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PM on get-well mission
As Prime Minister David Thompson battles on at a New York City hospital after a “complication” forced his return from…
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Citizens’ arrest
Residents of Nelson Street pounced on a man they suspected of committing a crime and tied him to a utility…
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Hotelier to top cops: Get on with job
VETERAN HOTELIER and businessman Bernie Weatherhead is calling for the hierarchy of the Royal Barbados Police Force to put aside…
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More showers on the way
Don’t forget your umbrellas over the next few days. That’s the advice from the weather forecasters who say high moisture…
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Caribbean’s cruise tourism share slipping
Barbados and other Caribbean countries stand to lose a greater share of the world tourism cake if they don’t keep refreshing their offering to holiday-makers.
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Dottin: Use Internet for good
BARBADIANS have been taken to task for using the Internet as a tool for rumour, gossip and hurting people.
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Business
Doubt over coming winter season
There is some uncertainty about the kind of winter tourism season Barbados will have.
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Commentary
AS BAJAN AS FLYING FISH: Bajan plus Trini equals the World
My name is Stan Hopson and I’m a restaurant bartender. I’m from Worthing, Christ Church. I can, and actually do,…
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Sports
Benedict opens challenge for AIBA title
JENNY BENEDICT will be shouldering the weight of a nation.
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Regional
Castro ‘raps economic model’
HAVANA – Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba’s communist economic model doesn’t work, a rare comment on…
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Latest News
- Race on for jockeys titleEXPERIENCE versus Youth. It appears very likely that race fans will have to wait until…
Published 9 hours, 46 minutes ago
- Estwick: Teach alternative energy in schoolsA Government Minister has called on Barbados’ tertiary institutions to restructure their curricula to include courses in alternative energy.
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- Princess Anne to visit next JuneBritain’s Princess Anne will visit Barbados next June. The Princess Royal is coming to chair…
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- Foster out front on pointsAS THE third season of the Radio Operated Auto Racers (ROAR) draws to a close,…
Published 10 hours, 39 minutes ago
- Library Service going digitalTHE BARBADOS NATIONAL Library Service is looking to implement a new digital registration system by next month.
Published 10 hours, 54 minutes ago
- Tragic news rocks family in GuyanaIT WAS the worst news anyone could have heard – especially if they were several miles away.
Published 1 day, 8 hours ago
- Jones knocks the knee-jerk reactionBARBADIANS should fix structural and other problems in a timely fashion and avoid knee-jerk reactions” when things go wrong.
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The United Nations says it needs hundreds of millions of dollars in new donations to get food, water, medicine and shelter to Pakistanis hit by flooding, and it's hoping Angelina Jolie can help them raise it. (Sept. 8)
- Hostage Bus Shootout Relived
The hijacking of a tourist bus in the Philippines last month has been re-enacted for investigators. Eight Hong Kong tourists died when a former policeman seized the bus and starting shooting his captives. (8 Sept 2010)
- Raw Video: German Park Shows Amur Leopard Cub
An extremely rare Amur black leopard club is challenging the theory that a 'leopard can't change his spots,' after going on show at the 'Serengeti Park' in Hodenhagen, Germany. (8 Sept.)
- Raw Video: Jolie Condemns Quran Burning
Angelina Jolie on Wednesday condemned a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (Sept. 8)
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$15 000 gift for parish shows
The Barbados Shipping and Trading Company (BS&T) and its subsidiaries have once again extended a helping hand to the Community…
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Have you seen this man?
In a passionate appeal, police public relations officer Inspector David Welch last night urged all Barbadians to do everything in…
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International
Obama goes on the attack
CLEVELAND – President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and delivered a searing attack on Republicans
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THURSDAY’S CHILD: Sisters in key
FOR OVER TWO YEARS, sisters Katelynn, 7, and leeann, 5, have been playing the keyboard.
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