The National Cultural Foundation issues a statement following the passing of Dr Elliot Parris: The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Elliott Parris, who

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𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐍, 𝐒𝐭. 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 — After 31 years of continuous publication, Searchlight newspaper will publish its final print edition and pause its digital editions on Friday, September 25,

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by DONNA SEALY Beautiful music played by the Barbados Police Service Band filled the sanctuary of Belmont Methodist Church on Sunday, delighting the audience attending An Afternoon of Music, a

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Massy continues to profit from its operations in Barbados. The Trinidad and Tobago group’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the third quarter ended June 30 show that Massy Holdings’ profit

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Police say they have detained a man who doused a 51-year-old woman with gasoline and then set her on fire last weekend. In a statement, the Suriname

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KATHMANDU/BEIJING – A wall of mud and rock appeared to collapse ​into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the

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There will be no overseas travel for Tarajae Abegail Vickers unless she gets permission from the District “A” Magistrates’ Court. This comes after the court confiscated her passport as part

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US tech billionaire Elon Musk was awarded Ukraine’s highest civilian honor for nationals of another country Friday in recognition of his work to defend Ukrianian lives and liberty and strengthening

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The Barbados Road Tennis Open (BRTO), the flagship tournament of the island’s indigenous sport, remains deeply entrenched in the fabric of Barbadian society. Those were the sentiments of tournament organiser

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A worrying number of individuals and businesses are failing to comply with the requirements of the Customs Department, in some cases submitting fraudulent documents as they import items into the

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