St Elias Charles got that one opportunity he claimed he never got – a chance at drug rehabilitation. “We’re taking a chance on him because we don’t ever give up

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The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Tyrese Leroy Farrell, alias “Twin”, of Ealing Park South, Christ Church, who escaped lawful custody. Farrell escaped from

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At least 47 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia early on Saturday, the nation’s disaster mitigation agency has said. The official death toll has been

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Evictions are also contributing to the rising level of homelessness, which often goes under the radar, says president of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH) Kemar Saffrey. “I think

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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Friday announced that it present its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 on August 20. It said growth

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Barbadian allrounders Matthew Forde and Joshua Bishop came up clutch for Saint Lucia Kings in a topsy-turvy Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match on Friday night. Forde was superb

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The Kooyman Megastore in Kendal Hill, Christ Church, has temporarily shut its doors, resulting in some confusion for some customers. One irate customer told the Saturday Sun she went to the store

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The Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) isn’t going anywhere for the time being. The Ministry of Education Transformation has delayed the implementation of its continuous assessment programme to determine

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Port of Spain, Trinidad – President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Friday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” , the unauthorised disclosure and publication

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As a strong tropical wave begins to affect the island, triggering pockets of moderate to heavy showers from tonight, the Barbados Meteorological Services is warning of possible flooding. The Met

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