$2m approved for Regional Digital Project
Ishmael urges organisations to foster relationships between youths and seniors
Acting Minister of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Davidson Ishmael has appealed for...
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PSVs pleading for talks over fuel costs
The Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) is calling for an urgent meeting with Government...
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Chief Magistrate: Parents need help
Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes has called for a national parenting programme to help families with...
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Release of 2022 CXC exam results by September
Students awaiting results from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will know their grades by month-end. According to a news release from the Barbados-based regional examinations body, CXC officials were working assiduously at completing the m...
COVID-19 update for August 10
Health authorities reported on Thursday that another 431 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was detected in Barbados. According to a news release from the Barbados Government Information Servicce, the Best-dos Santos Public Health Labor...
Urgent call for NIS fix
Barbados’ national insurance scheme (NIS) needs an urgent fix, with actuarial experts projecting its near $4 billion National Insurance Fund (NIF) risks being depleted by 2034 if major reforms are not undertaken. This was revealed yesterday by Pri...
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World Food Programme breaks ground for regional logistics hub
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) broke ground on Wednesday in Barbados at the site of its Caribbean regional logistics hub and centre of ...SPORTS
Netball ‘at crossroads’
Netball has made a backward step and is crying out for a new strategic plan and focus after the calamity of the Commonwealth Games. Former national...Politics
$2m approved for Regional Digital Project
The Senate has approved the guarantee of approximately two million dollars of a $12 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank, to the Universit...Business
McIntosh is new RBC Barbados managing director
Shimon McIntosh has been appointed managing director of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Barbados. According to a news release from the bank, McIntosh wi...World
Kenyans anxious for news on next president
Nairobi – Kenyans crowded around radios and televisions on Thursday, increasingly anxious for news of who their next president might be, two days af...Lifestyle
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