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Fogging Schedule: July 20 to 24

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit will concentrate on four parishes this week, when it conducts its mosquito reduction programme. The team...

Master Kajae and Khalessi crowned Junior Monarch champs

Two new winners were crowned when the Scotiabank Junior Monarch competition came off last evening at the CARIFESTA Village, Waterford, St Michael. Master Kajae won...

Frustrating waits at QEH pharmacy

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) pharmacy is still struggling to make up the backlog as a result of transitioning to a new system. On Friday...

Tate brothers arrested in US on new charges of rape, trafficking

LOS ANGELES - Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the United States after British authorities issued 38 new charges...
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No cases of cyclosporiasis in Barbados, says Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says there are no suspected or confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in Barbados despite an outbreak of the foodborne...

Killer remanded after delay in psychological assessment

His psychological assessment is not yet ready and as a result self-confessed killer Demetrico Ricardo Layne was further remanded when he reappeared in the...

Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting health, as it confronts an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis in which 42 per cent...

Hope backs batsmen to improve

West Indies’ white-ball captain Shai Hope is backing his squad to produce an improved batting performance in today’s One-Day International (ODI) against New Zealand...

$25m loan boost for CWI

Frustrating waits at QEH pharmacy

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) pharmacy is still struggling to make up the backlog as a result of transitioning to a new system. On Friday...

50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for a more inclusive and accessible Barbados,...
 

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Rollins hurdles to glory for US university

Barbadian athlete Maya Rollins won the women’s 100-metre hurdles at the Hill City Twilight meet in the United States over the weekend. Competing for the...

Shooting in Eden Lodge

There has been a shooting in the vicinity of the Eden Lodge Day Nursery, Eden Lodge, St Michael. Details are sketchy and it is not...

Living wage ‘next step’

General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore says their next major battle will be to push beyond the recently established minimum...

WHO: Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it believes there may have been human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship where three...

Sentencing ‘not just a mathematical process’

The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the appeal brought by Atsu Kehinde Tese Jones. President of the Court, Justice of Appeal Francis...

Explosion at China’s fireworks factory kills 26

HONG KONG - A blast at a fireworks factory ​in China has killed at least 26 people and injured 61, flattening buildings and sending...

Man remanded on gun and ammo charges

Trasuon Romario Roger Alleyne, 27,who is charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition, on April 30, 2026 was kept in custody when he...

Christ Church man on remand for theft

Nathan Emmanuel Malik Lovell, 25, of Inch Marlow, Christ Church has been charged with theft of, among other things, a van. The accused was remanded...

Some Bajans not feeling growth

Despite 20 consecutive quarters of economic growth, low inflation and falling debt, some Barbadians say they are not feeling the benefits in their daily...

‘Fix productivity puzzle for growth’

Barbados and other Caribbean countries can unlock more economic growth, but first they must fix the complex, yet surmountable, productivity puzzle. Key to this is...