More Barbadian men are coming forward to get tested for prostate cancer, according to officials of a cancer-fighting charity. After several years of pleading with men to come forward and …
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PM calls for fresh Africa ties as Liberian monument unveiled
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntPrime Minister Mia Mottley has called for stronger ties with Africa at a ceremony marking Liberia’s lineage to 19th-century Barbados. Mottley unveiled a plaque in Bay Street on Thursday to …
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After years of campaigning by residents, a new road is finally nearing completion in White Hill, St Andrew, restoring a key access route that was cut off by a landslide …
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11-plus day of emotion, anticipation
by Shamar Blunt & Shanna Mooreby Shamar Blunt & Shanna MooreDespite the announcement that the abolition of the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) is imminent, the annual rite of academic passage – the high-stakes Maths and English test of …
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Cool down for 11-plus sitters at Combermere School
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntOver 100 primary school pupils who sat today’s Common Entrance Exams at Combermere School got free sno cones to battle the heat thanks to the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU). Communications …
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Education chief offers advice to 3 011 students doing 11-plus
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntA total of 3 011 students are set to sit this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) Today, according to Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw. And she offered …
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Experts on Haiti at a University of the West Indies (UWI) forum have suggested that the worsening crisis there will require a well-planned, Caribbean-centric solution rather than one heavily influenced …
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13 families forced out of homes by extensive blaze
by Shamar Blunt & Ryan Gilkesby Shamar Blunt & Ryan GilkesOne of the most extensive fires in recent City history, which ravaged the densely populated Wellington Street area on Sunday night, has served as a wake-up call for the community …
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Despite some early glitches, Barbadian cricket fans turned up in their numbers on Thursday to secure tickets for the highly anticipated ICC’s Men’s T20 World Cup in June. People began …
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There are long queues at Kensington Oval as cricket fans seek to secure tickets for the ICC’s Men’s T20 World Cup. As box offices for the highly anticipated event opened …