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CWI announces 15-member squad for Test series against Pakistan

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan, with the team retaining the core group...

Update: Missing St Thomas man traced

Richard Rudolph Cumberbatch, 53, of Ayshford, St Thomas, who was reported missing on Tuesday, July 22 has been traced and is safe. The Barbados Police...

Warm welcome for Sunrise

Barbados welcomed its newest airline partner at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) yesterday. The inaugural Sunrise Airways nonstop flight from Antigua and Barbuda touched down...

Research must drive better health care

Medical research and practical medicine must meld seamlessly to the benefit of the public. This was the consensus during the opening ceremony of the 25th...
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Research must drive better health care

Medical research and practical medicine must meld seamlessly to the benefit of the public. This was the consensus during the opening ceremony of the 25th...

Home-made gun costs youth $10 000

You don't even want to see a picture of a firearm. Those were the last words from Justice Pamela Beckles to first-time gun offender Brandon...

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...

CWI announces 15-member squad for Test series against Pakistan

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan, with the team retaining the core group...

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...

Fees fuel bank profits

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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Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) has...

Fogging Schedule: May 4 to 8

The Vector Control Unit will concentrate its mosquito reduction programme in St. George next week. On Monday, May 4, the Unit will focus on the following...

BARJAM calls for FOI and media safety

The Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers is urging greater safety for journalists, responsible use of artificial intelligence and the introduction of Freedom...

US threatens shipping firms with sanctions if they pay Iran tolls

The US has warned shipping companies they could face sanctions if they pay Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. An alert on...

CBU head bemoans lack of access to information laws

As Barbados marks World Press Freedom Day today, president of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Anthony Greene says the country must move to enact longdiscussed freedom of information...

CDB appoints Gillian Charles-Gollop as vice president, corporate services

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has appointed Gillian Charles-Gollop as Vice President, Corporate Services, effective May 1. Charles-Gollop brings more than 30 years of experience...

Economists raise questions about over-reliance on sector

Barbados’ economic stability is dangerously over-reliant on tourism and could quickly unravel if that sector falters, economist Professor Troy Lorde has warned. Reacting to the...

Govt dismisses DLP claims of threat to national sovereignty

A heated clash has erupted over the reintroduction of the Barbados Citizenship Bill, 2026, and Immigration Bill, 2026, with Government dismissing Opposition criticism as “ridiculous” and ill-informed, but...

Four remanded in major cannabis and firearm seizure

Four men have been remanded to prison following a major drug and firearm seizure by police. Kyle Xavier Bailey, 23, of Claybury, St John; Jamal...

Bubba’s Restaurant celebrating 30 years

Bubba’s Sports Bar and Restaurant is celebrating 30 years in business, having opened its doors on April 26, 1996, to an enthusiastic crowd, comprising...