Prime Minister Mia Mottley has again used a global platform to press for debt relief for Caribbean states buckling under the pressure of severe economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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Barbadians among the world’s highest per capita consumers of chicken may start paying less for frozen birds, stacked in freezers during the COVID-19 business shutdown, Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir …
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Time and again, this pandemic has confirmed what we already knew – that this country’s dependence on tourism is a potentially fatal flaw. In the last week, we found a …
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An ongoing wave of retrenchment, salary cuts, and reduced working hours being rolled out in the private sector are, for the most part, intended to ensure the survival of businesses …
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There still has been no final agreement on a number of teachers’ concerns regarding this island’s first online school term.Furthermore, the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) has said the conditions …
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A woman was granted $5,000 bail today when she appeared in court on a theft charge. It is alleged that Kimberly Tillesha Clarke, of no fixed place of abode, stole …
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Well known thief Anthony Rudolph Thorpe said he was intoxicated when he stole a box of candy from a wholesale business. Now the 63-year-old, of Derricks, St James is on …
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Basseterre- St Kitts/Nevis: A confident Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris has announced that the people of St Kitts and Nevis will head to the polls on Friday, June 5 to …
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Alphabet system does not apply to hairdressers, barbers, sports
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneMembers of the public are asked to note that the alphabet system under the Emergency Management (COVID-19) Curfew No. 5 Directive only applies to banks, credit unions, public markets, …
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Ten men are scheduled to appear at the District “D” Magistrates’ Court today for breach of curfew. Police said the offence was committed on Saturday, May 16, at Bawdens Hill, …