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The General Council of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) tonight voted unanimously to suspend general secretary Steve Blackett. The announcement was made by assistant general secretary, Pedro Shepherd, whose elevation to fill the post, was also confirmed at the same meeting. In a statement issued from the George Street, St Michael headquarters, Shepherd said the […]

Nicholas Roberts possessed strong desires to pursue quite a few career options, before he eventually settled on becoming a human resources and business advisory management consultant specialist. Today, he is one of the few men in a predominantly female-oriented field. He is also the president of the Human Resources Management Association of Barbados (HRMAB), and […]

The Barbados Water Authority is today, Thursday, May 9th advising residents and businesses in parts of St. James that it is currently conducting emergency repairs on a main in the vicinity of Storehouse Gap.    As a result, customers in Storehouse Gap, Yearwood Road, Mount Standfast, Husbands Road, The Garden, Weston and the surrounding areas may […]

The Barbados Football Association (BFA) announces the appointment of former national midfielder Kent Hall as the interim head coach of the Barbados senior men’s national football team, with immediate effect until December 31, 2024. The 45 year-old Hall, represented Barbados at the senior International level from 2003-2006 and replaces BFA technical director Emmerson Boyce, who […]

Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish football federation, will stand trial for kissing a female player after Spain won the women’s World Cup. The 46-year-old kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s 1-0 win over England last August in Sydney. Hermoso, 34, has testified in court that the kiss was not consensual. Rubiales […]

Joseph Kenneth Jordan has been found guilty of having a large number of bullets without a valid permit. However, the 70-year-old, of No. 33 Flamboyant Avenue, Sunset Crest, St James, will have to wait a while before he learns his fate. After two hours of deliberation on Monday, the jury in the Supreme Court No. […]

Just one day after a security guard working at rapper Drake’s Toronto home was shot, a man on Wednesday was apprehended for attempting to enter the same residence, authorities said. Around 2 p.m. local time, officers were called to the home “after a person attempted to gain access to the property,” Ashley Visser, a media relations […]

A RUSHED DECISION which will result in electricity rate increases for Barbadians. That is how intervenor Senator Tricia Watson has described the Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) ruling on Barbados Light & Power Company Limited’s (BL& P) application for pre-approval of investments and cost recovery through the clean energy transition rider. The attorney urged consumers not […]

Plane bodies made by Boeing’s largest supplier regularly left the factory with serious defects, according to a former quality inspector at the firm. Santiago Paredes who worked for Spirit AeroSystems in Kansas, told the BBC he often found up to 200 defects on parts being readied for shipping to Boeing. He was nicknamed “showstopper” for […]

Real Madrid snatched an incredible semi-final victory as two late goals defeated Bayern Munich and set up a Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern looked to be heading to the final when Alphonso Davies cut in and blasted past Andriy Lunin after England captain Harry Kane had found him with a superb pass. But […]