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With Crop Over and other public events making a return this summer, the Central Bank of Barbados is encouraging Barbadians to be vigilant when making cash transactions and to check their money as soon as they receive it.“The level of counterfeiting in Barbados is generally quite low, and has been even more so over the past two years,” revealed Octavia Gibson, Director of the Bank’s Currency and Payments Oversight Department. “But we don’t want people to become complacent. With the country opening back up and many mass activities on the calendar, there will be an increase in commercia...

Despite being riddled with the grief and pain of losing their 20-year-old son Tyrese Caesar to gun violence last month, Jacqueline and Daniel Caesar have refused to let the tragedy destroy their son’s legacy.They announced the launch of the Tyrese Caesar Foundation, which they hope to be a leading voice in advocating for safer communities and an end to gun crime and to offer assistance to others affected by such violence, during an emotional vigil at Heywoods Beach, St Peter last evening.The young Durants, Christ Church resident was fatally shot outside the Cottage Bar and Grill in St Joseph...

Government is in the initial stages of facilitating the establishment of a National Rehabilitation Centre specifically for athletes, accident victims, and others suffering from joint pains and injuries.Prime Minister Mia Mottley disclosed on Thursday that the new specialty facility is on the cards and could be located at the site of the Ursuline Convent School.“We are in very early stages of seeing how we can establish, either through private sector facilitation or in a public-private partnership, a National Rehabilitation Centre,’ she said during the St George Speaks town hall meeting, in...

Barbados has the most expensive gasoline in the Caribbean and Latin America and the 11th most expensive in the world, according to globalpetrolprices.com.The leading provider of data on global fuel prices noted that as of July 4, 2022, Barbadians were paying an average of US$2.34 for gasoline, which is higher than places such as the UK, Switzerland, Singapore, Ireland and Sweden.Among other Caribbean countries, Jamaica has the second highest prices at US$1.74 per litre, followed by the Bahamas at US$1.71, the Cayman Islands at US$1.66 and St Lucia at US$1.46 per litre.According to the data, th...

It was yet another resounding victory for international certified cricket umpire Gregory Brathwaite who will serve his fifth consecutive term as President of the Barbados Cricket Umpires Association (BCUA) having attained 43 votes.The electoral process was held last night at Kensington Oval where Brathwaite who has been at the helm since 2013 defeated Ricardo Harrison who tallied 19 votes. Leon Layne will serve as deputy having amassed 37 votes to Harrison’s 28. The latter also ran for the position of vice-president.Speaking with Barbados TODAY from St. Lucia where he is on tour as an umpire...