Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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Bajan makes history at IAA

Barbadian actuary Lisa Wade has made history. She is the president-elect of the International Actuarial Association (IAA), making it the first time that someone from the Caribbean has been nominated...

Full roll-out of agro project coming ‘soon’

The long-awaited Hope Agricultural Training Institute in St Lucy is already operational, with short courses now under way...

Four on charges of burglary, robbery and theft

Police have arrested and charged four men with burglary, robbery and theft of items valued in excess of...

Murder accused to appear in court

Murder accused Adrico Shakur Rudder is scheduled to appear in the District A Criminal Court this morning. Rudder, 24,...

St George, St Joseph folk feeling neglected

Residents in St George and St Joseph continue to grapple with prolonged water outages, some left wondering when...

Man charged with firearm, serious bodily harm offences

Update Davio Nate Harding, 23, of Blackman Field, Pineland, St. Michael, was remanded to Dodds after being charged with use of a firearm and serious...

Man charged with serious bodily harm

Update Sheldon Rondelle Atherley, 49, of Clements Avenue, Bush Hall, St. Michael, was remanded to Dodds today after being charged with serious bodily harm in...

Fire guts old Pierhead property in The City

Update Fire officers remain on the scene of a blaze which gutted the old Pierhead property in The City overnight. Station Officer Roger Bourne said...

AOPT welcomes relief on fuel and dashcam costs

Head of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael has welcomed Government’s Budget measures in relation to energy, describing them as a...

Concern over weed smoking in public

The National Council for Substance Abuse (NCSA) is concerned about what it describes as a dangerous and widespread misunderstanding among Barbadians that recreational cannabis...

Long-stay high

Barbados recorded its best ever performance for tourism arrivals last year, with more than 729 000 long-stay visitors. It surpassed the previous record of 704...