What began in 1965 as a simple idea among ten Cable & Wireless employees has grown into six decades of service, growth and commitment to Barbadians. On April 6, 1965,

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The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has launched a new US$500,000 initiative to support women-led businesses in developing innovative clean energy solutions and accelerating the Caribbean’s transition to a sustainable

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Government is facing a $115 million reduction in corporate tax revenue, as about 27 companies cease doing business in Barbados and leave the island. That anticipated fiscal blow is disclosed

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Barbadian left-arm pacer Jakeem Pollard was one of only five West Indians snapped up at the ILT20 auction on Thursday. The 18-year-old speedster, who impressed in his debut at the 2026

Continue readingPollard set to make debut after being selected by Knight Riders

There is a particular kind of Barbados that Gail O’Kane has spent more than 50 years chasing. It lives in the weathered boards of an old chattel house. It hides

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Two United Kingdom men charged with cocaine-related offences were remanded when they appeared at the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court, Horse Hill, St Joseph, today. Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola, 19, of Dagenham,

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A US ban on several Canadian imports, including alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, has come into effect as a trade war between the two neighbours drags on. The latest measure by

Continue readingUS ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy takes effect as trade war drags on

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s decision not to take a run at the nomination for United Nations secretary general might have been because her speeches are at odds with some

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Sixteen years ago, a Cancer Support Services testing drive might have attracted 20 men. Yesterday, a single Prostate Cancer Awareness Month session in Belleville, St Michael, drew upwards of 160

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The Barbados delegation did not walk out of the United Nations General Assembly as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to address the gathering last Thursday. That clarification came today

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