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Windies Women move on despite defeat to Ireland

Bristol, England – West Indies Women have qualified for their second successive semi-final at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The regional team booked their...

Sonia Boyce appointed Barbados’ first female Commissioner of Police

Barbados is set to have its first female Commissioner of Police following confirmation of the appointment of current acting deputy Sonia Erene Boyce. The appointment...

Barbados under flash-flood watch

At 8 p.m., the flash-flood watch was extended until 6 a.m. tomorrow *** Barbados is currently under a flash-flood watch, forecast to end at 6 p.m....

Retired US soldier sentenced to 22 years for murder in Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica – A retired United States soldier, who is reported to have been in an intimate relationship with the wife of a man...
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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...

Windies Women move on despite defeat to Ireland

Bristol, England – West Indies Women have qualified for their second successive semi-final at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The regional team booked their...

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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Pending SurePay fee ‘a burden’ for some

Some members of the public are surely upset about SurePay Barbados Ltd’s decision to introduce a 30-cent (VAT inclusive) fee on all over-the counter transactions. The...

Snowstorm disrupts thousands of flights across the US

A major storm hit the US east coast on Monday, bringing record-breaking snow that caused disruptions for millions and thousands of flight cancellations. Parts of...

Mum removed as surety for son

A woman who stood as surety for her son several years ago was relieved of that responsibility by a High Court judge yesterday morning,...

Kemar Roach signs for Durham, switches from Surrey in County Championship

Kemar Roach signs for Durham, switches from Surrey in County Championship Barbados and West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has signed to play for Durham...

Wanted man Jamar Greene now in police custody

Jamar Marco Greene, 34, also known as “Blackie,” “Black Crayon” and “George,” of Rock Hall, St Thomas, who was the subject of a “Wanted...

Former Guyana Education Minister Rupert Roopnarine dies at 83

Former Education Minister in Guyana Rupert Roopnarine died early Monday morning at the age of 83, according to reports from political colleagues. Roopnarine was a...

Turvy Frederick remanded on firearm and robbery charges

Turvy Frederick, 28, of no fixed place of abode, has been remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds) after appearing before Magistrate Manila Renee...

Man remanded on firearm and affray charges

Peter MacFarren Rouse, 30, of Lot 3D2 Scotts Terrace, Grazettes, St Michael, has been arrested and formally charged with affray and unlawful use of...

Hetmyer leads Windies in massive World Cup win over Zimbabwe

West Indies posted the second highest total in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history and massacred Zimbabwe by 107 runs in their opening Super...

Unnatural death at Westbury Road

Police are investigating an unnatural death at a home in Westbury Road, St Michael. Reports are that a 57-year-old woman died by suicide earlier today....