Everyday life in Barbados is about change yet again in the wake of the COVID-19 as the Ministry of Health moved today to restrict visits to all geriatric hospitals, home …
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A threat on the life of pollster and talkshow host Peter Wickham, made Tuesday on live national radio, is now the subject of a police investigation. The ongoing political tensions …
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Initial construction work on the highly anticipated Hyatt Hotel in Bridgetown is “likely” to start in May, a year after it was originally supposed to open. In addition, authorities are …
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Family, friends and fans today gave William Smokey Burke a send-off funeral service that resembled a sold-out concert in the huge hall of New Dimension Church in Barbarees Hill, St …
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Christian fellowship and worship across the island have already begun to undergo drastic changes in the wake of the threat posed by the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Church leaders have …
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Uncaring families were today blamed for a rising number of homeless people on the nation’s streets, as Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Cynthia Forde did not mince words …
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More than two dozen people with disabilities have benefitted from over $100,000 in Trust Loans, Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Dwight Sutherland has disclosed. The first recipient of …
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Government today announced it will compensate the 68 former employees of the defunct British American Insurance Company, who were left in the lurch without the contributions they had made to …
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Government is buying a $30 million “state-of-the-art” incinerator to both improve waste management and meet the energy needs of the Port of Bridgetown, its chief executive has told lawmakers. Barbados …
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Stealing from one of this island’s divine places of worship has resulted in a 10-year jail sentence for a convicted thief from Haynes Hill, St John. Madam Justice Pamela Beckles …