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Mackie Holder appointed Chief of Staff to PM Mottley

Mackie Holder has been appointed Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. Holder has assumed responsibility for coordinating the work of the Office...

‘Dana, please take the job!’ – Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary

US President Donald Trump has asked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White to be White House press secretary, in a social media post. "Dana...

‘Elmo’ providing one-stop shop for artistes

A Trinidad and Tobago selfmade entrepreneur is making major inroads, constructing a service he knows is absolutely needed in the creative industry. Known simply as...

Caribbean immigration advocates welcome US court ruling on ICE ban

Caribbean immigration advocates have welcomed a United States federal judge’s ruling in favour of a New York ban on local law enforcement officers working...
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Plans underway for landmark pharmaceutical plant

Plans are under way to establish a $64 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Barbados to produce intravenous (IV) fluids for local use and export...

Woman admits to criminal deception, ordered to complete community service

A 20-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to criminal deception and was ordered to complete 240 hours of community service. Asherah Sapphire Johnson-Welch, of Gemswick, St...

Walters wants analysis of free movement data

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters is suggesting that data collected in relation to the introduction of the free movement involving Barbados and three other countries...

Hridoy’s historic innings sparks spectacular Bangladesh comeback

Towhid Hridoy scored a magnificent, unbeaten double century to spearhead a remarkable batting recovery by Bangladesh that left the second Test against the West...

Accountants say they are ready to help

The accounting profession is ready and able to help the business community navigate workforce challenges, evolving employee expectations and increasing economic uncertainty. It is also...

Candace and Diana – that’s what friends are for

Candace Eng and Diana Batson-Prince were besties from the ages of 18 and 17 respectively. They attended college together, shared a lot in common,...

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Bajan scientist gets OAS award

A Barbadian scientist has been honoured among the Hemisphere’s brightest minds by the Organisation of American States (OAS). Dr Cardinal Warde was the lone Caribbean...

The look that RiRi regrets

NEW YORK – Barbadian superstar, billionaire businesswoman and National Hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty is known for her fashion prowess – but there’s one look...

WI Women lose final ODI against India

West Indies Women lost the third and final One-Day International (ODI) against India Women by five wickets at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium earlier...

Medics among 59 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

At least 59 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, 50 of them in a strike on a building near the Kamal Adwan Hospital...

Rupee’s My Kinda Gyal ‘to make waves next year’

Soca artistes are already tuning up for Carnival 2025. Among them is Barbadian Rupee who is making sure his voice and pen are heard around...

33 dead, 1 534 escaped during prison riot in Mozambique

Maputo, Mozambique —  A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said...

Netball Stadium wish

Forced to defer its 2025 season from February by two months, the one major New Year’s wish of Barbados Netball Association’s (BNA) president Dr...

Hope brings joy to owners of new homes

Although there were teething challenges at some of the Vespera Gardens houses, several residents have settled comfortably into their new homes, part of the...

Three gunmen rob St George bar

Three gun-toting thieves stole Christmas joy from a group of people who were attending karaoke at a St George bar on Sunday. Not only did...

Manmohan Singh, Indian ex-PM and architect of economic reform, dies at 92

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92. Singh was one of India's longest-serving prime ministers and he was considered...