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Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

Barbados is playing a leading role in an international effort to secure a major new financial lifeline if the island is hit by a...

25 suspected illegal immigrants detained off western Trinidad

Police in Trinidad and Tobago have detained 25 people suspected of being in the country illegally after stopping a vessel along the western peninsula...

Cancer could not steal her future

When Kashamra “Kay” Hamilton-Steede was diagnosed with cancer and relayed that information to her teenaged son, his first question was: “Mum are you going...

Black Rock man charged with ammunition possession

A 28-year-old Black Rock man has been charged with possession of three rounds of ammunition. Trumanni Mecha Cadogan-Ashby, of Simmons Land, Fairfield, Black Rock, St...
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Respect the cane!

Barbadians are being urged to be more vigilant and respectful of visually impaired people using white canes, as the National United Society of the...

Black Rock man charged with ammunition possession

A 28-year-old Black Rock man has been charged with possession of three rounds of ammunition. Trumanni Mecha Cadogan-Ashby, of Simmons Land, Fairfield, Black Rock, St...

MP urges faster maintenance hearings

Christ Church South Member of Parliament Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has appealed for improvement in the way child maintenance matters are handled in the Magistrates’...

Windies batting coach Floyd Reifer hails “10 out of 10” Chennai camp

West Indies batting coach Floyd Reifer has declared the team’s two-week Test preparation camp in Chennai a resounding success, rating it a perfect 10...

Barbados helping to spearhead US$500m disaster emergency fund

Barbados is playing a leading role in an international effort to secure a major new financial lifeline if the island is hit by a...

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Fitch flags SOE risk

Cancer could not steal her future

When Kashamra “Kay” Hamilton-Steede was diagnosed with cancer and relayed that information to her teenaged son, his first question was: “Mum are you going...

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Police seek family of man found wandering in Fontabelle

I’m Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the family, caregiver, guardian or friends of a man who was found wandering in Fontabelle,...

IMF, World Bank meetings offer developing nations no new answers

BANGKOK - Last week's meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank yielded no new answers for the developing world to the questions...

Barbados still on Tier 2 Watch List

Barbados has remained on the United States’ Tier 2 Watch List for human trafficking for a second consecutive year, with the US Department of...

Jamaica considers tougher measures to curb unhealthy consumption

KINGSTON – The Ministry of Health is considering legislation and other tougher measures to curb unhealthy consumption, including eliminating trans fats from foods, as...

Fogging Schedule: October 19 to 23

The Vector Control Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness will concentrate its mosquito reduction efforts in several St. George communities this week. Fogging...

Fresh clashes erupt in Paris after deadly protests

PARIS – Fresh clashes broke out in Paris on Sunday a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in...

Two on cannabis charges granted $12 000 bail each

Police have charged Victoria Paulette Alleyne, 33, and Rupert Orlando Crawford, 61, both of Work Hall, St Philip, with importation, possession, trafficking and intent...

Dowell claims 14th tennis title

By Philip Hackett Two excellent table tennis players and one enduring rivalry. On Thursday night, it was Mark Dowell who wrote another chapter in his book...

Teach Sparrow’s music in schools!

By Ricky Jordan In Trinidad While the grandstand of Trinidad’s Queen’s Park Savannah will now carry the name of Slinger Francisco, also known as the Mighty...

Marshall-Harris slams collapse of 13-year civil lawsuit

Child rights advocate and United Nations expert Faith Marshall-Harris has condemned the collapse of a 13-year-old civil lawsuit over the bullying of a nine-year-old...