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Court reprimands father who left son on Mount Fuji

A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan’s highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and...

St Lucia staging national exhibit for underwater sculpture park

Castries – St Lucia is set to unveil its first National Exhibition for the development of one out of three Underwater Sculpture Parks, offering...

Matthew Forde to the fore with five-for in Kings’ victory over Kingsmen

Matthew Forde delivered the best bowling display of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) so far this season as he singlehandedly wrecked the...

All eyes on Bulldoze

By Lindon Yarde Can the rampaging Bulldoze defy 135 pounds and close off with a beaver-trick as he goes in pursuit of more success? On what is effectively...
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Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more...

Man charged after 13.6kg of cannabis seized

A 27-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with trafficking and importing cannabis after police seized 13.6 kilograms of the drug with an estimated...

Nicholls touts law’s value to national security

There is no need to fear that a law seeking to collect information on travellers will criminalise anyone. The proposed law, said Minister of Home...

Matthew Forde to the fore with five-for in Kings’ victory over Kingsmen

Matthew Forde delivered the best bowling display of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) so far this season as he singlehandedly wrecked the...

All eyes on Bulldoze

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

‘70% of workers disengaged’

Barbados could be losing $1.6 billion a year to disengagement and lost productivity in the workplace. That is the “conservative” estimate of new research by...

Bajans deeper in debt

Mortgages rule loans sector

Quinn embracing future with AI

He translated poor science grades through the “grind” of his renewed determination to become a data and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist. Though veterinary medicine caught...
 

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Straughn: Savings to fund health care

Government plans to use savings from a proposed $1.2 billion debt buyback to fund health and nutrition initiatives. These will include behavioral change programmes and...

Police investigate ‘8647’ written in grass on US national mall

US police are investigating a large imprint of the numbers 8-6-4-7 that were apparently drawn in the grass of the National Mall in Washington...

DLP: Tell us more about BiMPay

Concerns are being raised about the need for greater transparency surrounding BiMPay, the new payment platform designed to facilitate instant transactions across the country. Jason...

Caribbean colours and flavours take centre stage in Paris

The Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Europe (CCCE) has successfully concluded the second edition of the Caribbean Days – Journées des Caraïbes in Paris...

Relief in sight from dust

With Saharan dust outbreaks to remain a yearly reality, some immediate relief is in sight as forecasters are predicting improving conditions into next week. Senior...

Hwang and Oh strike as South Korea fight back to sink Czech Republic

South Korea rallied ​from a goal down to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and make a winning start to their World ‌Cup Group A campaign thanks...

Gibbs: Over 4 000 seeking housing aid

More than 4 000 Barbadians are seeking housing assistance based on information from Minister of Housing and Lands Chris Gibbs. The Minister cautioned that the...

Mexico beat 10-man South Africa in their World Cup opener

Mexico got their joint-home World Cup off to the perfect start with a 2-0 opening match win over nine-man South Africa - in a...

Real Madrid bring back Mourinho on three-year deal

Real Madrid have confirmed the reappointment of Jose Mourinho as head coach. The 63-year-old has agreed a three-year deal and will begin work when the...

Scotiabank Junior Monarch semifinalists learn draw positions

Scotiabank Junior Monarch semifinalists learned their performance positions today after the official draw was held at the Scotiabank branch in Warrens, St Michael. In the...