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No decision yet on Lester Vaughan School

A firm decision has not yet been made regarding when the Lester Vaughan School will be reopened. Following a tour of the Cane Garden, St Thomas Plant, on Thursday, Chief...

BDF to conduct simulation exercise on April 2 & 3

The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will conduct a Mass Casualty Simulation Exercise from Tuesday, April 2, to Wednesday,...

Barbadians reminded to file taxes online as filing season starts

The Barbados Revenue Authority (the BRA) is advising that tax filing season for 2023 begins on April 1 this...

Minister Abrahams’ statement on Ismail Patel’s passing

Below is the full statement by Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams: I was saddened to...

Lester Vaughan update coming

One month after the closure of Lester Vaughan School, teachers and concerned parents will have a chance to...

Doctors working overtime on virus

Private doctors are putting in 14-hour days as they deal with the flood of people who have come down with the chikungunya virus.And the...

Probe into LIAT scare

LIAT and Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) are investigating the alarm raised after a passenger, who is reportedly HIV positive, was injured on an...

Spare not the rod, says Goddard

Schools shouldn’t spare the rod.This is the view of retired educator John Goddard, who says there are certain kinds of “inappropriate conduct” by schoolchildren...

NIS needs younger contributors

A former chairman of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) says the fund is not in any clear or present danger.But, warned retired banker Tony...

Family sent packing after 60 years

Jeffrey Stoute, at 62, is standing on a shaky foundation. On Tuesday, he and his sister Margaret, 58, were told by the landlord to...

Shearer in Bim

Barbados continues to be an attractive destination for high-profile past and present England footballers.Following on the heels of last week’s Soccerex Americas Forum, which...