Despite succumbing to cancer, warrior princess Niamh Soraya Stoute’s fight was not in vain. Niamh, who would have celebrated her 17th birthday today, was laid to rest following a moving ceremony at the Abundant Life Assembly. The former student of the Christ Church Foundation School lost her battle with neuroblastoma on January 14. While those […]

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Members of the local religious community are deeply concerned by the persistent gun violence affecting the island, particularly in inner-city communities where many of their members live. So says Dr Abdul Mohammed, President of the Barbados Muslim Association amid continuous reports of violence and gunplay particularly in the neighbouring New Orleans and Chapman Lane communities. […]

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The risk of a new, mysterious strain of Coronavirus to the Caribbean is “low” but public health officials need to be prepared for a possible outbreak here, said Dr Joy St John, the former chief medical officer of Barbados who is now the head of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The World Health Organization […]

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Minister of Small Business Dwight Sutherland has declared he is vehemently opposed to any policy that would see small farmers left out of the soon-to-be-established medicinal marijuana industry. In announcing that licences would be available for purchase by early February, Minister of Agriculture Weir suggested the price of those permits to be issued is likely […]

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Noted regional economist Marla Dukharan has forecast a positive outlook for the Barbadian economy this year. In her 2020 Caribbean Economic Outlook released today, Dukharan said even though the economy shrank again last year, linked to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported reforms, Barbados can expect growth of about 1.8 per cent over the next […]

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