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...

Breakfast debate

Business Executive Roseanne Myers is questioning why Government is starting a breakfast programme to feed all primary school children from September. She thinks such universal...

Former DLP President Ralph Thorne’s brother has died

Former president of the Democratic Labour Party, Ralph Thorne, has lost his brother. Dave Thorne, 68, passed away at his home earlier today. Dave, 68, lived...

Uncle to learn fate for raping niece

by Sandra Downes Five years ago he committed incest with his niece and got her pregnant. On Tuesday, that man appeared in Supreme Court No....

Call for FTC to be more ‘nimble’

There needs to be “a shift in the culture” at the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) to allow for renewable energy investments to be made...

Weir praises Budget for increasing disposable income

Minister of Public and Private Investment Indar Weir has commended the 2026-2027 Budget for providing disposable income to Barbadians and addressing the “burdens” of...

Brace for global shocks, warns Abrahams

Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams has warned Barbadians to brace for “very difficult times” as global geopolitical instability threatens the local economy. Speaking in the House...