and Jungkook were discharged from the South Korean military on Wednesday, the fifth and sixth to complete...

Jemmotts Lane lands ‘the better option’

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne, while welcoming Government’s decision to build a palliative care centre and hospice for the terminally ill, has criticised the arrangement...

A great Walk In My Own Shoes

If the cast of Walkin In My Own Shoes set out to bring the house down, they hit the mark. That was evident by the...

Tennis players to get ranking protection after freezing eggs

Female tennis players who wish to freeze eggs or embryos, so they can start a family at a later date, will have their ranking...

US cities brace for more protests, downtown Los Angeles under curfew

LOS ANGELES – Several US cities braced for a new round of protests on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration raids, as parts of Los Angeles...

‘Reset leadership and culture’

Barbados needs a leadership and culture reset. Kara Boyce, managing director of Insight Global Collaborative Group Inc. believes this is necessary because “over the past...

‘No changes’ on removal of judges

Attorney General Dale Marshall says Government has no intention of further amending the law dealing with removal of judges. In 2019, Section 84(5) of the...

Windies omit Roach

The stellar international cricket career of Kemar Roach could be at an end after he was omitted from the West Indies Test squad to...