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Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

Iyer’s rapid hundred gives India an 8-wicket win over West Indies in first T20

Shreyas Iyer led the way with 102 not out off 43 balls as India beat West Indies by eight wickets Tuesday in the first...

CDB president said ecosystem is a major for Caribbean economies

President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Best, Tuesday said Caribbean countries are building economies that are more productive, resilient and competitive...

R&B singer Freddie Jackson dies at age 70

R&B singer and New York City native Freddie Jackson has died at the age of 70. The musician was known for soulful classics like "You...
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Cancer Society condemns violence at Walk for the Cure

The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society and its partner, CIBC Caribbean, have condemned violence that occurred during the annual Walk for...

Another 7 years for second killer

One of the killers of a postman must spend another seven years and 167 days in prison. Jamar Darnelle Mottley was sentenced last Friday for...

Lashley touts value of Bill to justice system

Government moved a step further in its bid to modernise Barbados’ criminal justice system with the passage of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

Estwick’s say on oversight

DLP names 17 spokespersons

Caddle: FSC gets more power

Costly funding challenge for renewables

Financial barriers, including lenders wary of what they believe are higher risks in the Caribbean, are hindering renewable energy deployment in the region. That is...

O’Kane’s love letter to Barbados

There is a particular kind of Barbados that Gail O’Kane has spent more than 50 years chasing. It lives in the weathered boards of an...
 

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Kings Beach verdict a ‘lesson for developers’

The decision by the court that prohibited an overseas developer from restricting access to a public road should be a reminder to external investors...

Barbados Customs & Excise mark 121 years

What do you really know about Barbados Customs and Excise Department? For many people, their experience with Customs may be limited to declaring goods at...

Overturned truck causes traffic back-up

An overturned truck near the Norman Niles Roundabout has caused a back up of traffic.  Police are on the scene investigating.

CWI hits players with pay cuts on eve of series in India

On the eve of their upcoming series in India, West Indies cricketers have been hit with the news that they will face pay cuts....

Pete Russell to step down as CPL Chief Executive Officer

Pete Russell is set to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Premier league following the end of the...

Venezuela declares Trinidad PM persona grata

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is to pay an official visit to Venezuela after she held a “cordial working meeting” on Wednesday...

Top cop clears up late payment claims

The Barbados Police Service has sought to clarify what it described as “misinformation” relating to the late payment for allowances and duties owed to...

Royal Caribbean, Sandals strike deal

Global vacation company Royal Caribbean Group is acquiring half of Caribbean all-inclusive resort brand Sandals Resorts for about US$3 billion. Sandals employees in Barbados and...

Court quashes decision to send Leroy Parris matters to DPP

Former CLICO boss Leroy Parris no longer has a case to answer. Justice Michelle Weekes handed down that decision in Supreme Court No. 8 today,...

US and Iran hold first talks since June after Trump’s ‘annihilation’ threat

Top Iranian and US officials have held talks at the UN in New York on a day when the US leader said he could...