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Grantley Adams Memorial Students set for cultural trip to Panama

Seventy children from Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary School, along with teachers and relatives, are undertaking a major cultural trip to Panama this August 11...

Central Bank provides update on delayed salary payments

The Central Bank of Barbados has issued a further update on delayed salary payments affecting some workers following the transition to the BiMPay system. The...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

Earthquake shifts political ground for Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez 

 Venezuela's strongest earthquake in over a century is the biggest challenge to Delcy Rodriguez's early leadership but could also allow the interim president to stamp...
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BARP sounds caution

Not only does the Barbados Association of Retired Person (BARP) not support the call for retired returning nationals to pay towards their own health...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium...

Major blow to West Indies as Shai Hope ruled out with injury

Shai Hope has been ruled out of the first Test match for West Indies against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in...

Barbados launches new climate finance initiative with OPEC Fund

Barbados has partnered with the OPEC Fund for International Development to launch the Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, a new initiative aimed at helping...

IMF $128m in the bag

NCF partners with Shakirah Bourne to bring Bajan Anansi tales into schools

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has partnered with Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, a new collection of Anansi tales that will...
 

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US and Venezuela agree to resume diplomatic ties after Maduro capture

The US and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations. The agency said in a statement that the two sides would make joint...

SurePay: We can’t handle rising costs

SurePay (Barbados) Limited says it can no longer absorb the rising costs associated with its operations as the Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) raises...

The Antigua and Barbuda government to consider granting amnesty to foreign nationals

The Antigua and Barbuda government plans to launch a three-month immigration amnesty from April 2 this year for undocumented migrants who have been living...

Thorne’s exit ‘a turning point for DLP’

While the General Council of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) was locked behind closed doors in a meeting last night, two leading Barbadian political...

Government to roll out National Breakfast Programme in primary schools

Government is moving to introduce a National Breakfast Programme in all primary schools, an initiative aimed at ensuring students begin the school day properly...

Small Craft, High Surf Advisory in effect for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a Small Craft and High Surf Advisory for Barbados as above-normal swell heights are expected to affect...

Wanted Man: Karim Codrington

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Karim Olatunde Codrington, who is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. Codrington, whose last...

Wanted man Devon Andrews now in police custody

Police have confirmed that Devon Andrews, who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin issued on Friday, February 27, in connection with serious...

BSS responds to concerns over environmental conditions at Warrens office

Management of the Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) says investigations and remediation work carried out last year confirmed that its offices at Baobab Tower, Warrens,...

Trump fires Homeland Security head Kristi Noem, names Mullin as replacement

United States President Donald Trump has announced that he will replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin. In a social media post on...