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President’s leave extended

The President of Barbados, His Excellency, the Most Honourable...

Argentina break Cape Verde hearts with extra-time win

A 111th-minute Diney Borges own goal saved holders Argentina...

Traffic changes for Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes

Motorists are being advised of temporary traffic changes today...

Two charged after cannabis seizure valued at $1.76 million

The Barbados Police Service Narcotics Unit has charged two...

The Barbados Police Service announces senior command appointments

The Barbados Police Service has announced the appointment of...

Sonia Boyce sworn in as Barbados’ first female Commissioner of Police

Sonia Boyce was sworn in today as Commissioner of...

President on overseas leave, Acting Head of State appointed

The President of Barbados, His Excellency the Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic, is currently on overseas leave effective June 10 until June 28. During his absence,...

Straughn: Savings to fund health care

Government plans to use savings from a proposed $1.2 billion debt buyback to fund health and nutrition initiatives. These will include behavioral change programmes and...

Police investigate ‘8647’ written in grass on US national mall

US police are investigating a large imprint of the numbers 8-6-4-7 that were apparently drawn in the grass of the National Mall in Washington...

Caribbean colours and flavours take centre stage in Paris

The Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Europe (CCCE) has successfully concluded the second edition of the Caribbean Days – Journées des Caraïbes in Paris...

Hwang and Oh strike as South Korea fight back to sink Czech Republic

South Korea rallied ​from a goal down to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and make a winning start to their World ‌Cup Group A campaign thanks...

Mexico beat 10-man South Africa in their World Cup opener

Mexico got their joint-home World Cup off to the perfect start with a 2-0 opening match win over nine-man South Africa - in a...

Real Madrid bring back Mourinho on three-year deal

Real Madrid have confirmed the reappointment of Jose Mourinho as head coach. The 63-year-old has agreed a three-year deal and will begin work when the...

Mexico opens World Cup with passion, parties and protests

Mexico City opened the World Cup ​on Thursday at the famous Azteca stadium with a ceremony celebrating pre-Hispanic culture, as the ground rocked ahead...

Texas couple jailed for running pandemic “blessing” scheme

A Texas couple was sentenced yesterday to 40 years each in prison for running a fraudulent chain-referral pyramid scheme, following their convictions by a...

BiMPay set to go live on June 12

Barbados will enter a new era of digital payments on June 12 when the Central Bank of Barbados officially launches BiMPay, the country’s new...