President of the Alliance to End Homelessness Kemar Saffrey has highlighted a worrying spike in homelessness across various demographics. Saffrey said that with the small spike in the number of
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Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting US president to have his signature on US banknotes, the treasury department has announced. Trump’s signature will appear alongside Treasury Secretary
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Barbados Hotel And Tourism Association’s (BHTA) chief executive officer senator Ryan Forde is worried that the island’s crime problem could cripple communities and the economy. “I am no lawyer nor
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Traffic diversions will be in effect in the immediate environs of the Central Bank of Barbados on Sunday. Planned maintenance to the underpass of the Tom Adams Financial Centre is
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One hundred is not just a number, but a testament to a life well-lived. This sentiment summed up the life of centenarian Edna May Rock of Cave Hill, St Lucy,
The Mangrove Pond Landfill in St Thomas is running out of space for garbage. Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) chairman Senator Ramon Alleyne reported this yesterday and called for improvements in
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Ministry Officials and BUT representatives are at the St. Paul’s Primary School where it is reported that a teacher felt unwell and collapsed. The school remains open however a number
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Barbadians must value education, health care and the country’s development and work together to protect what previous generations built, says Independent Senator Reverend Canon Dr John Rogers. He commended several
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GEORGETOWN – Caribben Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett has been re-appointed to the position for another five-year term A brief statement by CARICOM chairman and Prime Minister of
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A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wednesday to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations has been adopted despite resistance from Europe and the US. Ghana said
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