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Jamaican Reggae pioneer Derrick Harriott dies at 87

Veteran Jamaican singer and record producer Derrick Harriott, who helped shape the evolution of ska, rocksteady and reggae music, died on Saturday. He was...

Businesses urged to ensure brand stands out

Businesses were encouraged to explore what makes their brand stand out as the adoption of generative AI is leaving information, flyers and business models...

Dannyele answers opportunity’s knock

Dannyele Teneel Leslie is preparing to represent Barbados at Miss Afrikana International 2027 in Ghana, a journey she says carries a meaning far beyond...

Dale Marshall receives BLP’s highest honour

Former Attorney General (AG) Dale Marshall is this year’s recipient of the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) highest honour. ...
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Call to craft workplace policies for dementia

Alzheimer’s disease is now a workplace issue and Barbados will have to deal with it. Executive board member of the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association, Kaila Branch,...

‘DPP cannot be included’

The State has filed an appeal against a High Court decision that quashed a magistrate’s order sending former CLICO Life Insurance Company chairman Leroy...

DLP: Food bill a critical failure

The Democratic Labour Party’s spokesperson on Agriculture and Fisheries, Amoy Gilding-Bourne, has labelled Barbados’ food import bill a national security risk. Responding to the Weekend...

Push to shepherd netballers

Anna Shepherd is returning to fulltime coaching with an ambitious vision to help shape the next generation of netball talent in Barbados through the...

Businesses urged to ensure brand stands out

Businesses were encouraged to explore what makes their brand stand out as the adoption of generative AI is leaving information, flyers and business models...

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Cancer could not steal her future

When Kashamra “Kay” Hamilton-Steede was diagnosed with cancer and relayed that information to her teenaged son, his first question was: “Mum are you going...

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Prime Minister Rowley names successor

SCARBOROUGH – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Monday said his Energy and Energy Industries Minister, Stuart Young, had been chosen by the legislative caucus...

An attitude of gratitude: Mikey’s journey

“I was coming home from an Old Year’s Night gig on January 1st last year, and being extremely tired, I fell asleep at the...

Quake hits China’s Tibet killing 53

Dozens are dead and injured after a strong earthquake struck a remote region in China's Tibet on Tuesday morning. The US Geological Survey said the 7.1-magnitude temblor...

NIFCA puts spotlight on talent

The curtain came down on the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) 2024 series with participating Barbadians from across all age groups being...

Business loans set to rebound

The Government-owned Enterprise Growth Fund Limited (EGFL), which has now provided about half billion dollars in funding to small and medium-sized firms since its...

Maloney brothers and Mallalieu to take on Britain’s best

The 2024 BCIC Rally Barbados winner Stuart Maloney, brother Mark Maloney and young Barbadian rally driver Adam Mallalieu have entered the upcoming 2025 MGJ...

Boyfriend admits to assault, damage

A man who admitted assaulting his girlfriend and damaging items belonging to her will learn his fate on Friday, after the complainant addresses the...

Proposed two-tier system set to reshape test cricket

Test cricket could be set for a structural change which would see the introduction of a two-tiered system at the end of the next...

Commissioner warns against misusing toy guns

PORT OF SPAIN – Days after Trinidad and Tobago Police Commissioner Erla Christopher warned the public about the “misuse” of real looking gel-blaster guns,...

Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau announces resignation

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime...