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BPSA chairman pays tribute to Ben Arrindell

Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA), Trisha Tannis hailed the life and work of deceased international tax and trade advisor, Ben Arrindell,...
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Cool’ man’s death a big shock

  The death of 30-year-old Jonathan Fabian Ricardo Forte has left his family and friends in shock. Police reported that Forte, a father of three, used...
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Wood: Place growth in context

Economist Anthony Wood is warning Barbadians to temper their excitement about the news that the economy grew during the first half of this year...
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Woman admits to growing ganja

A 33-year-old woman yesterday confessed to growing ganja because “things are hard” and she had to do something to survive. Tiffany Nikita Elcock, a painter,...
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Gems lose to Wales

The Bajan Gems netballers played their best game of the Commonwealth Games but ended the Group action winless by falling to 8th-ranked Wales 44-60...
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Brathwaite wins silver medal at Commonwealth Games

Shane Brathwaite copped a silver medal for Barbados in the men’s 110 metres hurdles at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday in Birmingham, England. Brathwaite, 32,...
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COVID-19 update for August 3

Another 718 new COVID-19 cases were detected on Wednesday, August 3, in Barbados. According to health authorities, 299 males and 419 females tested positive for...
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Four Kentucky police officers charged in Breonna Taylor killing

Washington, D.C. – United States prosecutors charged four current and former Louisville, Kentucky, police officers on Thursday for their roles in the botched 2020...
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Caricom election observation mission arrives in St Kitts & Nevis

Basseterre – A four-member Caricom election observation mission arrived on Wednesday in St Kitts & Nevis ahead of Friday’s general election. The Caricom Election Observation...
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Russian court hands Griner nine-year prison sentence

Khimki – A Russian court sentenced American basketballer Brittney Griner on Thursday to nine years in prison after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing...
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Barbados to promote environmental sustainability

Barbados will promote environmental sustainability and economic development with a U.S. $100 million guarantee approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that will enable...
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Tearful Griner pleads for leniency

Khimki – Her voice quavering, American basketballer Brittney Griner pleaded with a Russian judge on Thursday not to “end her life” with a harsh...
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