The number of cases of syphilis is on the rise in Barbados and the Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging people to safeguard their health through safer sexual practices,
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WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says levels of health taxes on alcohol and sugar sweetened beverages in the Americas remain too low to significantly reduce consumption and
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PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday urged citizens against travelling to African countries amid heightened global concern regarding the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. ”The
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has given the assurance that the Barbados Police Service will get whatever it needs to bring firearms cases before the courts in a timely manner.
Dwayne Marlon Drakes, who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin issued yesterday, is now in police custody. Police say Drakes, who was wanted in connection with serious criminal
Some experts monitoring the oil price shock and related fallout from the war in the Middle East are warning Barbados and other Caribbean economies that they may yet feel worse
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The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is expressing satisfaction with the level of interest shown by Barbadian artistes in this year’s Party Monarch competitions, as preliminary judging started yesterday for the Sweet Soca category. NCF
LONDON – Two crew members were missing and one injured on Wednesday after a suspected US missile strike on a tanker off the coast of Oman, maritime officials said. “Ambrey
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Shai Hope might not be deeply worried, but he’s rightfully concerned. The West Indies captain and talisman warned that his side faces a crucial battle to secure qualification for the
Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams has defended Government’s decision to establish a specialised Firearms Division of the High Court, arguing that Barbados can no longer afford to treat gun crime as