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TD Marin: Barbados has talent

Newly-appointed Barbados Football Association (BFA) technical director Philip Marin believes Barbados has the talent to make an impression at next month’s FIFA Under-15 World Cup...

Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi

Police in the US state of Mississippi have arrested a man in connection with the death of a black woman found hanged from a...

Frustration over animal abuse ‘inaction’

President of the animal welfare organisation Be Their Voice, Lavern Beresford, says her group is growing increasingly frustrated with what she describes as Government...

Clean Up Barbados with Green Nation

On Saturday, September 19, hundreds of Barbadians will roll up their sleeves across the island for the annual Green Nation Clean-up, taking place one...
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Asha Jones: Breaking new ground in dementia care

by Cheryl Harewood Asha Jones’ professional journey has taken her across tourism, sales and marketing, gerontology and therapeutic recreation; fields that today come together in...

One prison bus ‘is ridiculous’

Defence attorney Verla De Peiza has described the situation of having one bus transporting prisoners around the island as “a ridiculous state of affairs”. Her...

Bees spent nearly three times as much as Dems in 2026 poll

The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) spent almost three times more than its main rival, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), in its bid to...

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TD Marin: Barbados has talent

Newly-appointed Barbados Football Association (BFA) technical director Philip Marin believes Barbados has the talent to make an impression at next month’s FIFA Under-15 World Cup...

BOA pushing by-laws update

BLPC powering a nation for 115 years

For 115 years, the story of electricity in Barbados has been closely connected to the island’s social and economic development. From the first electricity...

Price hike fears

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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‘Strong year’ for AffinityPlus

Another leading credit union is reporting a strong financial year. AffinityPlus Credit Union Limited, which held its 42nd annual general meeting on Saturday, said the...

Stage set for Party Monarch

A woman will set the pace in the Power Soca competition, while reigning Pic O De Crop monarch Mr Blood will open the Sweet Soca showdown, when...

Aussies stifle Windies in semi

West Indies were outplayed and outclassed by Australia who cruised into the final of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup yesterday. The regional side suffered...

Shooting death at Silver Hill

One man is dead and another injured after a shooting incident at Silver Hill, Christ Church, in the vicinity of the community centre last...

MP distressed over ‘great injustice’ by NHC to tenants

What is the National Housing Corporation (NHC) doing with the rent money from tenants in the housing units? St Michael North West Member of Parliament...

Missing: 13-year-old Kemera Murray

The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public's assistance in locating 13-year-old Kemera Murray of Blackman Field, The Pine, St Michael, who has been...

‘Challenging time’ for Barbados Farms

Barbados Farms Limited (BFL), one of the country’s longstanding growers of sugar cane and food crops, is relying on its parent company Sagicor for...

Loot spent on sneakers, wallet

Self-confessed burglar Theophilus Theo Holder told police he stole money from a supermarket to “fix” his injured hand. However, he later used the ill-gotten gains...

Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response

"Silencio" the rescuers scream turning towards the road with their fists up in the air, motioning to everyone to remain silent. The vehicles on the...

Move on to address crop theft, monkeys

Government is sowing new seeds of hope into agriculture with a goal of reaping future benefits while fixing some of the systemic challenges affecting...