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Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

Iyer’s rapid hundred gives India an 8-wicket win over West Indies in first T20

Shreyas Iyer led the way with 102 not out off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets Tuesday in the first...

CDB president said ecosystem is a major for Caribbean economies

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Best, Tuesday said Caribbean countries are building economies that are more productive, resilient and competitive...

R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at age 70

R&B singer and New York City native Freddie Jackson has died at the age of 70. The musician was known for soulful classics like "You...
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Cancer Society condemns violence at Walk for the Cure

The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society and its partner, CIBC Caribbean, have condemned violence that occurred during the annual Walk for...

Another 7 years for second killer

One of the killers of a postman must spend another seven years and 167 days in prison. Jamar Darnelle Mottley was sentenced last Friday for...

Lashley touts value of Bill to justice system

Government moved a step further in its bid to modernise Barbados’ criminal justice system with the passage of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Estwick’s say on oversight

DLP names 17 spokespersons

Caddle: FSC gets more power

Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

O’Kane’s love letter to Barbados

There is a particular kind of Barbados that Gail O’Kane has spent more than 50 years chasing. It lives in the weathered boards of an...
 

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PM Mottley pays tribute to calypso icon Mighty Sparrow

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has paid tribute to calypso icon the Mighty Sparrow, who has died at age 91. Mottley described Sparrow as a...

Calypso legend Mighty Sparrow dies at 91

Trinidad and Tobago's calypso fraternity is mourning the loss of one of its most celebrated figures, Slinger Francisco, the legendary performer known worldwide as...

Barbados wins first-ever WorldSkills medal

Barbados has secured its first-ever medal at the WorldSkills Competition, with Khajon Albert capturing bronze in Intelligent Security Technology at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. Technical Delegate...

QEH Annex relocating to Coconut Walk

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Annex is relocating from its current location at the corner of 6th Avenue, Belleville, and Pine Road to Coconut...

Hope: WI ready to rewrite India script

Thiruvananthapuram. Ever heard of it? Well, that’s the busy town on the south-west coast of India where West Indies will start their cricket tour today...

Uptick in pre-primary enrolment

There has been a recorded 22.4 per cent increase in enrolment of three-year-olds and a 5.4 per cent increase in the enrolment of fouryear-olds...

Weir described as a godsend

Family, friends and former colleagues gathered yesterday to give thanks for the life of Shelley Elizabeth Weir, MBE, remembering a woman whose personal battle...

Antigua and Barbuda proposes limits on possible US transfer arrangement

  The government of  Antigua and Barbuda has proposed limiting a possible arrangement with the United States to nationals of selected Caribbean countries, Brazil and Colombia,...

Trump says men arrested at UK air base used by US were looking to do ‘big damage’

British police arrested five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences on Sunday near an air base that has been used by the...

Flow customers complain of higher cell bills

Some FLOW Barbados customers are reporting unexpected increases on their latest mobile postpaid bills, with the telecommunications company acknowledging that a recent change to...