Sarah puts Hillaby Turner’s Hall Primary on the map
Thanks to Sarah Downes, Hillaby Turner’s Hall Primary has earned a place at the top of the island’s education map. The 11-year-old prefect is one of the top performers in English in this year’s Common...
View ArticleFire destroys two homes, damages another
A young Water Hall Land, St Michael man was rendered homeless today after an early morning fire consumed his home. Tourism worker Corey Brewster lost all his possessions in the blaze, which started...
View ArticleMEXICO – Deadly clashes between police and teachers
OAXACA — Violent clashes between police and members of a radical teachers’ union who had blockaded roads in southern Mexico on Sunday left six people dead and more than 100 injured, officials said. The...
View ArticleHusbands: Teachers must account for lawlessness
Barbadian teachers may well be called upon to account for rising crime as part of the additional demands placed on them in exchange for the benefits and privileges they receive, according to...
View ArticleTT govt accused of laziness on ‘Turkey 9’
PORT OF SPAIN – Member of Parliament for Naparima, Rodney Charles, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is showing a lack of urgency, manifest laziness, characteristic nonchalance, and dereliction of...
View ArticleDrug use among girls a concern for NCSA
The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) said it was concerned about the number of girls between the ages 12 and 18 involved in illegal drugs either directly or indirectly. “For some time, we...
View ArticleWarrens, Lakers for Division 1 final
There is simply no stopping the three-point shooting artistry of Zahir Motara. Last night he had the hot hands with a game-high 34 points to see Pan American Life Insurance Warrens into the Barbados...
View ArticleTRINIDAD – Ex-husband to pay boyfriend in love-making case
PORT OF SPAIN –– A man who attacked his ex-wife and her boyfriend when he caught them making love at his former home was ordered by a magistrate on Thursday to pay $10,000 compensation to the boyfriend...
View ArticleDecision on Russell likely in October
Andre Russell’s anti-doping hearing, looking into the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) claim that the West Indies allrounder had missed three dope tests in a 12-month period, resulting in a...
View ArticleJAMAICA – Driver shot dead, two students injured as man opens fire on bus
MONTEGO BAY — A bus driver was Tuesday shot dead and two female students injured when a gunman opened fire inside a Coaster bus parked on Creek Street in this city. The deceased was identified as Alvin...
View ArticleMore fantastic performances
It was standing room only at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre last Sunday night for the presentation of the third installment of Mahalia’s Corner for this season. The event, hosted by local band 2...
View ArticleNearly 1.5m without power in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN – Power was slowly being restored in Puerto Rico on Thursday, nearly 24 hours after a blackout swept across the island when a fire at a power plant set off a cascade of problems that knocked...
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Journey to Japan
A love for adventure and an opportunity to see the vast world beyond Barbados’ shores prompted Carlene Cadogan to journey to Japan in 2011. She made the 13,968-kilometre trip as part of a teaching...
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Bolt puts timeline on career
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will run his last race on home soil at June’s Racers Grand Prix before retiring from competition two months later, he said Friday. The...
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Of luxury cars and leaders of our unions
It is an age-old tactic used with telling effect sometimes to discredit and neutralize critics who are either causing discomfort for politicians, or have considerable clout to influence significant...
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Awesome gospel concert on the Hill
The day was cloudy and cool, the perfect setting for Gospelfest One Awesome Day at Farley Hill National Park. Performances from Kim Arthur, Schreffler Germal Maxwell, Stacey Little and steel pannist...
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Soca Snypa Bajan to the bone
Barbadian DJ Pedro Gooding, also known as Soca Snypa, has a genuine love for his island home. Wherever he goes to perform, he carries Barbados with him proudly and constantly promotes our island. This...
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Election rub
Two respected political analysts have found themselves on opposing ends of the St Lucia general election debate, with St-Lucia born Dr Tennyson Joseph and Barbadian Peter Wickham trading strong punches...
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Sarah puts Hillaby Turner’s Hall Primary on the map
Thanks to Sarah Downes, Hillaby Turner’s Hall Primary has earned a place at the top of the island’s education map. The 11-year-old prefect is one of the top performers in English in this year’s Common...
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Fire destroys two homes, damages another
A young Water Hall Land, St Michael man was rendered homeless today after an early morning fire consumed his home. Tourism worker Corey Brewster lost all his possessions in the blaze, which started...
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