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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Natanga Smith

    Cost of Living Cash Credit beneficiaries continue to rise (opens the original)

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    Government has paid out over $28 million in the Cost of Living Cash Credit (COLCC) programme since it began in April, with the number of beneficiaries steadily climbing to 58 148 in August. The initiative provides $100 monthly from April 2026 to March 2027, with funding coming from the Consolidated Fund. However, while Government projected that about 60 000 people would benefit from the $100 monthly payment, the National Insurance and Social Security Service (NISSS) said it could not determine h

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Natanga Smith

    Flow customers complain of higher cell bills (opens the original)

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    Some FLOW Barbados customers are reporting unexpected increases on their latest mobile postpaid bills, with the telecommunications company acknowledging that a recent change to its billing system resulted in some people recording higherthan- usual data usage. Among the complaints circulating on social media were customers whose bills reportedly jumped from $95 to $140, another from $130 to $165, one from $410 to $589.32, and another from $265 to $435. Several customers complained that the increa

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Natanga Smith - September 18, 2026

    Police seek missing 73-year-old man (opens the original)

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    The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 73-year-old man who was last seen on Thursday. Robert Bynoe, of Odessa McClean Drive, My Lord’s Hill, St Michael, was reported missing on September 17. Bynoe is about 6 feet 2 inches tall, has a brown complexion, an oval face and is slightly bow-legged. His clothing at the time he was last seen is unknown. Police said he is known to frequent the Ivy and My Lord’s Hill areas. Anyone with information about Bynoe’s whereab

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Natanga Smith

    CPL ‘boost’ (opens the original)

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    The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) play-offs are already delivering a welcome boost to Barbados’ tourism sector, with some hotels reporting a surge in occupancy as overseas cricket fans arrive for the tournament’s historic final week. Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association chief executive officer Ryan Forde said they did not yet have property-by-property figures, but there had been an increase in business. “I don’t have data per se to speak to it, however there has been an increase

  5. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Natanga Smith - September 14, 2026

    ‘Strong turnout’ for Suarez Brothers Circus (opens the original)

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    The Suárez Brothers Circus will spend just one more week in Barbados, with organisers reporting strong turnout as the show heads into its final stretch. The circus’s last performance on the island is scheduled for Sunday, September 20. Manager Ruben Suárez said the show has built solid momentum since opening, with three to four weekends of consistent audiences following intitial glitches that delayed its shows. “The shows have been growing well,” he said, adding that performances run for the ful

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