Saturday, April 27, 2024

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300 Nigerian inmates escape after suspected Islamist raid

Around 300 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Islamist Boko Haram militants on a prison in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Tuesday night, an interior ministry official...

815 hit by vomiting bug at Stuttgart spring festival

A norovirus outbreak at a festival in south-west Germany has affected more than 800 people. They caught the vomiting...

‘Ease on the way’ for St Joseph commuters

Government is on the job when it comes to long-standing complaints from residents of St Joseph on fixing...

King Charles to resume public duties next week

Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week following “a period of treatment and recuperation,” Buckingham Palace announced...

76ers’ star Embiid ‘not giving up’ after Bell’s palsy diagnosis

Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid says he is "not a quitter" after producing his best-ever post-season performance, despite dealing...

Investment opportunity for businesses

Barbados firms and entities with projects here are being given an opportunity to access millions of dollars in investment. The Barbados-base Caribbean Export Development Agency...

Bajans miss out on 11th volleyball title

Barbados’ hopes of adding to their record ten CAZOVA volleyball titles were dashed by the hosts and defending champions Suriname when the 18th edition...

Shoppers welcome cashless checkout system

Some shoppers at Massy Stores Supermarket in Sunset Crest, Holetown, St James have given the newly implemented cashless checkout system the thumbs-up. The system, which...

BWU not associated with planned islandwide sick-out

The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) is disassociating itself from a planned islandwide sick-out on Wednesday. The BWU says one of their videos is being used...

DLP statement on CARICOM Day

The Democratic Labour Party issued the following statement as Barbados commemorated the 50th Anniversary of CARICOM with a special public holiday. Due to the forces...

‘Pee-wee Herman’ actor loses battle with cancer

Paul Reubens, who found fame as the quirky man-child character Pee-wee Herman, has died, his publicist announced. He was 70. “Last night we said farewell to...