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Three charged after 43.3 kilograms of cannabis seized

Three men, including two foreign nationals, have been arrested and formally charged in connection with the seizure of 43.3 kilograms of suspected cannabis valued...

Nigerian national charged with child trafficking

A 28-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested and formally charged with trafficking in children and two counts of wilfully giving an untrue answer to...

Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll nears 600

Nepal and China resumed rescue ​operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to...

Missing teen Ashawn Williams traced

Fourteen-year-old Ashawn Williams of Bullen’s Avenue, Dalkeith, St Michael, who was reported missing on Thursday, August 27, has been traced and is safe. The Barbados...
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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 respiratory illnesses, including...

Nigerian national charged with child trafficking

A 28-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested and formally charged with trafficking in children and two counts of wilfully giving an untrue answer to...

DLP: Overhaul teen mental health care

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling for an urgent overhaul of child and adolescent mental health services in Barbados, following the reported death...

Ayub’s ton helps Kingsmen strengthen playoff push

Saim Ayub’s maiden T20 century proved to be instrumental in the Jamaica Kingsmen’s 11-run win over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, which helped...

Zane’s big Nissan move

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Chamber exploring alternative sources

The business community is intensifying efforts to help provide more affordable consumer prices as Barbadians continue to feel the pinch of a high cost...

More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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Three charged after 43.3 kilograms of cannabis seized

Three men, including two foreign nationals, have been arrested and formally charged in connection with the seizure of 43.3 kilograms of suspected cannabis valued...

Nigerian national charged with child trafficking

A 28-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested and formally charged with trafficking in children and two counts of wilfully giving an untrue answer to...

Nepal and China resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll nears 600

Nepal and China resumed rescue ​operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to...

Missing teen Ashawn Williams traced

Fourteen-year-old Ashawn Williams of Bullen’s Avenue, Dalkeith, St Michael, who was reported missing on Thursday, August 27, has been traced and is safe. The Barbados...

Flagstaff Road section to close Saturday

A section of Flagstaff Road, St Michael, will be closed to through traffic on Saturday as the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) carries...

Ayub’s ton helps Kingsmen strengthen playoff push

Saim Ayub’s maiden T20 century proved to be instrumental in the Jamaica Kingsmen’s 11-run win over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, which helped...

Vaswani: Lowering taxes won’t hurt economy

With consumers and businesses facing high costs, Government can consider reducing taxation without doing damage to the economy’s long-term sustainability, suggests businessman Lalu Vaswani. Vaswani,...

Father: Shut down Hot Pot

A distraught father is demanding the immediate and permanent closure of the popular “Hot Pot” site, Brighton, St Michael, after a weekend drowning. Leroy Kennedy...

King Harald V, Norway’s reform-minded head of state, dies at 89

Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne, died...

Chamber exploring alternative sources

The business community is intensifying efforts to help provide more affordable consumer prices as Barbadians continue to feel the pinch of a high cost...