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Sandra Marcella Gittens is new Barbados ambassador to Cuba

Sandra Marcella Gittens is Barbados’ new Ambassador to Cuba, having begun the accreditation process following a meeting with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal. Gittens presented her copy of Letters...

Heal trade union rift, urges PM

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is calling for unity among the country’s trade unions, emphasising the importance of...

Weir described as a godsend

Family, friends and former colleagues gathered yesterday to give thanks for the life of Shelley Elizabeth Weir, MBE,...

Push to modernise transport

Government is getting some expert assistance to help it modernise and transform the public transport sector. This includes a...

Overturned truck causes traffic back-up

An overturned truck near the Norman Niles Roundabout has caused a back up of traffic.  Police are on the...

Springer Memorial still an 11+ centre

Contrary to a report carried in a section of the media yesterday, the Springer Memorial School is one of the 22 secondary schools being...

Walsh takes career-best on return to KO

West Indies will chase 253 for victory against Australia in the rain-affected first One-day International, after a career-best spell from leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr...

UPDATE: Police identify man fatally shot in The City

Grazettes shooting victim awaits surgery

Death toll rises in Germany

ERFTSTADT, Germany – The death toll in devastating flooding in western Germany and Belgium rose to at least 170 on Saturday after burst rivers...

Intimate Hotels facing up to tourism challenges

Barbados’ small hotels are considering operating under a co-operative structure. Chairman of the Intimate Hotels of Barbados (IHB), Mahmood Patel, said this was necessary to...

Riots continue in South Africa as Zuma challenges sentence

Johannesburg - Deadly riots are continuing in South Africa as jailed former President Jacob Zuma challenges his sentence at a hearing in the country's...