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–A 39-year-old man who admitted to stealing two hams and two chickens worth $241.16 from A1 Supermarket in Black Rock, St Michael, has been placed on a six-month bond.

Here’s the weather report for Barbados, Thursday, August 16, 2018.According to the Barbados Meteorological Services, an easterly wave will be affecting the island.Today is expected to be fair to partly cloudy with a few showers at first, becoming partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with some scatte

OnJanuary 1, 2018International Financial Reporting Standard9 (IFRS 9), the new accounting standard issued by theInternational Accounting Standards Board(IASB) came into effect globally. IFRS 9 governs the reporting of various types of financial instruments and

In a release today through the Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS), the Ministry of Health and Wellness revealed that the number of cases rose from an average of two a year through to 2015 to 17 in 2016, and the country is on course to record a similar rate for last year.

The DLP was removed from office this May after two five-year terms, during which time Straughn says a memo was issued that exempted gaming operators from their tax obligations. Staughn said he could find no legal justification for this memo, a situation he said “completely boggles my mind.”

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday August 15, 2018– Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley yesterday admitted that as her government moves into the second and third phases of its plan to restructure and transform the economy, there could be no getting away from job cuts in the public sector workers.

In addition to cool excursions like the lush Andromeda Botanic Gardens or going below the ocean’s surface for a deep-sea dive on a submarine ride, you taste the delicious flying fish the island is famous for or sample the legendary Bajan rum. All that plus performances by Najee, Maysa, Karen Briggs,

© Wood family/Wood family/TNSSpirit, a yellow Labrador Retriever, trained in human remains detection, died on August 7, 2018, just shy of her 15th birthday.After an apartment building collapsed in Barbados, it took Spirit "not even a minute" to find the remains of two people.

He urged the Mia Mottley-led Government to come clean on exactly how long the expected pain will be under the hands of the IMF during debate in the House of Assembly onthe Public Service (General) Order, 2018, the Government’s across-the-board pay rise for public sector.

The writer is an international journalist based in Port of SpainIt’s just 11 months since Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica. And they’ve suffered another economic disaster.Ross University School of Medicine announced this month that it will uproot from Dominica where it has operated for the past 4

This week on August 16th, our National Rum Day is celebrated far and wide on many horizons. The picturesque island of Barbados, in the Southern Caribbean near the Northern coast of Venezuela, proudly proclaims itself as the birthplace of this distilled alcoholic beverage, discovered in the 1600s by

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While speaking on a resolution to approve a salary increase for public servants, the Prime Minister countered “five thousand or six thousand people are not five thousand or six thousand mangoes on a tree to be picked . . . they are people who have responsibilities to themselves and their families an

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, August 16, 2018 // -- It’s not always possible to choose the perfect time to go on vacation, and if you need to recharge between the months of August and October, the Caribbean is often forgotten. But several of the Caribbean islands are almost completely unaffected by hurri

Crop Over, the annual harvest festival celebrating the end of a successful sugar cane season in Barbados, has been around for a long time. But we can thank Bajan queen of fashion, Rihanna, for bringing it to a wider audience than ever before.

DJ Puffy (aka Andre Parris) out of Barbados has built not just a loyal fan base at home but also an international following for his skilful, innovative mixes and his distinctive Caribbean-EDM sound. Fans can follow his Prime Time mix tapes with their eclectic mixes of new music from around the world

USA Weightlifting is looking for any interested athletes who want to compete in the Phillips & Springer Classic in Christ Church, Barbados, on Friday, November 30.

Government has been urged to outline its requests for assistance in dealing with matters within its fisheries sector, including the handling of Sargassum seaweed, and make a formal request to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).

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