Barbados Today

WORLD – Rescuers find dead mother and three children in Albanian house as quake toll hits 46

DURRES, Albania – Search teams pulled the bodies of a mother, her two-year-old twins and seven-year-old son from the rubble…

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REGIONAL – Parent attacks teacher in front of class

GEORGETOWN – A Grade One teacher attached to the Winfer Gardens Primary School is now nursing injuries after she was…

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REGIONAL – Stray bullet misses student, grazes teacher

PORT OF SPAIN – Gunmen climbed onto rooftops of the Plannings at Upper and Lower Nelson Street and fired off…

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$11,000 in fines imposed

The illegal possession of cocaine and marijuana has resulted in thousands of dollars in fines for a 46-year-old carpenter from…

4 days ago

#BTEditorial – Not in the stars but in ourselves lies the end to sexual violence

“The environment that you are raised in is one of the reasons for violence in the society.” - Jerome Bovell,…

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Independent Senator blasts ‘shoddy bill’

A fired up Senator Monique Taitt took the Government to task for continually allowing “rushed and incomplete” legislation to be…

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‘Better data, more renewable energy’

A lack of reliable statistics - a long-time failing of governments in Barbados and the region - could be standing…

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QEH Amendment Act passes with changes

Senators today rubberstamped changes to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Act in a move to overhaul its management structure but not…

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Legalise it all, Lashley says of ganja

Days after ex-parliamentarian Hamilton Lashley welcomed the news that Government was seeking to accommodate the ritual use of marijuana by…

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Robinson gets prestigious UWI promotion

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced the promotion of Dr C. Justin Robinson as the newest…

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RUBIS supporting youth development

The Nature Fun Ranch team has received a much needed boost thanks to RUBIS. The 21-year-old institution recently signed an…

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International Jockeys’ Challenge an overwhelming success

The Barbados Lottery “International Jockeys’ Challenge” Race Day did not disappoint fans of the “Sport of Kings” at The Garrison…

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Cornwall’s historic outing puts Windies in command

Off-spinner rookie Rahkeem Cornwall snatched the fourth best figures by a West Indies spinner in Tests, as the visitors got…

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Archer condemns all forms of racial abuse

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has maintained that there is no place for racism in any walk of life, let…

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WORLD – Storm threatens to scramble Thanksgiving travel plans

MINNEAPOLIS — A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest on…

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REGIONAL – ‘Wrong’ patient killed at hospital

PORT OF SPAIN – The patient shot and killed on Ward 3 of the Port of Spain General Hospital last…

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REGIONAL – Storm victims unsure what happens when shelters shut

NASSAU – With all shelters in New Providence expected to be deactivated by the end of the year, some storm…

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Rastafarians vent concerns about Sacramental Cannabis Bill

While Government seeks to accommodate the ritual use of marijuana by Rastafarians, some members of the dreadlocked faith have rebelled…

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‘Intermittent water outages as Hampton recovers’ – BWA

Operations at the Hampton Pumping Station are slowly returning to normal almost a week after the well floor collapsed while…

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