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‘Selling friendship’ costs man $350

A youngster who “sold friendship” for $1 000 was ordered to pay compensation to his former friend when he appeared in the District...

Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty

PROVO, Utah - Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting prominent US ​conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus, pleaded not guilty at...

Family’s agonising goodbye to Trashaun

A grieving aunt yesterday turned the heart-breaking funeral of her teenage nephew into a battle cry to save children with cancer from falling through...

CPL tickets far from sold out

The thousands of cricket fans who are hoping to attend the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been told there are many tickets...
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Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health partnership between Barbados and the Bolivarian...

Virtual court starts next month

Virtual hearings will be rolled out at two Magistrates’ Courts from next month, in what Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley...

Walters: My focus is on the Senate at this time

Senator Ryan Walters says he is as committed as ever to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) despite again declining to take an executive role...

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CPL tickets far from sold out

The thousands of cricket fans who are hoping to attend the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been told there are many tickets...

Eye on financial sector links

The growing interconnectedness between commercial banks and other financial institutions in Barbados does not currently pose a significant systemic risk to the country’s financial...

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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BL&P green light

Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P) now has permission to introduce some fresh evidence in court as it seeks to overturn the Fair Trading...

Sell Chrome to end search monopoly, Google told

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has demanded Google sells Chrome, the world's most popular web browser. It is one of a series of remedies...

‘Need to tackle’ root causes of crime

Although many of the root causes of crime in Barbados were revealed, not enough was done to address them. Director of the Barbados YouthADVANCE Corps...

Arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander over alleged war crimes

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military...

BHTA Barbados National Culinary Team retains title

The BHTA Barbados National Culinary Team has done the double. The team has retained their title of Caribbean Team of the Year at the...

Ministry of Education announces new safety protocols following school confrontation

The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) and the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training have strongly condemned a recent incident at Workman’s Primary...

Graeme Hall sluice gate to open Thursday to reduce water levels

The Drainage Division of the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) has announced plans to open the sluice gate at Graeme Hall Swamp in...

Tottenham appeal against Bentancur’s ‘severe’ ban after racist slur

Tottenham have appealed against the length of Rodrigo Bentancur's seven-game domestic ban for a racist slur made about team-mate Son Heung-min, saying the Football...

Thorne queries debt support bill

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has challenged Government on its decision-making with regard to Barbados’ debt, as the House of Assembly debated a resolution yesterday,...

South Carolina mother asks to be freed 30 years after killing two sons

A South Carolina woman who killed her two sons 30 years ago is applying for parole on Wednesday. Susan Smith, 53, was convicted of killing...