Barbados is at a critical juncture where some of its youth hang in the balance, and it is more important now than ever to empower them to reach their full

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“Water rushed in and the roof came down. We walked in the hurricane to the shelter.” That was how 35-year-old Shaneeka Spooner, of Newell, St Elizabeth, described the terrifying night

Continue readingShelter now the only home for some Jamaicans after Melissa’s destruction

The Arawak Cement Company Limited no longer manufactures cement, but its Trinidad and Tobago-based parent Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) Group reports that the company is “showing significant” progress, including improved

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United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres has spoken by to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness emphasising afterwards that “international support is crucial” as the country deals with the effects of

Continue readingGuterres holds talks with Prime Minister Holness

A 40-year-old Jamaican national has been charged in connection with a major drug bust at the Grantley Adams International Airport. The Barbados Police Service arrested and formally charged Tashana Roselyn

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Deacon’s Primary School will reopen its doors on Monday, after essential repair and upgrade works were completed over the weekend. Director of the Education Technical Management Unit (ETMU), Wayne Baker,

Continue readingDeacon’s Primary to reopen Monday following upgrade works

Barbadians will see slight changes in petroleum prices from midnight with gasoline dipping marginally while diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices increase. Gasoline will now retail at $3.94

Continue readingSlight relief for motorists as gas falls, other fuels rise

One week after Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced that the nomination process will open for St Thomas and St Joseph, two constituencies soon to be vacated by longserving Barbados

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Twenty-five performances telling stories of Barbadian culture, heritage, connections, the goodness of God, gratitude, unity, homelessness, female empowerment, struggle and triumph in dance were on stage Friday night at Frank Collymore

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One person is said to be dead after a shooting incident at Kendal Hill, Christ Church. More details as they come. The post One dead in shooting at Kendal Hill

Continue readingOne dead in shooting at Kendal Hill