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Public schools closed tomorrow
The Ministry of Education Science Technology and Innovation has advised that all public nursery, primary and secondary schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, December 1. Principals are requested to...
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Some communities still without electricity after heavy rains
Electricity was still being restored to a number of communities affected by power outages following yesterday’s heavy rains. According to Barbados Light and Power (BL&P) Manager of Communication...
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Barbados TODAY’s Touch team spreads Independence cheer
Not even the heavy rains that beat down on the island yesterday could dampen the sheer joy and excitement of the pupils of the Roland Edwards Primary School as they received a visit from the Barbados...
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Owners of Cin Cin restaurant assess losses
The owners of popular west coast restaurant Cin Cin were still assessing losses today after floodwaters swamped their facility yesterday. Photos and videos showing the Prospect, St James Property...
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Prince Harry meets Bajan super star Rihanna
Source: Daily Mail Prince Harry came face-to-face with music royalty today when he met Rihanna in Barbados. The royal, who is currently enjoying a two-week tour of the Caribbean, looked delighted to be...
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Prince Harry pays surprise visit to the QEH
Prince Harry paid a surprise mid-day visit to the Medical Intensive Care (MIC) and the Paediatric Units of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) today. The visit came after changes to his schedule, as a...
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Body discovered at Foul Bay
Police are investigating the unnatural death of a man, whose lifeless body was discovered at Foul Bay Beach, St Philip this morning. The discovery was made around 5:45AM by two people who were walking...
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Airport pay talks to resume
It’s back to the bargaining table today for top officials of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) and management of Grantley Adams International Airport Inc. (GAIA Inc.). This follows a recent...
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Central Bank issues commemorative $50 coins
The Central Bank of Barbados has issued two limited edition coins in commemoration of this island’s 50th anniversary of Independence. The two coins – one fine silver (.999) and the other fine silver...
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UPDATE-Body discovered at Foul Bay
Lawmen have now positively identified the body of a man, discovered at Foul Bay Beach, St Philip this morning. Dead is 26-year-old David Nicholas Blenman of Heywoods, St Peter. However, investigations...
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HIV awareness gets royal boost
Barbados’ HIV awareness thrust was given a double boost of royalty and celebrity power, when Prince Harry and megastar Rihanna toured the Man Aware display at Heroes’ Square this morning. The event,...
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‘Tornado havoc’
Rugby Planation owner Jeffery Evelyn has experienced his share of bad weather and storms. Tending to properties that have survived for three centuries, he is aware that they would have withstood many a...
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BCC students stage protest
Students of the Barbados Community College (BCC) Fine Arts programme staged a brief protest today to highlight filthy and unhealthy conditions under which they were forced to operate. Twenty-one...
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Mega high and low
Hit after hit after hit echoed through Kensington Oval last night and it had nothing to do with cricket. From the sweet Bajan spouge beat of the 60s and 70s, to unique soca rhythms, to jazz and pop, a...
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UPDATE-Foul play suspected in death at Foul Bay
Lawmen say foul play is suspected in the death of a 26-year-old man, whose body was discovered at Foul Bay Beach early Thursday morning. The motionless body of David Nicholas Blenman of Golden Mile,...
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Major stink
Raw sewage continues to flow on the roads of the south coast, and with just 14 days to go before the start of the 2016 winter tourist season, one businessman is appealing to the authorities to fix the...
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Vice President Joyann Inniss appears to be in hot water with her National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) executive, and could possibly face disciplinary action over recent public statements she made to...
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Stalemate
Pay talks between the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) and the Grantley Adams International Airport Inc (GAIA) have reportedly ended in stalemate. Barbados TODAY understands that today’s...
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A humble Dame
She is the fifth of 12 children. And from humble beginnings in St Philip, she can now boast of not only being the first woman surgeon in the Caribbean to have qualified and worked in the region, but...
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Royal advice
Britain’s Prince Harry has told Barbadian youth that the solutions to the challenges confronting this country lie in their hands. Addressing a massive crowd at Kensington Oval last night at the start...
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