House fire in Green Hill
The Barbados Fire Service is currently on the scene of a house fire at Mahaica Gap, Green Hill, St. Michael. More details as it comes to hand. The post House
UnitedHealthcare executive killed in Manhattan in targeted attack
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit, was fatally shot on Wednesday morning outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what appeared to be a targeted attack by a gunman lying
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CDB appoints Daniel Best as its seventh president
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Board of Governors has announced the election of Mr. Daniel Best as the institution’s seventh President. This decision, reached today, underscores the Bank’s commitment to
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French government on verge of collapse as PM faces confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier could be ousted in a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, just three months after being appointed to run the government by President Emmanuel Macron. Opposition parties
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QEH chief: A&E wait times will be reduced
Wait times at the Accident & Emergency department (A& E) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) should soon be drastically reduced once the hospital enacts its 2025-2028 strategic plan. During
BL&P appeal trial delayed
Barbados Light & Power Company’s (BL&P) electricity rate appeal trial has been delayed in the High Court as the Financial Services Commission (FSC) makes a fresh bid to participate in
Costly attacks
Countries pay thousands of dollars to recover from data breaches, but no one has quantified losses to the individual, says cybersecurity expert Edward Millington, nor have governments been held accountable.
$324.3m gap
Government needs $324.3 million to meet the spending it has budgeted for the second half of its fiscal year ending March 31. The Mid-Year Review Report prepared by the Ministry
Israeli leaders back Trump’s pledge on hostages
JERUSALEM/CAIRO – Israeli leaders hailed on Tuesday a pledge by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East unless hostages held in the Gaza Strip
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Rapper Eminem’s mother passes on following battle with lung cancer
Debbie Nelson, the mother of rapper Eminem, has died. She was 69. A rep for Eminem confirms to PEOPLE that Nelson died in the evening on Monday, December 2, in St.
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