One anonymous phone call catapulted โDexter the snow cone manโ into instant and sweet fame.
Since last weekend, pictures and a video of National Hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty making herself a sno cone from his cart have gone viral. (Video by Jonteau Coppin)
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Some friends of Temario Holder are lending a helping hand to the grieving family.
Led by 17-year-old Elvis Woodroffe, the students at Frederick Smith Secondary School are raising funds to help with the funeral expenses of Holder, who was fatally stabbed last week Friday. โ โ
These boys from Roland Edwards Primary were winners both on and off the track as they spoke with Nick Maitland at the Chefette Frosteez Distance Relay Championships at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex. (Video by Reco Moore)
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Today is International Womenโs Day and we salute women excelling in their respective fields.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is
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โ 11th National Hero, the second female after Sarah Ann Gill and only the second living after Sir Garfield Sobers.
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Julian Nowell and Eon Richmond are beaming with pride that they are among the many people who have contributed to writing their names on historyโs page with the Golden Square Freedom Park project.
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Kimberley St Louis wants her daughter Tanik Jemmott to come home. The 14-year-old has been missing since April 11 and is believed to be in the company of Runeka Husbands, also 14, who went missing two days later. (Video by Jameel Springer)
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One of the women behind a viral video about a beach harassment incident, and the responding policeโs approach, wants women to be aware of the dangers they are facing.
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Trey Cumberbatch is the
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for the Commonwealth and the Caribbean for 2021.
The 23-year-old will be heading to Oxford University next year to research Evidence Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation.
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The IMF wants Government to phase out the two per cent fee Barbadians have been paying for foreign currency transactions.
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Scores of Barbadians have gathered outside of Independence Square in anticipation of witnessing history as the clock ticks towards Barbados becoming a republic. Coverage is brought to you by Trident Insurance.
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is said to have some of the worst roads in the world, scoring less than 4 out of 10 in the road quality index.
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A study is showing that a โhigh proportionโ of Cave Hill Campus students are depressed or suffering with anxiety.
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Water taxi service a big hit
Around 60 men, women and children excitedly took part in the water taxi initiative on Saturday, part of the St Peter We Gatherinโ activities. (Video by Reco Moore)
Zaire Carter, a top performer in the Common Entrance Examination at Eden Lodge Primary, shed tears of joy today. Mother Andrea Maynard said Zaireโs hard work paid off. Father Dwight Carter was also there to show support. (Video by Krystal Hoyte)
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Barbadians are paying more taxes than anyone else in the English-speaking Caribbean, an international study has found.
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Just in case you forgot why DiDi has been named Flagperson of the Year multiple timesโฆ. DiDi is on the road with Betty West Band.
Coverage of Grand Kadooment 2023 is brought to you by Mount Gay. (Video by Jonteau Coppin)
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As they shared their years of togetherness, it was with a sense of joy and thanksgiving to God.
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As early as tomorrow, Barbadians could be riding in the islandโs first electric bus.
The vehicle, which was completed in 18 months, was given the thumbs up by testing officials of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance.
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Did you know the grapefruit is believed to have originated in Barbados? Welchman Hall Gully, St Thomas is the place where the citrus fruit is thought to have developed as a cross between the sweet orange and the shaddock.
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Barbados has reached the stage of community spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but government says thereโs no need to panic. Read more at . Subscribe now to our eNATION or pick up a copy of todayโs newspaper to read the full story.
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A ten-year-old boy is in the QEH fighting for his life after being beaten and struck in the head with pieces of wood by four other boys.
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Next week, Wayne Norville will be retiring from the
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RSPCA after 55 years.
In the Sunday Sun, the animal lover takes us on a journey from a young boy running up and down the gap with his dog to full-time employment.
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Sandra Weir said she was in a desperate situation in light of the 24-hour curfew being enforced. However, shopkeeper Kemar Riley provided her with a bag of groceries. Weir said she had to rely on Rileyโs kindness as she was hungry and did not have any money to purchase the items.
One more for Barbados ๐ง๐ง! Shane Brathwaite de Barbados ๐ง๐ง consiguiรณ la medalla de oro ๐ฅ en 110M Vallas. La medalla de plata ๐ฅ fue para Ruebin Walters de Trinidad & Tobago ๐น๐น y el bronce para Roger Iribarne de Cuba ๐จ๐บ. Congratulations!...