🇧🇧 Barbados
Rihanna Stuns At Crop Over In Carnival-Ready Outfit
Rihanna returned to her home country of Barbados for its annual Crop Over gathering, donned in a Carnival-ready outfit.
🇧🇧 Noord-Amerika
Nieuws uit Barbados
Laatste berichten en historisch nieuws uit Barbados. Hoofdstad: Bridgetown.
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Maatschappij
Paul: Crop Over losing its true meaning
Crop Over is losing its true meaning as a national festival, moving away from its roots as a celebration of agricultural achievement, the head o…
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Gezondheid
Experts Call for Mental Health Courts After Prison Death
By Kisean Joseph kisean.joseph@antiguaobserver.com Retired rehabilitation counsellor Kenneth Limerick has called for the establishment of mental…
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Politiek
Farm data gap ‘hampering’ food production drive
The government’s drive to reduce the food import bill is being hampered by a lack of data from farmers on what they are planting, when crops are…
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Union calls for changes to wages bill to cover public workers
The Barbados Union of Teachers is urging lawmakers to amend the Protection of Wages Bill to ensure public servants are protected from salary del…
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St James man admits firearm offence
A23-year-old St James man who admitted possessing a high-powered firearm declined to tell police how he obtained it or why he had it when questi…
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Politiek
Farm theft ‘organised crime’ as minister goes on patrol
Minister of Agriculture Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has put consumers, vendors and thieves on notice with a series of new measures to combat crop an…
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Politiek
Govt to target derelict properties tied up in family disputes, revive City
The government plans to unlock derelict properties caught in family disputes through a new housing initiative, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has an…
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Sean Major-Campbell
Understandably, some readers expressed concern re last Sunday’s column with regard to Christian pride and Pride Month. Some responded quoting po…
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Politiek
Woman sues over health problems following COVID-19 jab
A woman is suing the Government of Barbados, claiming she suffered serious health complications after receiving two doses of the AstraZeneca COV…
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Reizen
Drainage works begin at Trents to ease flooding, support civic centre relocation
Drainage works now under way at Trents, St James, are aimed at reducing persistent flooding in the tenantry area and preparing the site earmarke…
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Maatschappij
Teachers raise funding concerns over proposed assessment changes
A major overhaul of how primary school students are assessed could place added financial strain on schools already short of resources, the Barba…
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Politiek
Finance minister urges digital shift as BimPay launch nears
As the Central Bank prepares to roll out BimPay in less than a month, Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn urged the public to embrace the digital…
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Nurses praised for resilience amid mounting pressures
Barbadian nurses have been hailed for their resilience and unwavering service amid mounting workplace pressures, as the Democratic Labour Party…
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Friends united by nursing honour
When Barbados Community College (BCC) third-year nursing student Giselle Griffith stepped forward to receive the Ramona Mascoll/CIBC Caribbean S…
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Veiligheid & defensie
Judge blasts two-year wait in ‘simple’ gun case as ‘foolishness’
Gun crime cases must be fast-tracked to the High Court within 90 days if Barbados is serious about tackling escalating firearm violence, a High…
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Ramona Mascoll scholarships awarded to first nursing assistant student
Three Barbados Community College (BCC) nursing students, including the first nursing assistant student to receive the award, were honoured on In…