The Michaelmas School Term (Term I) comes to an end this week, as public schools across Barbados close for the Christmas holidays. The last day of school for students will

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The tax man has taken a bigger bite out of the West India Biscuit Company Limited’s (WIBISCO) profits. The manufacturer’s net income was $10.2 million when its 2024 financial year

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A man arrested Monday on a gun charge in Pennsylvania “is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen, targeted murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, last

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Commercial banks have expanded their lending to the business community over the last year and a half and The Barbados Bankers Association (TBBA) sees room for this to grow even

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Blesscencia Chris-Ann Jade Walcott, 14, of 2nd Avenue, Dash Gap, Bank Hall, St. Michael, who was reported missing on Tuesday, December 3, has been located and is safe. The Barbados

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US rapper Jay-Z has hit back at a lawsuit which alleges that he, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl at a party in 2000. The

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At least 110 mostly elderly people have been brutally murdered by gang members in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, according to a human rights group. The National Human Rights Defence Network

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Children often mimic their parents’ behaviours. Adults, therefore, must do a better job of being positive role models, says Senior Registrar at the Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Ronald Chase. “We see

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Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire at Boyce Road, Free Hill, Black Rock. More details as they come to hand. The post Firefighters respond to house fire

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The Kremlin said on Monday Russia has granted political asylum to overthrown Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a decision it said was taken by President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov

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