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Gems keep hopes alive

Gems keep hopes alive

by KENMORE BYNOE With the Bajan Gems' hopes of reaching the 2027 Netball World Cup finals almost evaporated, the hosts saved some face by...

Jay-Z to headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show

Rapper Jay-Z will perform at the Super Bowl half-time show in February, the NFL has announced. Jay-Z's company Roc Nation has produced the half-time show...

Cop: Accused said he believed victim was high

Accused Dario Orlando Taitt told police he believed Jamal Clarke was “high” based on the way he was behaving and quarrelling over a cellphone. However,...

Male juvenile to appear in court

A male juvenile has been arrested and charged in connection with several offences alleged to have been committed on October 4 during the Walk...
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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,...

Cop: Accused said he believed victim was high

Accused Dario Orlando Taitt told police he believed Jamal Clarke was “high” based on the way he was behaving and quarrelling over a cellphone. However,...

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...

Gems keep hopes alive

by KENMORE BYNOE With the Bajan Gems' hopes of reaching the 2027 Netball World Cup finals almost evaporated, the hosts saved some face by...

Scotiabank’s Suzette Armoogam-Shah is new head of Bankers Association

Suzette Armoogam-Shah, Country Head, Scotiabank (Barbados) Limited has been appointed President of The Barbados Bankers Association (TBBA). A seasoned financial services executive with leadership experience...

Chicken Barn at 60 

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,...

Best’s journey into dance

 

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France to ban under-15s from social media

France's parliament has approved a law to ban social media for under-15s from January 2027, making it the first European country to block young...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

Financial services group Sagicor Financial Company Limited, including its Barbados-based subsidiaries, has received a series of credit rating upgrades from AM Best. The global credit...

Mottley: Pay on time

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has defended workers’ rights to pay and has advised them to educate themselves on the conditions and provisions surrounding...

Murderer gets 40-year sentence

The convicted murderer called “a threat and a danger to society” was sentenced to 40 years in prison when he appeared in the No....

Efforts to refloat sunken MV Barima to begin today

GEORGETOWN – The Guyana government says it will begin operations at midday on Wednesday to refloat the sunken MV Barima using specialised flotation equipment...

Husbands plans to open riding school

Barbados’ most decorated jockey is looking to take professional horse racing in Barbados to the next level. Hall of Fame jockey Patrick Husbands, one of...

Move to upgrade hurricane shelters

Some hurricane shelters in the region are old and unfit for purpose, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is working to improve...

Fake BWA account on TikTok

The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is warning consumers of a fake account on social platform TikTok that is advising them to pay their water...

Death toll rises to 41 in Guyana boat tragedy

The death toll in Guyana's boat tragedy has risen to 41 as search and recovery operations continue. In an update issued this afternoon, the Government...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow sues actor’s mother over prenuptial agreement

The widow of late actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner has filed a lawsuit against his mother over an alleged failure to honour the terms of their...