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Barbados tops Caribbean’s Ultimate Winter Escape list

Barbados takes the crown as the Caribbean's Ultimate Winter Escape in 2026, surpassing St Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and more islands as travellers chase sun-drenched beaches,...

BARP reports major surplus

When members of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) meet on July 23 at the Lloyd Erskine...

BiMPay worked ‘99.8% of time’

BiMPay was not introduced before it was ready. Central Bank Governor Dr The Most Honourable Kevin Greenidge made that...

‘I was on cocaine and wanted something to eat’

The pre-sentencing report is still outstanding and, as a result, Robert Ricardo Neblett had his matter adjourned when...

Update: Bank Hall man identified as latest shooting victim

Twenty-one-year-old Cammeron Ifill of Pasture Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, has been identified as the victim of a...

Murder accused: It wasn’t me

Murder accused Hakeem Roberto Stuart said he is not the man who shot Damian Trotman on March 21, 2019 at Sheraton Centre, Christ Church. From...

New funding model for healthcare needed

Local and international officials are trying to find more ways to reduce Barbadians’ “out-of-pocket” spending on healthcare and reform the sector. Pan American Health Organisation/World...

Ellerslie School closed

The Ellerslie School is closed with immediate effect as a result of the smoke residue from today’s fire on the Mighty Grynner Highway. Parents/guardians are...

Reaping what we sow

The recent gun violence in Barbados is the result of the island reaping what it has sown over a period of time, says Prime...

Fire at Brighton business

Police are urging members of the public who are downwind of a fire in the Brighton, St Michael, area to evacuate. Public Affairs and Communications...

Barbados making major strides towards pharmaceutical industry

The launch of a transatlantic bridge between the Caribbean and Africa to develop and manufacture pharmaceuticals for global public health is to address the...