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Two more COVID-19 related deaths
Two elderly persons passed away from COVID-19 on Thursday, July 21. One of them was an 82-year-old unvaccinated man, while the other was a 90-year-old fully vaccinated woman. The total number of...
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Barbados records 374 new COVID-19 cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 374 new COVID-19 cases, 142 males and 232 females, from the 1,032 tests carried out on Thursday, July 21. The cases consisted of 55 persons under...
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People’s Choice Top 20 named
The Top 20 in the The Student Revolving Loan Fund and Sunshine Snacks People’s Choice Competitionin association with Banks was announced today, July 22 at the National Cultural Foundation. At the press...
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Public Notice : BSS suspends census enumeration
The Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) is aware of the videos circulating on social media relating to the sale of items regarding the Population and Housing Census. Please be aware that the individual...
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‘Unfair and egregious’ amendment
Attorney-at-law and intervenor in the upcoming Barbados Light and Power company (BLPC) rate hearing Tricia Watson has taken Government to task over the proposed amendment to the Electric Light and...
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Call to sponsors
Grand Kadooment bands are struggling to get their 2022 productions on the road due to limited sponsorship. President of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM) Anthony Layne, who described the...
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House destroyed in St Philip fire
Delmour Harrison had to watch on Friday morning as the Harlington, St Philip house in which her mother lived before her death three weeks ago was destroyed by fire. Harrison, who lives next door to the...
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Hotels offer Crop Over weekend specials for locals
Tourism operators have sweetened their staycation deals for the long weekend that coincides with the climax of the Crop Over Festival. Under a special domestic tourism programme to encourage more...
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Security promised for last lap Crop Over events
Security was top of mind for the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce, and the top brass of the Barbados Police Service as they huddled in talks on Friday to ensure...
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Criticism for new BOSS scheme
Government’s proposed extension of the Barbados Optional Savings Scheme (BOSS) bonds investment is being knocked by one economist who has described the decision as “another misread of the investment...
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Big potential for B’dos in health, food tourism – BHTA
Barbados is poised to take greater advantage of developing trends in tourism, coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic which brought the industry to its knees. Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism...
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Two major bands pulling out of Kadooment Day 2022 will not stop the grand spectacle from taking place. President of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM) Anthony Layne told Barbados TODAY on...
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Judge wants gun accused to help police trace firearms to their source
A High Court judge wants to see legislative changes that would encourage people before the court on gun charges to provide information that would help trace the origin of illegal firearms used in their...
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Police probe death of woman at Bush Hill, St Michael
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old Guyanese woman during an incident that occurred at Bush Hill, St Michael, in an area situated at the rear of the Grand Stand of the Garrison...
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Two men injured in stabbing incident in the Pine, St Michael
Two men are nursing injuries following a stabbing incident that occurred around 9 p.m. along Princess Royal Avenue, The Pine, St Michael. The victims, both residents of the Pine, were stabbed during an...
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Gilkes making steady advance in fencing
By Morissa Lindsay As a sports person, there is no greater feeling than writing your name on history’s page and that is exactly what Sanojah ‘Sunni’ Gilkes continues to do as she has become the...
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Squash team looking to do well at Games
By Morissa Lindsay A strong five-member team will seek to make Barbados proud in both the singles and doubles at the XXII Commonwealth Games scheduled to commence next Thursday, July 28th, in...
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Taiye Estwick top Bajan performer in chess event
Taiye Estwick was the top Barbadian performer at the recently concluded II IRT Teams of Americas hybrid chess event over the July 16 –17 weekend. A hybrid chess event is one where the players play via...
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#BTEditorial – We outside in short pants
Just because Barbadians have been given the green light by government to be “outside” for the Crop Over Festival and other social and cultural gatherings, does not mean that all the dangers brought on...
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Bush Hill homicide victim identified as Caroline Baird, 44
Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting at Bush Hill, St Michael, Friday night as Caroline Baird, 44, of Dalkeith Hill, St Michael. Police says the Guyanese woman was shot dead during an...
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