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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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Providence schools launch inaugural career showcase

Students at Providence Elementary and Secondary Schools were treated to an eye-opening glimpse into the world of work yesterday, as the institution held an...

Poet Yearwood steals the show

by John Sealy Twenty-eight-year-old spoken word poet Mark Yearwood emerged standing tall when the curtain came down on the second annual PoeTree Barbados Bus Ah...

Mother and doctors found guilty of killing newborn in South Korea

A South Korean court has convicted a woman and her two doctors of murder for killing the baby she had delivered. The woman wanted to...

Guyanese extradited to US on fraud related charges

GEORGETOWN – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, says Guyanese-born, Ronley Floyd Bynoe, has been extradited to the United States on...

Businessman awarded default judgment in vaccine case

The international lawsuit involving US$10 million fraud against Barbadian businessman Mark Maloney has finally come to a close. On February 27, the United States District...

Minister: Plan to curb violence in schools

The Ministry of Education Transformation has outlined comprehensive plans to address violence and deviance among schoolchildren. They were shared by Minister of Education Transformation Chad...

Trading declines

The trading of shares on the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) has declined. As it prepares to let investors trade using their mobile devices from the...

Bajans in Middle East ‘safe’

As conflict breaks out in the Middle East, Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Chris Sinckler is reporting that Barbadians in missions...

CDB targets US$65.2 billion in financing by 2033

With Barbados and the Caribbean together needing at least US$65.2 billion in financing by 2033 to prevent stagnation, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president Daniel...

Grand Stand sold out for Gold Cup

There won't be a grand entry for horse racing fans seeking to buy tickets at the last minute for the Sandy Lane Barbados Gold...