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Tridents battered

School term officially starts on Monday

Following a week of in-service planning for administrators and teachers, the 2026–2027 school year will officially begin for students on Monday, September 7. According to the Ministry of Education...

Ministry warns residents to take precautions following fire at metal dump

The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to advise the public that emergency services are responding to a fire at the metal dump in...

Bajans urged to stay hydrated as heat persists

With apparent temperatures around 45C, the Barbados Meteorological Services is advising members of the public to stay hydrated, wear light clothing, and avoid direct...

Dancing her way from Barbados to Germany

By Cheryl Harewood Jianna Fagon has reached a significant height in her career and is following her dream of making it big in the world...
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‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart and Stroke Foundation says it is...

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...

New DLP general secretary aims to unify party

The Democratic Labour Party continues to hold out an olive branch to former members in an effort to get them to return to the...

‘D’ big battle

Tridents battered

Barbados Tridents were roughed up and left Warner Park bruised, battered and beaten by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots who produced a stunning batting...

Nurse aces through to 16

CPL tickets far from sold out

Equity financing ‘a viable option’

Economist Professor Winston Moore is advising businesses and entrepreneurs concerned about the cost of capital to consider equity financing, where they access funding by...

COB suspends CEO

Eye on financial sector links

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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FBI investigates racist text messages sent to black people across US

Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to black Americans across the country telling them to report to a plantation "to pick cotton". Black Americans,...

Three charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, Argentinian authorities have said. The singer died on 16...

Police seeking public’s assistance in locating wanted man

The Barbados Police Service is calling on the public for assistance in locating 39-year-old Shane Daniel Jeremiah Polin, who is wanted for questioning in...

Missing: 12-year-old Jenique Brianna Anderson

Authorities are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 12-year-old Jenique Brianna Anderson of Half Moon Fort, St. Lucy. She was last seen at approximately...

‘Not all fisherfolk eligible’ for payment

The Ministry of the Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy has paid out in excess of $1.5 million to fisherfolk whose livelihoods...

Repeat call for answers on gas prices

While Barbados has not had any movement on petroleum prices for over a year, it ranks No. 5 among the most expensive gasoline prices...

No guarantees Trump will give Netanyahu all he wants

The bar facing the US embassy building in central Jerusalem is called Deja Bu - a witty reference to something you’ve drunk before. And outside...

CWI announces suspension of Alzarri Joseph for two matches

Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been handed a two-match suspension by Cricket West Indies (CWI) following an on-field incident during the 3rd CG United...

Police investigating shooting incident in St. Philip

Authorities in the Southern Division are conducting an investigation following a shooting incident that unfolded on Thursday afternoon in Farm Road, St. Philip. The...

US central bank boss says Trump can’t fire him

The head of the US central bank has hit back at speculation that his post might be in jeopardy as Donald Trump prepares to...