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Former cricket umpire Dickie Bird passes on
Dickie Bird, the iconic former cricket umpire, has died at the age of 92.
Bird, whose first-class playing career was cut short by injury, became one of the most famous faces in the game.
He officiated in 66 Tests and 76 one-day internationals, including three World Cup finals, between 1973 and...
Medical experts push back on Trump’s Tylenol claims
Doctors in the US will soon be advised not to prescribe the pain reliever Tylenol to pregnant women, US President Donald Trump said, citing a disputed link between the drug and autism.
The US president claimed on Monday that taking Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere, "is no good" and that...
Global debt reaches US$251 trillion
Barbados is not the only country managing a larger debt porfolio.
A group of International Monetary Fund (IMF) experts says that while global debt has stabilised it remains at an elevated level.
The stability was attributed to a continued reduction in private-sector lending offsetting greater borrowing by governments, but global debt...
Road to 60 kicks off in December
Barbados will reach its 60th year of Independence in 2026, but year-long celebrations will begin from December 1 this year.
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made the announcement during a town hall meeting on Saturday night at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York, held under the theme Gathering As...
$918m in debt paid by June
Government repaid nearly $1 billion in debt in the first three months of its new fiscal year, but the authorities say the country’s debt portfolio “remains relatively low risk”.
As detailed in the Barbados Fiscal Framework 2026/2027 to 2028/2029, “amortisation payments for the first quarter of 2025/2026 totalled $917.7 million,...
Nursing body condemns attack at Randal Phillips Polyclinic
The Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) unequivocally condemns any act of violence against health care professionals. The alleged assault of a nurse on duty at the Randal Phillips Polyclinic in Oistins, Christ Church— reportedly by a parent during a heated dispute over a child’s vaccination — is deeply troubling and...
Jimmy Kimmel’s show to return tonight
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to ABC on Tuesday night, the network said Monday, ending a nearly weeklong standoff over the late-night talk show.
But not all of ABC’s affiliated stations will be carrying Kimmel’s comeback show. Sinclair, one of the country’s biggest owners of local TV stations, said its...
Cops to train 15 for workforce
Fifteen young people between the ages of 16 and 25 are getting the opportunity to be trained and equipped for the world of work following their induction yesterday into the third of eight cohorts of the King’s Trust International Barbados Teams Programme.
Managed by the Barbados Police Service, the initiative...
‘Ninja Man’ sent to Psychiatric
Street character Anthony Fitzpatrick “Ninja Man” Lynch moved from a cell at Dodds Prison to confinement at the Psychiatric Hospital after he appeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court yesterday.
It was based on a recommendation in a report by Senior Registrar at the Black Rock, St Michael facility, Dr...
No stopping Pollard in CPL
At age 38 Kieron Pollard turned back the hands of time and defied all the odds to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in what was six weeks of fascinating entertainment during the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League 2025.
His immense contribution was on full display on Sunday night...
Two Scandinavian airports forced to temporarily close over drone sightings
Two of Scandinavia’s busiest airports – Oslo and Copenhagen – were forced to close for several hours due to drone sightings overnight into Tuesday, disrupting the travel plans of tens of thousands of people.
The airspace over Denmark’s Copenhagen Airport was closed for almost four hours on Monday night after...
Two more tropical systems ‘could develop this week’
The Atlantic is suddenly buzzing with tropical activity. Hurricane Gabrielle has exploded into a Category 4 storm east of Bermuda, and two more potential tropical systems — one nearing the Caribbean and another farther east — could follow this week.
Neither new disturbance is an immediate threat to land, but...