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Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for...

BARP set to bring abuse protocol

The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is set to introduce a formal reporting protocol for elder abuse, a move intended to create a...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...

More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they...
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Research must drive better health care

Medical research and practical medicine must meld seamlessly to the benefit of the public. This was the consensus during the opening ceremony of the 25th...

Man to pay $15 000 for home-made gun

All of Clive Christopher Hutson’s “creativity” will be destroyed and he now owes the No 5A Supreme Court a further $10 000 after he...

Jordan wants more mentorship programmes

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is calling for serious mentorship programmes for Barbadian young men as males face...

WI out to honour Sir Garry against Pakistan

West Indies and Pakistan meet in Tarouba today for the start of a two Test series and the latest chapter in one of Test...

Celebrating 70 Years of supporting Barbadian businesses

For 70 years, the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) has been helping to shape how we work in Barbados. Most of us know the BEC for...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Fees fuel bank profits

50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for a more inclusive and accessible Barbados,...
 

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Steady decline in birth rates for six decades

Barbados is confronting a deepening demographic crisis marked by falling birth rates, an ageing population and looming labour shortages. Senior officials gave that warning yesterday...

Push to protect farms

Praedial larceny and the scourge of monkeys are some of the systemic issues plaguing agriculture and a multi-pronged approach will be required to safeguard...

Kenya court halts opening of US Ebola quarantine facility in the country

A Kenyan court has suspended US plans to open an Ebola quarantine facility for American citizens in the country that has sparked public concern...

Caribbean to benefit from closer collaboration with Europe and Central America

The Global Gateway Coordination forum for the Caribbean Basin has ended here with the delegates from the Caribbean, Central America and Europe agreeing in...

Loving mother describes daughter’s struggle with Methylmalonic Acidemia

Twenty years ago, the headline was about desperation. A four-year-old girl, fighting a rare and debilitating disease, was being denied vital medication by the Queen...

IDB Invest increasing funding to Barbados

Barbados is in line to benefit from up to US$100 million a year in funding from IDB Invest. James Scriven, chief executive officer of the...

West Indies Women named for 2026 T20 World Cup in England and Wales

Cricket West Indies (Cricket West Indies) has announced its 15-member squad for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled for June 5 to...

Two left homeless after St Lucy house fire

Two people lost their home and all their possessions in a fire at Checker Hall Development, St Lucy, today. The homeowners declined to speak, but...

Update: Two remanded to Dodds on murder charge

Jaheim Canute Collins, 18, of Inch Marlow, Silver Sands, Christ Church, and Shane Anthony Burke, 29, of Ashby Land, Lodge Road, Christ Church, have...

Police issue notice on abandoned vehicles at District ‘B’ Station

The Barbados Police Service is asking several individuals and one company to contact District ‘B’ Police Station at Boarded Hall, St George regarding vehicles...