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Longer time for Common Entrance Exam

The Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) isn’t going anywhere for the time being. The Ministry of Education Transformation has delayed the implementation of its...

CCJ president responds to press reports on leaked correspondence

Port of Spain, Trinidad – President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Friday condemned “in the strongest possible terms”...

Barbados under flash-flood watch

As a strong tropical wave begins to affect the island, triggering pockets of moderate to heavy showers from tonight, the Barbados Meteorological Services is...

Shaka O’Neal a surprise pick on BCA board

In a surprising election result last night, Shaka O’Neal landed a place on the board of directors of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA). The 37-year-old, who...
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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...

Danger to society’ remanded

Declaring that Jeffrey David Yearwood was “a clear and present danger to society”, Chief Magistrate Douglas Frederick remanded him to prison when he appeared...

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...

Shaka O’Neal a surprise pick on BCA board

In a surprising election result last night, Shaka O’Neal landed a place on the board of directors of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA). The 37-year-old, who...

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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Opposition Leader queries travel expenses

Produce the long overdue financial statement as to ministerial travel within the last year. Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne is calling for that, saying...

Beenie Man sorry for doubles ‘joke’

“I never disrespected Trinidad.” So said Jamaican dancehall icon Beenie Man (Moses Davis) as he apologised for his controversial comments about one of Trinidad’s beloved...

Family mourns dynamic son

Michael Power has the pain of a tight knot in his chest after losing his son in a road traffic accident yesterday. Twenty-seven-year-old Ramon Ryan...

Economist sees growth but high dependence a downside

Barbados’ economy is showing some “resilient economic growth”, but the country’s high dependence on the global economy is a significant risk. That is the assessment...

Take care with sexual health, says minister

Another call is being made for Barbadians to stop engaging in reckless sexual behaviour. Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey told the Sun...

Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid

More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia's electricity grid and join the...

Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury...

DLP leader: Scarcity of food

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne is levelling charges of food shortages in the country and calling on Government for answers. He said while Government has stated...

Traffic management plan announced for Speightstown Alive

The Barbados Police Service has issued a traffic management plan for this weekend’s Speightstown Alive, scheduled for Saturday, February 8, from 10 a.m. to...

Film duo flying the Bajan flag

The film producing team of Kerri Birch and Kirk Dawson has recently returned from what they described as a very successful Focus Trade Show in London. And...