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Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

Iyer’s rapid hundred gives India an 8-wicket win over West Indies in first T20

Shreyas Iyer led the way with 102 not out off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets Tuesday in the first...

CDB president said ecosystem is a major for Caribbean economies

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Best, Tuesday said Caribbean countries are building economies that are more productive, resilient and competitive...

R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at age 70

R&B singer and New York City native Freddie Jackson has died at the age of 70. The musician was known for soulful classics like "You...
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Cancer Society condemns violence at Walk for the Cure

The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society and its partner, CIBC Caribbean, have condemned violence that occurred during the annual Walk for...

Another 7 years for second killer

One of the killers of a postman must spend another seven years and 167 days in prison. Jamar Darnelle Mottley was sentenced last Friday for...

Lashley touts value of Bill to justice system

Government moved a step further in its bid to modernise Barbados’ criminal justice system with the passage of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Estwick’s say on oversight

DLP names 17 spokespersons

Caddle: FSC gets more power

Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

O’Kane’s love letter to Barbados

There is a particular kind of Barbados that Gail O’Kane has spent more than 50 years chasing. It lives in the weathered boards of an...
 

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Fatal shooting in St Philip

Update A man was shot and killed early Sunday morning while sitting in the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle at Six Roads Development, St...

Estwick’s say on oversight

Democratic Labour Party president Dr David Estwick believes Barbados does not need to wait for a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) or a substantive Auditor...

PM Mottley pays tribute to former Senator Erskine Griffith

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has paid tribute to former Senator and senior public servant Erskine Griffith, describing him as one of Barbados’ most...

Ageing with purpose, living with passion

Barbados has an ageing population, and as more people live longer, the conversation about growing older is becoming increasingly important. Growing older is about how...

Government moves to address funeral directors’ concerns

Government is investigating concerns raised by the Barbados Association of Funeral Directors (BAFD) about delays in the release of warrants for burial or cremation. Attorney...

DLP names 17 spokespersons

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) today named a list of spokespersons it has entrusted to act on behalf of the people of Barbados, and...

Man charged with murder of Eric Butcher

A 26-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Eric Butcher, who was killed in January. Jevon O’Brien Richardson, of no fixed place of...

‘Too many snags’ in the system

Funeral directors believe a Government directive ordering the hand-delivery of death documentation will do little to fix weeks-long delays plaguing the Coroner’s Office. And now,...

Barbados, Guadeloupe, Cuba, St Kitts in League B winners’ row

 Barbados and Cuba produced dominant displays to begin their CONCACAF Nations League campaigns on winning notes on Friday. Competing in League B, Barbados defeated Saint...

Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris for open-air Mass

Hundreds of thousands of people have greeted Pope Leo XIV in the centre of Paris for a giant open-air Mass. Crowds cheered as the pontiff...