Couple loses brand title
BRITIAN – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to stop using their “SussexRoyal” brand from spring 2020. The couple had been in discussions with aides and senior royals about using the name following…
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PM defends hike in allowances
NASSAU – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he was once placed in “an embarrassing situation” in Brussels where he had to borrow a credit card from someone to pay a hotel bill as he defended the decision…
Kooyman ‘not about price war’
Kooyman has opened its US$40 million megastore with a dismissal of suggestions its presence here will hurt smaller competitors in the hardware and building materials business. The Dutch Caribbean company’s…
Kamau’s final chapter
In life, Kamau Brathwaite was quiet in his genius, but the noise about his tremendous breadth of work as poet, academic and builder of a consciousness of their African heritage among Caribbean people,…
Track cycling on way back
Track cycling is returning to the National Stadium this weekend for the first time in nearly ten years and it could set the stage for a new schools programme. President of the Barbados Cycling Union…
Tridents school Lakers
Barbados Lumber Company Lakers will have to meet the combined Schools Tridents at a different venue to the Barbados Community College if they do not wish to receive more basketball tutorials for the remainder…
Straughn: No online tax twice
Barbadians will not be paying taxes twice when online international companies start collecting value-added tax (VAT). That is according to Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn, who spoke…
Traffic changes for City demolition
The junction of Fairchild Street and Probyn Street is temporarily restricted as a result of the demolition of the “Old” NIS Building, says the Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. As a result, the travelling…
Murder accused remanded
The two men charged with the murder of tattoo artist Shaquille Toppin were remanded to HMP Dodds until March 19. Twenty-two-year-old Brian Oneal Hurley (centre) of Brathwaite Gap, Sion Hill, St James…
WANTED: Gabriel Shando Hayde
The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a wanted man. He is Gabriel Shando Hayde alias ‘Sheriff’ or ‘Red Man’. The 23-year-old’s last known address is Colleton…