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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...

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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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System glitch affects operations at Licensing Authority

The Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) assures customers that it is working urgently to fix a system glitch that has resulted in the Vehicle Registration...

Man fined for drug offences

A 40-year-old man from St George has been fined $5 000 after pleading guilty to several drug-related offences. Police said Damian Clairmont Grosvenor, of St...

Shooting at Eagle Hall

Police are currently on the scene of a shooting at Eagle Hall, St Michael. Reports are sketchy at this time, but the victim was taken...

St George man charged with murder

A 26-year-old man from St George has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Anthony Callender earlier this year. Police said Kadeem O’Brien...

Still doubts over tap water in St Lucy

Some St Lucy residents will not be drinking the tap water, no matter what the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) says. For years, the northern parish...

Husbands captures fourth jockey title at Fort Erie

 Chris Husbands capped an incredible comeback season by winning the final race to ride off with the jockeys’ title here earlier this week. Husbands, who...

Trump says trade talks with Canada ‘terminated’ over anti-tariffs advert

US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate end to all trade negotiations with Canada over an advert critical of the tariffs he has...

US warship en route to Trinidad and Tobago for five-day training exercise

Port of Spain, Trinidad –  The Trinidad and Tobago government says that a United States warship is due to arrive here this weekend for...

QEH hit by patient surge, delays expected

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is close to full capacity as it grapples with a surge in patients. A statement from the QEH said the...

Call for sexual assault protocol in schools

The mother of an 11-year-old boy wants the Ministry of Educational Transformation to implement a standard protocol for all schools that would trigger how...