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Foreday ‘jam’

Foreday morning jam bands are feeling the pressure from the increase in jouvert events being held on August 3. Although the number of registered bands...
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Paris Olympics accreditation affected by global cyber outage

Friday's global cyber outage impacted accreditation and uniform deliveries for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, but left ticketing systems unaffected, Olympics organisers said. "The global...
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Mass IT glitch causes global travel chaos

A major IT glitch affecting cloud computing and systems running Microsoft's Windows around the world Friday grounded flights and disrupted train services, logistics, hospitals,...
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Anti-gang laws way to go, says Thorne

Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has called on Government to introduce anti-gang legislation in response to the surge in homicides across Barbados. He criticised the Government’s...
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BFA search on to fill 2 spots

The Barbados Football Association (BFA) is looking for a technical director and a media and communications manager. That’s because the last appointed technical director, Emmerson...
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Housing plans ‘taking shape’

Some of the promised Dura Villa homes from 2022 are ready to be inhabited. In addition, the site of the old St Bartholomew’s Girls’...
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Son on the mend, but rehab costly

Yvonne Thompson remains hopeful as her son Tharel slowly recovers after nearly losing his life five months ago. On February 11, the 28-year-old lighting technician...
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Ministry clarifies purpose of circulating job descriptions amid union concerns

In response to recent comments from the National Union of Public Workers, the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs has issued a statement...
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Bob Newhart, legendary comedian, dead at 94

Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to...
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Karate team off to Guyana

For the first time in its history, the International Karate Daigaku World Cup will allow athletes below the rank of brown belt to compete,...
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Juniors all set for Saturday’s showdown at Botanical 

The stage is set and the finalists are gearing up to deliver their most spectacular performances yet as the 2024 Scotiabank Junior Monarch reaches...
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Thirteen killed in Bangladesh protests over job quotas

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Thirteen people were killed as thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka on Thursday,...
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