LR’s focus on positive lyrics
by JOHN BOYCE One of Barbados’ biggest dancehall artistes is transitioning to kaiso and shedding the violent messages he once advocated. The high-energy LR (Lone Realness) said he is no longer interested
BARP reports major surplus
When members of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) meet on July 23 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) for their annual general meeting, they will do so
Iran and US launch new attacks in Strait of Hormuz battle
CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON – Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US air base in Jordan on Tuesday and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five hours in a battle for control of the
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BiMPay worked ‘99.8% of time’
BiMPay was not introduced before it was ready. Central Bank Governor Dr The Most Honourable Kevin Greenidge made that clear yesterday as he acknowledged a challenging first month for the
‘I was on cocaine and wanted something to eat’
The pre-sentencing report is still outstanding and, as a result, Robert Ricardo Neblett had his matter adjourned when he reappeared in the No 4 Supreme Court yesterday. This Content Is
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Update: Bank Hall man identified as latest shooting victim
Twenty-one-year-old Cammeron Ifill of Pasture Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Gall Hill, Christ Church. Police said Ifill was killed
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Central Bank urges financial institutions to address BiMPay issues
The Central Bank of Barbados is urging financial institutions to do more to fix the challenges, including the late payment of salaries and other delayed fund transfers, which have plagued
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US$17.6b in climate investment pipeline
Billions of dollars in projects, financing and entrepreneurial opportunities in the Caribbean have emerged from an inaugural summit that was recently held in Barbados to help remove climate investment barriers.
Disabled jobless rate ‘a crisis’
The high unemployment rate among people with disabilities is not just a social issue but a national development crisis, according to executive director of the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC),
Barbados, Antigua & Barbuda advance to second round of AmeriCup
Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda topped their respective groups to advance to the second round of the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers here on Sunday. Competing in the Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers, Barbados played unbeaten in
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