Five newborns were welcomed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday up to press time as Barbados celebrated its 59th year of Independence and fourth as a republic. The first, a

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UNAIDS Monday reaffirmed its commitment working with governments, civil society and people living with and most affected by HIV in the Caribbean region to help in building a resilient, people-centred HIV

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The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) has found that some local financial institutions are falling short of the procedural requirements needed to effectively share specific financial account information for tax purposes

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The owner of Precision Electrical Sales & Services Inc. says he has lost everything after a fire destroyed the long-standing hardware and electrical business at Bridge Cot, St George, on

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Loyal son The Most Honourable Jeffrey Davidson Bostic was installed as the second President of Barbados in a ceremony marked by a call for Barbadians to renew their love for

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US lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for answers about military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, after a report alleged that a follow-up strike was ordered to kill survivors

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 Head coach of the Barbados Pride, Vasbert Drakes has lauded his team’s work ethic after they captured the CG United Super50 Cup title in Trinidad on Saturday. The Pride captured

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Music is life and the sky is the limit. He is Chad Bowen, known by virtually everyone as Sir Ruel, a sweet-singing calypsonian from the House of Soca. He credits the tent with

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A water leak which has been flowing for the past five months has been bringing discomfort to residents and businesses in the Reed Street, The City community. Dadrina Emmanuel, who

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Precision Electrical Sales & Services Inc, a hardware store at Bridge Cot, St George is on fire.  Four fire tenders are at the scene.  More details as they come to

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