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Two injured in chopping incident in The City

Police are on the scene at Baxter's Road, The City, where two people were injured in a chopping incident. It is understood that the man...

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...

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is...

World’s oldest person celebrates turning 117

The world's oldest living person celebrates turning 117 years old in Surrey on Friday with her family and friends. Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark...
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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...

BCA hails Matthews, Greaves

The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is...

‘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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Virologist prescribes caution, transparency

Amidst concerns by parents over a confirmed case of a pupil contracting the virus that causes scarlet fever at Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary School, virologist...

PSV head to pirate operators: Do the right thing

Do the rightful thing! That is the appeal from Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) chairman Roy Raphael as he called on illegal passenger transport...

Grandmaster seeks $12 000

Local draughts grandmaster Jack Francis is seeking approximately $12 000 in sponsorship to compete in two overseas competitions this year. Francis, the only Barbadian to...

BLPC: Solar panel check a must

Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) is urging homeowners to take practical steps to protect themselves, beyond stocking water and tinned food for the...

Range of talent in Rhythms of Legacy

Barbados’ newest tent Rhythms Of Legacy opened its doors Thursday night at the Daphne Joseph-Hackett Theatre with a cast of eager performers welcomed by an enthusiastic audience calling...

House destroyed in fire at Weston, St James

One wooden home at Weston, St James, was destroyed by fire this morning. The Barbados Police Service responded with two water tenders and ten officers. More...

Region urged to adopt unified approach to fighting corruption

Executive Director of Jamaica’s Integrity Commission, Craig Beresford, is urging Caribbean countries to strengthen collaboration and align their anti-corruption laws, warning that fragmented approaches...

‘Cut gang funding at the head’

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters threw his support behind the Criminal Gangs (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2026, yesterday, but argued that legislation alone would not...

Justice Greaves urges Barbadians to speak up about gang members

In sentencing a murderer to life and his accomplice to a long stretch in prison, Justice Carlisle Greaves said the case was one that...

World Environment Day – Climate Action – Now for Climate

Observed annually on June 5, World Environment Day is the United Nations’ flagship initiative for encouraging worldwide awareness and action in support of environmental...