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UWI Cave Hill celebrates 1,277 graduates

THERE WAS something different about the University of the West Indies’ graduation ceremony this year. The ceremony, themed “Built to Adapt, Ready to Lead –...

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia fired after five days on the job

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role just one week after United States President Donald Trump tapped her for...

Sandra Marcella Gittens is new Barbados ambassador to Cuba

Sandra Marcella Gittens is Barbados’ new Ambassador to Cuba, having begun the accreditation process following a meeting with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal. Gittens...

UWI Global Campus accredited until 2032

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus has been granted institutional re-accreditation by the Barbados Accreditation Council for the period 2026-2032, reaffirming...
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Doctor: Younger women becoming more at risk

Barbados has the highest breast cancer death rate in the world, with younger women also facing more aggressive forms of the disease, medical oncologist...

Sailor’s drug trial adjourned

The drug trial of Walter O’Neal Prescod was adjourned on Wednesday after the prosecution served additional evidence on his defence team. Prescod, a sailor, of...

BLP conference to focus on delivery

The Barbados Labour Party is gearing up for its 87th Annual Conference, with a view to taking stock of its present and future. At a...

West Indies Champions demolish Australia to reach final

 Sheldon Cottrell and Chadwick Walton led a rampant West Indies Champions side into the final of the World Championship of Legends with a commanding...

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FTC reviewing Flow’s latest price increase

Flow Barbados’ imminent price increase for some broadband and bundled services is being examined by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC). In a public notice yesterday,...

Major shift for Sagicor

Natalie Headley: She felt it. She fought it. She survived.

Given her family’s genetic history, Natalie Headley felt that one day breast cancer could eventually find her. And it did. But Natalie had long...

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Guyana’s president ‘supports democracy’

Georgetown – The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, is leaving here on Friday for Brazil, after getting a re-assurance from Guyana that...

Swim For Life certificates to be collected

Parents and guardians of children who participated in the Swim For Life Camp from August 10 to September 4 are asked to collect their...

UK’s Captain Sir Tom Moore ponders next move

Marston Moretaine – He turned 100, raised nearly £40 million for Britain’s health service and was knighted by the queen. But for Captain Tom...

Jurors to report for duty on September 22

All jurors assigned to Supreme Court No. 3 presided over by Justice Carlisle Greaves are asked to report for jury duty on Tuesday, September...

Criticism over Amazon fires unfair, says Brazil’s president

Brasília – President Jair Bolsonaro said late on Wednesday Brazil was being “disproportionately” criticised for fires in the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands, at...

PSVs aboard

The days of public service vehicles (PSV) lining the road outside the Speightstown Terminal may soon be over.By early next month, PSVs should be...

Moseley too much for Charles

Young Nicholas Charles and his supporters dreamed for all of five minutes as he challenged No.1 seed Russell Moseley for a final eight spot...

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passes away

Washington – United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an iconic champion of women's rights, has died of cancer at the age of...

School push is on

The push is on to get schools ready for the new term, which begins Monday, but for one school it is looking like the...

Accused denies murdering woman

Accused Andrew Harclyde Pollard could not remember the day or month he started “talking to” Onicka Gulliver and he denied going to her house...