Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Editors Pick

UPDATE: One dead, one injured at Hindsbury Road

Charmaine Burgess, the mother of 42-year-old Andre Omar Burgess, heard the gunshots which took his life last night at Deanes Village, Hindsbury Road, St Michael. She called for the return...

Team Barbados medals

Team Barbados medal count at the 2026 CARIFTA Games, St George's, Grenada. Gold Medals Ashlyn Simmons Under-20 Girls’ 1500 metres...

A father’s agony

“WHERE IS MY SON’S BODY!” That was the anguished cry of Jeffrey Odle, the distraught father of Kemo Grant,...

AAB names 60 for Barbados CARIFTA Team

A record 60 athletes were named tonight to represent Barbados at the 53rd CARIFTA Games in St Georges,...

Rollout of BiMPay delayed until June 12

The rollout of BiMPay, Barbados’ national instant payment system, has been delayed until June 12, 2026. Governor of the...

Elderly fire victim passes on

Noel Marshall, the blind 98-year-old fire victim, has died. On March 5, the elderly man was pulled from his burning home in Bishop Land, Two...

Desirée Gamble named first female CARIFTA head coach

For the first time, Barbados will have a female head coach for the CARIFTA Games, to be held this year in Grenada. Noel Lynch, president...

Sheryl Lee Ralph asks if USA will send doctors to Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaican American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, has joined the conversation surrounding the discontinuation of the Cuban Medical Brigade programme. “Will America now...

Normal operations resume at Airport

Operations at Grantley Adams International Airport gradually returned to normal today following Saturday’s industrial action by air traffic controllers which forced a temporary shutdown...

Woman arrested after shots fired at Rihanna’s LA home

A person has been arrested after a gun was repeatedly fired toward the home of Rihanna in Beverly Hills, California. The Los Angeles Police Department...

India cruise in defence of T20 World Cup title

Ahmedabad, India – India banished the ghosts of 2023 by emphatically beating New Zealand by 96 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium to defend...