Put ‘market’ back in city!
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Put ‘market’ back in city!
Akeel 
June 17, 2023
Against the backdrop of a dying capital city, a veteran entertainment promoter says life can be brought back to Bridgetown by starting with the hostin...
School tightens protocol
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School tightens protocol
Akeel 
June 17, 2023
Government is looking at formulating a national policy that will address security across all schools. The point was made by Minister of Education Kay ...
Police probe Worthing shooting
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Police probe Worthing shooting
Akeel 
June 16, 2023
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the early hours of this morning. Lawmen report that at about 1:50 a.m. on Friday, June 16, 2023, ...
Strong plea to address mental health issues
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Strong plea to address mental health issues
Gercine Carter 
June 16, 2023
Barbadian youth advocate Pierre Cooke has called on Director-General of the World Health Organisation Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Prime Minister...
Frederick Smith Secondary closed on Friday
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Frederick Smith Secondary closed on Friday
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 15, 2023
Frederick Smith Secondary School will be closed tomorrow Friday, June 16, 2023 for students in Forms 1 to 5. This closure is to facilitate an urgent m...
CXC exams to go ahead
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CXC exams to go ahead
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 15, 2023
After consultations with Ministries of Education from across the region on Thursday morning, regional examinations will be administered as scheduled, ...
Barbados to end importation of trans fats
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Barbados to end importation of trans fats
Barry Alleyne 
June 15, 2023
Those troublesome trans fats should be gone from Barbadian shelves in a year’s time. Barbados’ Minister of Health and Wellness, Senator The Most Honou...
Met Office monitoring tropical wave
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Met Office monitoring tropical wave
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 15, 2023
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is currently tracking the progress of a tropical wave located on the West African coast along 18W. This sys...
Cheaper electricity ‘a reality’
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Cheaper electricity ‘a reality’
Hallam Hope 
June 15, 2023
A state-of-the-art power plant has been formally opened in St Lucy as Barbados steps up plans to expand the generation of cheaper electricity. The cle...
Sentence suspended for killing labourer
Editors Pick, News
Sentence suspended for killing labourer
Heather-Lynn Evanson 
June 15, 2023
Four years on remand came to an end for manslayer Kelly Javanni Prentice yesterday. Stressing that Prentice was not the one who inflicted the fatal st...
No cost for new Trident ID, says AG
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No cost for new Trident ID, says AG
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 14, 2023
Barbadians will not have to pay for the Trident Identification card if it is being issued for the first time. Attorney General Dale Marshall sought to...
Junior calypsonians tuning up for competition
Editors Pick, Entertainment
Junior calypsonians tuning up for competition
Tre Greaves 
June 14, 2023
The 25 Scotiabank Junior Monarch semi-finalists are tuning up to compete. That was announced on Wednesday morning during the media launch of the conte...
Tackling NCDs starts with change in behaviour
Editors Pick, News
Tackling NCDs starts with change in behaviour
Akeel Lovell 
June 14, 2023
Moderation and enhanced communication will be two essential elements required to tackle the “crisis” of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Barbados. ...
Bajans told to make BOSS move
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Bajans told to make BOSS move
Shawn Cumberbatch 
June 14, 2023
With another $200 million issue of BOSS Plus bonds about to become available, Barbadians living overseas are being urged to invest in these Government...
BMCLA and Drug Service ink MOU
Editors Pick, News
BMCLA and Drug Service ink MOU
Jamoon Hurley 
June 14, 2023
The relationship between the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) and the Barbados Drug Service (BDS) was formalised by the signing...
Attorney: Man didn’t know limit
Editors Pick, News
Attorney: Man didn’t know limit
Sandra Downes 
June 14, 2023
Most Barbadians probably do not know how much money they are allowed to travel with, said an attorney representing a man about to leave the country wi...
Wanted man in custody
Editors Pick, News
Wanted man in custody
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 13, 2023
Dario Renaldo Harewood of Byde Mill, St George, who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin issued on June 9, is now in custody. Harewood, who was ...
MISSING: Ranaco Fabio Richard Bovell
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MISSING: Ranaco Fabio Richard Bovell
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 13, 2023
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing man Ranaco Fabio Richard Bovell. The 22-year-old, of 4th Ave Gills Gap, Eagle Hall, St ...
TRACED: Aaleyah Massiah-Cox
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TRACED: Aaleyah Massiah-Cox
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 13, 2023
Aaleyah Massiah-Cox, 22 years, of #80 Tent Bay, St Andrew, who was reported missing on June 12, 2023 has been traced and is safe.
Man shot at Regent Hill
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Man shot at Regent Hill
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 13, 2023
A 29-year-old man was shot about his body at Regent Hill, The Pine, St Michael, on Monday. Police say he was taken for medical treatment via private v...
Government taking look at micro plastics
Editors Pick, News
Government taking look at micro plastics
Carlos Atwell 
June 13, 2023
Barbados is on a mission to save lives by tackling the problem of micro plastics. Minister of the Environment Adrian Forde, speaking yesterday in his ...
‘Sorry I took his life’
Editors Pick, News
‘Sorry I took his life’
Heather-Lynn Evanson 
June 13, 2023
Self-confessed murderer Dave Fedel Aristide James yesterday apologised to the family of popular fish vendor Stephen “Molly” Small, saying he hoped the...
Three COVID deaths and 434 new cases
Editors Pick, News
Three COVID deaths and 434 new cases
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 12, 2023
Barbados recorded a jump in COVID-19 cases from May 27 to June 9. According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health, there were 434 new c...
MISSING: Aaleyah Massiah-Cox
Editors Pick, News
MISSING: Aaleyah Massiah-Cox
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 12, 2023
Police are seeking the Public’s assistance in locating missing woman Aaleyah Massiah-Cox, 22 years, of #80 Tent Bay, St Joseph. Massiah-Cox is about 5...
Yearwood: A tax to vote
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Yearwood: A tax to vote
sherrylynclarke@nationnews.com 
June 12, 2023
Democratic Labour Party president Dr Ronnie Yearwood says the current administration has effectively introduced a tax in order to vote. On Sunday nigh...
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