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Tropical wave and flash-flood watch
A tropical wave is affecting Barbados, generating overcast skies, periods of rain and pockets of moderate to heavy showers.
Some areas in St James and...
Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
Tokyo will stage the 2025 World Championships after beating rival bids from Nairobi, Silesia and Singapore.
"Within an extremely strong field of candidates, Tokyo offered...
High demand for monkeypox vaccine in the US
United States health officials say they do not have enough monkeypox vaccines to cope with surging demand.
The US has seen more than 1 800...
Relief package for Bermuda
HAMILTON – Premier David Burt unveiled a US$15 million economic relief package in parliament on Friday to help Bermuda’s working families hit by rising prices.
Burt,...
Two Barbadian licensees get medicinal cannabis licences
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA), Senator Shanika Roberts-Odle said the approval of its first nine licences to...
ICAB appeals for further action on Auditor General’s report
The Institute of Chartered Acccountants of Barbados (ICAB) appealed to government to take urgent action on the systemic issues raised in the 2021 Auditor...
Windies seek to avoid series sweep
GEORGETOWN – Crisis-hit West Indies will seek to halt a worrying trend when they face Bangladesh today in the final One-Day International of the...
Call to cut work hours in public sector
Cut the working hours of public servants to five hours for the same pay and allow them to channel the remainder of the time...
Try cases before ‘guns can cool’
High Court judge Justice Carlisle Greaves says there is a simple way to halt the upsurge in gun violence plaguing the island.
All that needs...
Man injured in Nelson Street shooting
Police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred about 11:30 a.m. on Friday at Nelson Street, St Michael.
A 34-year-old man suffered an abrasion to the...
Price reductions by next week, BCCI president says
President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry Anthony Brancker said consumers can expect to see significant reduction in prices of some items...
Ministry and School Meals to trial new menus during summer programme
The Ministry of Education and the Schools Meals Department will trial two new menus when they roll out the Summer Nutrition (SUN) programme on...