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BUT’s back to school message

The following statement was issued by president of the Barbados Union of Teachers, Rudy Lovell, ahead of the new academic year. As we begin a ne…

Man detained after woman set on fire in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Police say they have detained a man who doused a 51-year-old woman with gasoline and then set her on fire last weekend. I…

Hundreds missing after deadly flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border

KATHMANDU/BEIJING - A wall of mud and rock appeared to collapse ​into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet on Wednesday, t…

New Venezuela ties

Barbados and Venezuela have signed a joint declaration on, among other things, food and energy security, education and tourism. Prime Minister M…

Courts shut in Zambia ahead of deadline to contest election result

Court premises in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, and elsewhere have been shut as the deadline for filing a petition against the outcome of the rec…

BAMP warns of rise in COVID-19 and influenza cases

The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is urging doctors and the public to remain vigilant amid a significant increase in resp…

Watson to challenge BLPC nod for costs

Attorney Tricia Watson will be challenging the Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) latest approval of a Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) applic…

Third man charged with 2021 murder

Police have charged a third man in connection with the April 9, 2021 murder of Tamesh Ramdas. He is Nicholas Andre McIntosh, 26, of Sargeant Str…

Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease i…

Longer time for Common Entrance Exam

The Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) isn’t going anywhere for the time being. The Ministry of Education Transformation h…

Suriname prosecution seeks 10-year sentence for man with HIV accused of rape

Paramaribo, Suriname – The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is seeking a 10-year unconditional prison sentence for a man accused of rape, unlawful

Dream Mas Nightmare

What was supposed to be a dream jump up for hundreds of Grand Kadooment revellers turned into a nightmare after many were left without costumes,

Proposal to rename Bay Primary after Sir Garry

There is a proposal for Bay Primary School to be renamed in honour of late National Hero Sir Garfield Sobers, and it has the support of Prime Mi…

Walters: Revamp work permit system

Opposition Senator Ryan Walters is calling for a comprehensive overhaul of Barbados’ work permit regime, arguing that permits are being granted…

BLP candidates pay election deposits

Candidates of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) today paid the mandatory $250 election deposits at the Barbados Revenue Authority at Country Road,…

Casemiro signs with Manchester United

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Brazil midfielder Casemiro in a deal worth up to £70m. The 30-year-old has…

Burke slowed by injury in 100m heats

Barbadian sprinter Mario Burke’s maiden Olympic Games could be over prematurely as he hobbled to the finish line in heat 7 of the men’s 100 metr…

Trinidadian elected to International Criminal Court

Port of Spain – A High Court judge from Trinidad and Tobago – Justice Althea Alexis-Windsor has been elected to the International Criminal Court…