Barbados Today

Diabetes Champion . . . Republic Bank backs Goodman’s participation at International training summit

Barbados is being represented at the Young Leaders in Diabetes Training Summit, currently taking place in Busan, South Korea from…

4 days ago

Tears for Temario

Tears flowed this afternoon as hundreds gathered at the St Lucy Parish Church to bade farewell to 16-year-old Temario Holder,…

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‘Engineering genius’ . . . Optimist Club Awards Outstanding Frederick Smith Student

Frederick Smith Secondary School student and budding innovator, 16-year-old Daleron Thomas, was bestowed with the Supreme Innovation and Creativity Award…

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Christmas cheer . . . GG and QEH officials share joys of the season

Governor General Dame Sandra Mason today made her annual visit to the Pediatric Ward of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)…

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‘No long talk’ – Temario Holder’s funeral: Cleric urges action

Calling for an end to talk, an Anglican priest used the funeral of slain student Temario Holder to call for…

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British-European aid ‘still on … for now’

Barbados will continue to benefit temporarily from Britain’s pact with the European Union to provide aid to poor and less-developed…

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Senators welcome Pride of Barbados Award

Senators were united across the party divide in giving their support to a new series of national awards - the…

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Senators tell Govt ‘act now on EPA’

As the clock races down on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, two senators have urged Government to take urgent…

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Remand for man accused of stealing

A 34-year-old unemployed St Michael man accused of breaking into two houses and stealing items worth well over $1,000 has…

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Resident testifies in St Lucy murder trial

A total of 23 state witnesses are scheduled to testify in a murder trial in which Jamaal Kamal Husbands of…

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Reds pummel Everton to maintain EPL cushion

Liverpool pushed Everton manager Marco Silva closer to the sack and retained their eight-point lead at the top of the…

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Cornwall and Brooks jump up ICC rankings

Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall and Shamarh Brooks have both stormed up the respective International Cricket Council rankings following outstanding performances in…

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Root backs Archer to rebound from NZ series loss

England captain Joe Root has hailed Jofra Archer has a “fast learner” and has backed the Barbadian speedster to rebound…

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Stuck with bad EPA

I wanted to write about Christmas gifts today, but something horrendous happened last week.  So, I must combine both issues.…

5 days ago

My journey South (Part 1) . . . Tracing developments on Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean

by Chelceé Brathwaite While some still consider Artificial Intelligence (AI) to be beyond the grasp of developing countries, our South…

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Disabled folk ‘ensuring SDGs meet their needs’

Barbadians living with disabilities are taking action to ensure that their own needs are met in the Sustainable Development Goals…

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We Gatherin’ turning attention to locals

With only 29 more days to go before the official start of We Gatherin’ 2020, the organizing committee says response…

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IMF: Caribbean economies ‘highly exposed’ to world events

International Monetary Fund research has provided fresh detail to confirm what Caribbean economic thinkers have long known - the region’s…

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Tax-delinquent properties up for sale

More land tax defaulters have had their properties put up for auction by the Barbados Revenue Authority. But the owners…

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