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Barbados dodges severe third wave
The expectation that thousands of persons would become sick due to the Omicron outbreak has not materialized. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) The Most Honourable Dr Kenneth George delivered the welcomed...
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SBA appeals to gov’t to outline policies to address threats to businesses
Declaring that the way business is conducted in Barbados must change urgently, Chairman of the Small Business Association (SBA) Neil Corbin is calling on Government to outline policies for the micro,...
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Court of Appeal to hear matter in April
The extradition case involving former senior executive Alex Tasker will continue on April 14. That’s when oral submissions will be heard by a panel of Court of Appeal judges including Chief Justice Sir...
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BHTA new head focused on rebuilding tourism sector
Newly elected Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Renée Coppin is ready to lead the charge to rebuild the tourism sector as she settles into her new role. Coppin was elected...
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NUPW official expresses concern about late salaries in public service
In this digital age public servants should be paid on time. Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), Wayne Walrond, says he is happy that employees of the National...
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Barbados and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states are inching toward having a long-awaited front of package labelling (FOPL) standard, as officials go back to the drawing board to choose...
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Horses back home; owner wants guilty punished
The two horses which were stolen from Codrington Riding Stables, Waterford, St Michael between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning have been found alive. But owner Patrick Croney is reporting...
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Local support for online petition to have Marcus Garvey exonerated
The Barbados-based Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI) is supporting a call by St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves for pressure to be put on the United...
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Guardian’s million-dollar initiative to start next month
Guardian Group has launched an initiative to help people in the Dutch and English-speaking Caribbean cope with the mental health economic effects of the ongoing pandemic. The project themed...
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Elderly to benefit from donation
Through the efforts of Paul Doyle and Betty Hope-Gittens, the St Philip District Hospital today received a much-needed donation of beds and other equipment. Doyle, owner of Crane Resorts and...
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REGIONAL: Court releases ‘to time spent’ man convicted of killing Barbadian...
SOURCE: CMC- A High Court judge, Friday released “with immediate effect to time spent” Sherman Randolph Webb, who had earlier been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 23-year-old...
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Three people succumb to COVID-19
Three more Barbadians have been added to the COVID-19 death toll. An 88-year-old Barbadian female passed away at the Geriatric Hospital Isolation Facility on Monday, January 31. She was fully...
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A new session of parliament opens
A new session of the Barbados parliament began on Friday, the first since the island became a Republic, with President Dame Sandra Mason outlining Government’s priorities to transform the island. She...
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Trident insurance customers donate $40 000
Trident Insurance customers raised $40,000 from their policies as part of an initiative entitled Policies Empowering People which was launched in October 2021. Four chosen charities were each presented...
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Barbados logs 618 new COVID-19 cases
Barbados recorded 618 new COVID-19 cases (262 males and 356 females) out of the 2,512 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday, February 3. The new cases comprise 102...
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BPS: Expect delays in mail delivery
The public is advised to expect possible delays in the delivery of mail by the Barbados Postal Service (BPS) due to staffing shortages in critical areas of postal operations at this time. The...
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PM says where first opposition party refuses offer, another party will get a...
Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Friday began the process of amending the Constitution to allow an opposition party to not only nominate two Senators even when they do not have any seats in the House of...
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Labour’s cry
Two of this country’s main labour organisations have taken umbrage at the absence of trade union representation among the seven senators appointed by President Dame Sandra Mason. The Congress of Trade...
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Dominican convicted in bizarre Satanic ritual death of Bajan being released...
More than a decade after 23-year-old Barbadian Corey Poleon was the victim in a bizarre case that involved satanic ritual and a “cold, callous, brutal” slaying, a High Court judge allowed the man who...
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Doctors concerned about those with legacy health issues
The medical fraternity in Barbados is worried about a troubling new COVID-19 legacy issue that is occurring here every day which threatens an already dire health situation in the country. Public...
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