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  • Relief for vulnerable

    Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo presented the 2027 national budget where he sought to put more money in the pockets of vulnerable citizens whilst taxing big spenders and tightening the tax net to raise revenue.

    By CFPWA Admin

  • ‘Early diagnosis of MS crucial’

    While the Caribbean has a lower prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) than North America and Europe, black people often experience it more severely, making early diagnosis, referral and multidisciplinary care essential. This was stressed by neurologists during an Aventa Barbados...

    By CFPWA Admin

  • Captain Charles Sandiford: Keeping the culture alive

    STORY BY Cheryl Harewood Captain Charles Sandiford has lent his artistic skills to the cultural landscape of Barbados for over 50 years, keeping the Barbados Landship and tuk band traditions on course. His contribution has not gone unnoticed. On July 4, Sandiford was among an exc...

    By CFPWA Admin

  • Gun court proceedings begin

    One of two promised gun courts got underway this morning in the No 2 Supreme Court. It is presided over by newly elevated judge, Mr Justice Douglas Frederick, and the morning’s proceedings were witnessed by Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice, Michael Lashley, Commissi...

    By CFPWA Admin

  • WHO Chief urges transparency amid Russia plague reports

    The WHO said Wednesday it wanted more information from Russia on the death of a plague laboratory technician — and on reports of “a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause”. The World Health Organization’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said full transparency was n...

    By CFPWA Admin

  • Talks begin after PSV strike

    The PSV Workers Association and officials of the Transport Authority are locked in a meeting at the authority’s Roebuck street offices following yesterday’s wild cat strike. The strike continued until 10 this morning when the meeting began. The post Talks begin after...

    By CFPWA Admin

  • Man rescued from 20-foot well in Goodland

    A man was rescued after falling into a 20-foot-deep well at his residence at Second Avenue, Goodland, St Michael, on Friday. Divisional Officer Fernando McAllister said the Barbados Fire Service received the call at approximately 1:47 p.m. Two fire tenders responded. McAllister s...

    By CFPWA Admin