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Retired US soldier sentenced to 22 years for murder in Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica – A retired United States soldier, who is reported to have been in an intimate relationship with the wife of a man...

Trump threatens 100 per cent tariff over tech tax

United States president Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services...

Continuous assessment to account for half of marks

Barbados is on the way to moving away from its decades-old Common Entrance Examination to the two-year continuous assessment model that will account for...

No proof of birth tourism

There is no evidence that foreign parents travelling to Barbados to give birth are seeking residency, citizenship or any other immigration status for themselves,...
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BARP sounds caution

Not only does the Barbados Association of Retired Person (BARP) not support the call for retired returning nationals to pay towards their own health...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium...

Major blow to West Indies as Shai Hope ruled out with injury

Shai Hope has been ruled out of the first Test match for West Indies against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in...

Barbados launches new climate finance initiative with OPEC Fund

Barbados has partnered with the OPEC Fund for International Development to launch the Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, a new initiative aimed at helping...

IMF $128m in the bag

NCF partners with Shakirah Bourne to bring Bajan Anansi tales into schools

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has partnered with Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, a new collection of Anansi tales that will...
 

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Bassarath: Cricket officials in Barbados knew of CWI’s plans to skip Kensington Oval

Cricket West Indies (CWI) vice-president Azim Bassarath said he is shocked by the response from Barbadian officials regarding Kensington Oval’s exclusion from hosting regional...

More names added to terrorist watchlist

Barbados has added more names to a list of terrorists and terrorist organisations on a UN watchlist while delisting another grouping. Three advertisements in yesterday’s...

Forensic lab to open in July

Barbados is still without a fully up and running forensic lab – more than six months after its promised opening. Months after former Attorney General...

Knifeman calling himself ‘Lucifer’ slashes three at NYC’s Grand Central

A machete-wielding suspect attacked three people at New York City's Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in a rampage that...

Speedy Nostradassa returning to track

The darling of the Garrison Savannah, Nostradassa makes a return to the track today in the 1 100 metres Gordon Lewis Handicap for horses rated 115-90...

$5m fund will be ‘tightly structured’

Faith-based organisations seeking access to Government’s new $5 million annual fund have been put on notice: bring strong, resultsdriven programmes or risk being left...

Coachella kicks off with Sabrina Carpenter and surprise guests

The Coachella music festival has kicked off with surprise guest actor Susan Sarandon featuring in pop star Sabrina Carpenter's headlining performance on Friday. The actor...

Labour Department to boost inspections

The Labour Department will be increasing inspection visits to workplaces across Barbados as part of a renewed push to improve compliance with labour legislation...

Guyana President reiterates support for regional integration movement

President Irfaan Ali of Guyana Friday defended the 15-member regional integration grouping,  CARICOM, and reiterated his support for the reappointment of Dr.  Carla  Barnett...

Hope wanes for the safe return of missing fishermen

Hope is running out for the safe return of fisherman Othneil Harewood and Chinese national Zhi Cai Su. The men left Barbados on March 14,...