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Clean Up Barbados with Green Nation

On Saturday, September 19, hundreds of Barbadians will roll up their sleeves across the island for the annual Green Nation Clean-up, taking place one...

BLPC powering a nation for 115 years

For 115 years, the story of electricity in Barbados has been closely connected to the island’s social and economic development. From the first electricity...

Shooting at Westbury Road

Update The Barbados Police Service has confirmed the death of a man who was shot at Morris Gap, Westbury Road, St Michael, earlier today. Police public...

Bim Got Talent joins forces with New York team

Barbados is witnessing a powerful demonstration of what can happen when international and homegrown partners unite around the development of young people. Bim Got Talent’s...
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Asha Jones: Breaking new ground in dementia care

by Cheryl Harewood Asha Jones’ professional journey has taken her across tourism, sales and marketing, gerontology and therapeutic recreation; fields that today come together in...

One prison bus ‘is ridiculous’

Defence attorney Verla De Peiza has described the situation of having one bus transporting prisoners around the island as “a ridiculous state of affairs”. Her...

Bees spent nearly three times as much as Dems in 2026 poll

The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) spent almost three times more than its main rival, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), in its bid to...

‘D’ big battle

Green, de Kock eliminate Patriots, put Tridents within sight of playoffs

The South African duo of Chris Green and Quinton de Kock produced match-winning performances to push the Barbados Tridents within one win of the...

BOA pushing by-laws update

BLPC powering a nation for 115 years

For 115 years, the story of electricity in Barbados has been closely connected to the island’s social and economic development. From the first electricity...

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More support needed for breastfeeding mothers

The following is a submission by Aaliyah Lara, a member of Healthy Caribbean Youth from Trinidad and Tobago and a medical student at the...
 

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IMF expects slower economic growth

Barbados and other countries will find out tomorrow if their 2026 economic growth forecasts have been lowered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as...

Scorpions sting Pride

A magnificent last day show by John Campbell and Kirk McKenzie helped seal a sensational come from-behind victory for Jamaica Scorpions over Barbados Pride yesterday. The...

Rethink global finance, PM urges

The world is sliding backwards, warns Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, as she calls for a radical rethink of global finance to prevent Barbados...

US kills three in fifth suspected drug boat attack

The US military killed three people Wednesday in its fifth strike in five days targeting suspected drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, marking US...

Murderer handed life sentence

Escapee and murderer Tyreke Delandre Benskin is too dangerous to be released as he poses a significant risk of committing further violence. So said Justice...

16 dead, 100 hurt in Russian drone and missile attacks

Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring about 100, Ukrainian...

Mike Tyson attends ITF tennis tournament in Barbados

Legendary boxer Mike Tyson is currently at the National Tennis Centre, watching his daughter Milan Tyson compete at the very first Under-18 International Tennis...

One dead, two injured in incident at Lears Quarry

Update One man has died and three others were injured following an incident at a quarry in St Michael on Wednesday morning. Police said the incident...

$31 000 gun fines ‘a clear message’

The Courts must make it “unmistakably clear” that illegal possession of firearms “will be met with severe consequences”. So, declared Justice Donna Babb-Agard, as she...

Asthma Association condemns backyard burning of trash

The Asthma Association of Barbados is warning that burning vegetation and garbage is placing people with respiratory illnesses at risk. President Rosita Pollard voiced the...