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Wanted: Kemar Wharton

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Kemar Stephen Romel Wharton, alias “Moose”, who is wanted for questioning in connection...

Man pleads guilty to indecent assault

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and formally charged 33-year-old Jeffrey David Yearwood of Hothersal Turning, St Michael, with indecent assault. The charge relates to...

Small Craft and High Surf Warning issued for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services has upgraded its Small Craft Advisory to a Small Craft and High Surf Warning as strong winds generate increasingly choppy...

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that is key to reducing the public...
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CG ups support for blood collection

Almost two months after launching its Fuelling Hope Blood Drive, CG United has expanded its support for the National Blood Collecting Centre, reinforcing efforts...

Man pleads guilty to indecent assault

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and formally charged 33-year-old Jeffrey David Yearwood of Hothersal Turning, St Michael, with indecent assault. The charge relates to...

Death penalty could apply under new bill

Barbadians convicted of domestic terrorism that results in a death could face the death penalty or life imprisonment, Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams told the...

Holder stars as Patriots secure first CPL win

Jason Holder performed another match-winning feat when he bowled St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to a crucial victory over Saint Lucia Kings in the...

IDB lauds fiscal progress, cites challenge

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economists believe Government will find it more difficult to achieve a fiscal target that is key to reducing the public...

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Centenarian Eunice celebrates with family

Eunice Kirton, one of Barbados’ newest centenarians, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 20, surrounded by the large family she raised and the community...
 

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Act leading to further hardship, says Williams

The Barbados Bar Association says Government’s Debt Settlement (Arrears) Act, which provides for the issuance of bonds in personal injury matters, is leading to further delays...

Investors could bolt

The controversy surrounding the defrauding of sprint great Usain Bolt and hundreds of other clients of Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL) could trigger a...

Pre-construction work set to begin on Highway 2

Motorists using Highway 2 in St. Thomas should prepare for temporary disruptions as pre-construction work gets underway from Monday, February 17. The Ministry of Transport...

Five drug accused remanded

Five of the six men held in connection with last Sunday’s drug bust at Welches Beach, Christ Church, were remanded to Dodds Prison yesterday. They...

White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism

Pretoria, South Africa — Some white South Africans showed support for President Donald Trump on Saturday and gathered at the US Embassy in Pretoria to claim they are victims...

Farewell today for ‘Grell’

Scores of Barbadians, many of them from the sporting fraternity, are expected to pay their final respects this afternoon to former Barbados football captain,...

Region needs ‘own tax policy’

Barbados and other CARICOM member states should establish their own tax policy to be used when doing business with the rest of the world. That...

Co-operatives ‘a plus to economy’

The Barbados Co-operative Business Association Ltd wants co-operatives to be given “the right of place they deserve”. Speaking yesterday at a press conference to announce International...

Accuser drops rape lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean Combs

A lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z, which alleged the rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2000, has been dismissed, according to a...

Man pleads guilty in shooting of US teen Ralph Yarl

An 86-year-old man in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a teen who accidentally visited...