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‘Selling friendship’ costs man $350

A youngster who “sold friendship” for $1 000 was ordered to pay compensation to his former friend when he appeared in the District...

Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty

PROVO, Utah - Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting prominent US ​conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus, pleaded not guilty at...

Family’s agonising goodbye to Trashaun

A grieving aunt yesterday turned the heart-breaking funeral of her teenage nephew into a battle cry to save children with cancer from falling through...

CPL tickets far from sold out

The thousands of cricket fans who are hoping to attend the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been told there are many tickets...
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Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health partnership between Barbados and the Bolivarian...

Virtual court starts next month

Virtual hearings will be rolled out at two Magistrates’ Courts from next month, in what Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley...

Walters: My focus is on the Senate at this time

Senator Ryan Walters says he is as committed as ever to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) despite again declining to take an executive role...

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CPL tickets far from sold out

The thousands of cricket fans who are hoping to attend the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been told there are many tickets...

Eye on financial sector links

The growing interconnectedness between commercial banks and other financial institutions in Barbados does not currently pose a significant systemic risk to the country’s financial...

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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Plans for small business centre

Young entrepreneurs in the St Michael South constituency could soon have a dedicated space to develop their skills as Government moves ahead with plans...

Uncertainty over Commonwealth Games squad for Scotland

There appears to be some confusion surrounding the announcement of the 21-member Commonwealth Games contingent which will represent Barbados this summer in Glasgow, Scotland. The Barbados Olympic...

Mya celebrating miracle of life

Back in February 1998 she was given 24 to 48 hours to live. Her parents, Reverend Trevor and Eslyne Daniel, were told to call...

Venezuela quake death toll rises to 2,595

The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 2,595, Interim President Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday. Rodriguez told a press conference that there were...

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...

Pine Boulevard renamed in honour of late CTO

The Pine East-West Boulevard in The Pine, St Michael, has been renamed the Philip Tudor Boulevard in tribute to the late Chief Technical Officer...

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...