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Pic-O-De-Crop Finals return to National Botanical Gardens

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has announced a new location for the 2026 Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals, following a meeting with calypsonians tonight. The competition...

List of 2026 Pic-O-De-Crop finalists

The calypsonians who will challenge Mr Blood in the 2026 Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals, powered by Q100.7 FM, were announced early this morning. The finalists,...

US singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub incident

U.S. ​singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of affray over what prosecutors ‌described as a bottle attack on a producer...

NBA superstar LeBron James to join Philadelphia 76ers

LeBron James has announced he will be joining the Philadelphia 76ers next season for what he says will be his final contract in the...
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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...

Man to pay $4 000 for kicks, stones

The kicks that Peter Luther Jordan administered to a man three years ago cost him a total of $4 000 when he reappeared in...

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...

NBA superstar LeBron James to join Philadelphia 76ers

LeBron James has announced he will be joining the Philadelphia 76ers next season for what he says will be his final contract in the...

Heat drives rush for ACs, fans

As Barbados braces for intense heat in August, retailers are reporting stronger demand for fans and air conditioning units from households and businesses. Earlier this...

AM Best upgrades Sagicor

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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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UPDATE: Fatal accident at Lucas Street

A male driver succumbed to injuries at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) after a collision with a concrete structure today at Lucas Street, St...

Reports of a fatal crash in St Philip

A male driver succumbed to injuries at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) after a collision with a concrete structure today at Lucas Street, St...

Board meetings ‘at risk’

Corporate Boards and other bodies are facing the growing threat of their confidential meetings being leaked, leaving directors and their organisations increasingly exposed to...

Officials battling bush fires in Christ Church

The Barbados Fire Service is at this time battling a number of fires in Christ Church, but none are structural. This bush fire, which...

Citizenship policy being modernised

Government is forging ahead with plans to modernise its immigration and citizenship policy, in response to issues associated with a declining population and the...

Bajan film making noise

Cinephiles in Barbados, the diaspora and across the globe who love horror flicks have a new one, 100 per cent homegrown, to add to...

Voting underway in Antigua

ST. JOHN’S - Voters in this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country are going to an estimated 190 polling stations on Thursday to cast ballots in...

Tributes flow for Professor Juliet Daniel

By Tony Best Of the many wide-ranging national, provincial awards and local acclaims of excellence for ground-breaking cancer research Professor Juliet Daniel received, one that recently reverberated...

Last day to file income tax

Today is the deadline for the filing of income tax and a crowd has gathered at Queen’s Park Steel Shed, The City, where the...

Get more young people involved in Crop Over festival

A suggestion is being made to have more young people involved in the Crop Over festival including some aspects of Grand Kadooment. It’s coming from tent manager and...