BARBADOS NEWS

More robberies

An upsurge in burglaries and street robberies has forced lawmen to setup a new unit to arrest the situation. Police Commissioner, Darwin Dottin has been speaking about the issue, which he says is a growing problem for the force. Commissioner Dottin says minor offences are mainly responsible for... Read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Development arm one of the main features of championship

A developmental component is expected to be one of the major elements of the sixth AIBA World Boxing Championship set to start in Barbados next week. AIBA, amateur boxing’s world governing body, has also taken the step to prepare certain lesser experienced boxers in a pre-tournament camp dubb... Read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Secretariat says consultations on the EPA are progressing well

A series of national consultations in the Region, launched in July of this year, on implementation issues as relates to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM and the European Union (EU) have been progressing steadily, and are due to continue into September. The EPA Impleme... Read more...

CARIBBEAN NEWS

Climate change issues being discussed at two-day meeting

Ministers of Environment and other environment experts kicked off a two-day meeting here Thursday to address sustainable development, environment and climate change issues and their impact on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as well as the Community. This is the Third Joint Meeting o... Read more...

WEATHER NEWS

Tropical Storm Fiona heads for Bermuda

A tropical storm warning was issued for Bermuda on Thursday as Tropical Storm Fiona took aim at the island. Fiona, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour (85 kilometres per hour), is expected to pass around 20 miles to the northwest of the island early on Saturday, bringing squally... Read more...

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