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WEATHER UPDATE – Atlantic basin a ‘hive of activity’ but no threat to Barbados
The Atlantic basin is currently a “ hive of activity” with two hurricanes, two storms and a depression but “these systems pose no threat to Barbados.” Hurricane Paulette is presently affecting Bermuda;...
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Two CARICOM nationals test positive for COVID-19
Two CARICOM nationals are the latest COVID-19 positive cases in Barbados. A 20-year-old Jamaican woman tested positive on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport aboard Caribbean Airlines...
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Rihanna’s secluded London mansion is up for sale for $41 million
CNN– Rihanna is saying goodbye to her lavish London home — and it could be all yours, if you have a spare $41 million. The Barbados-born superstar has been renting the North London mansion since 2018,...
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Ministry of Education invites parents to discuss return to school
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is inviting parents to meet with Minister Santia Bradshaw, to discuss the return to school under the ministry’s Covid-19 protocols. The...
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Chinese Ambassador praises Barbados’ handling of COVID-19
Barbados has been lauded for the control it maintained in the management, control and prevention of the spread of COVID-19. The praise came from Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Yan...
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Expanded training for drug regulators
Drug Inspectors and pharmacists are being trained to become effective drug regulators. And Director of the Barbados Drug Service (BDS) Maryam Hinds says by the end of the course, participants will be...
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Hinkson bent on improving lives
Former Minister of Home Affairs and MP of St James North Edmund Hinkson remains focused and committed even after being dropped from the Mia Mottley Cabinet. These were the sentiments he shared over the...
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Poor NCDs prognosis for youth
Barbadians are being told to brace for increases in heart attacks, strokes and sudden deaths among young people as the prevalence of non-communicable (NCD) diseases among children continues to soar....
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Judge wants more done to help integrate ex-inmates into society
Persons on long periods of remand, because of an “in-built delay in the system”, should have access to educational programmes. This, according to a High Court Judge, would help with the accused’s...
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‘Beaten and suffocated’
A man facing a murder charge in the death of a Guyanese woman said he was stripped naked, wrapped in plastic, waterboarded and shocked in the genitals by policemen while in custody. Andrew Harclyde...
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NOW president says more affordable housing needed
There are too many jobless women in Barbados struggling to keep a roof over their families’ heads, and there is an urgent need for them to be provided with safe and affordable housing. President of the...
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Flooding frustrates residents
Residents of Gill’s Terrace, St Peter are not only frustrated at having to mop up their lives each time rain pours, but that the flooding is getting progressively worse and their pleas seem to have...
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‘CBC in a mess’
Worsening industrial relations issues at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation that include “deplorable” working conditions have reached the attention of the Barbados Workers Union’s top brass....
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‘Government has placed workers in jeopardy’
Government has again be told to address urgently changes to the Severance Payments Act that could see thousands of dollars owed to workers who were laid off since since the height of the coronavirus...
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Pile still functioning professionally despite prison sentence
Vonda Pile’s time practising law in Barbados could soon be cut short. Pile, who was convicted over a year ago of stealing almost $200,000 from a client and subsequently sentenced to three years in...
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Enforcement coming for businesses selling legal drugs illegally
Government is moving towards stopping establishments from selling pharmaceutical products for which they are not registered vendors. According to Minister of Health, Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic, businesses...
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Crane resort not among local ‘slave plantations’
Owner of the Crane Resort Paul Doyle is defending his decision to seek an overseas talent to fill a senior position in his organization despite thousands of local hotel workers being unemployed. In...
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Economist says monitor stress in the financial system
While Barbados has been able to hold its economy together so far despite the severe strain posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading economist says Government should keep an eye on how banks and...
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WATCH LIVE: Opening of The Second Session of Parliament
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Senator Farley formally elected President of the Senate
The Upper House today formally elected Senator Reginald Farley as the new President of the Senate. The formal ceremony occurred just minutes before Governor General Dame Sandra Mason commenced her...
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