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House fire at Collymore Rock

Fire officers are currently on the scene of a housefire at Collymore Rock, St Michael. The homeowner, who was on site, sat on a bicycle,...

Two Jamaican women fined on cannabis charges in Barbados

Two Jamaican women have been fined after pleading guilty to multiple cannabis-related offences before the District ‘B’ Magistrates Court. The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Narcotics...

Brittons Hill man remanded on firearm and ammunition charges

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and charged a 35-year-old man in connection with firearm and ammunition offences. Police said Dario Akeem Ifill of London...

Central Bank reports outstanding pension payments still being processed

The Central Bank of Barbados says a number of pension payments remain outstanding as of 2:45 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2026. The Bank said...
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Fogging Schedule: June 29 to July 3

Several districts in Christ Church will be fogged next week by the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit as part of ongoing...

Two Jamaican women fined on cannabis charges in Barbados

Two Jamaican women have been fined after pleading guilty to multiple cannabis-related offences before the District ‘B’ Magistrates Court. The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Narcotics...

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...

Martinelli rescues Brazil in 2-1 victory over Japan

HOUSTON - Brazil survived a World ​Cup last-32 scare when they fought back to beat Japan 2-1 after Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in a shot...

Roach joins 300 club

Teachers’ credit union merging

Barbados Teachers' Cooperative Credit Union Limited (BTCCUL) is planning to merge with two other financial cooperatives. The proposed amalgamation was outlined by Ronald Jones, BTCCUL’s...

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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Credit union action on hold

Planned industrial action scheduled for yesterday at the Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union Limited (BPWCCUL) over its job regrading exercise has been put...

Erin forecast to become first Atlantic hurricane this year

Tropical Storm Erin is moving quickly and forecast to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season by the "later this week," the National...

Changes to 11-Plus Exam by start of 2028 school year

By the start of the 2028 academic year, the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance or 11-Plus will not be the lone factor determining how children...

Profitable six months for OCM

One Caribbean Media Limited (OCM) is reporting an improved financial performance half way through its 2025 financial year. In a statement accompanying the group’s consolidated...

Bajan among 14 appointed to UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of fourteen young climate leaders to the third cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change,...

Caricom head: Do more for youth

GEORGETOWN – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett yesterday called on regional governments, civil society, the private sector, and development partners to deepen...

Nunes has big plans for Under-15s

Barbados Football Association (BFA) technical director Sulieman Nunes has described the Barbados Under-15 team’s showing at the recent CONCACAF Boys Under-15 Championship as part...

Marijuana ‘to treat’ insomnia

For the next 18 months, Kevin Leslie Goodridge must stay within the law or spend 12 months in prison.   Goodridge, 44, of Smith Land,...

Spanish FA approves plans for La Liga match in USA

Villarreal's La Liga match against Barcelona in December could become the first European league fixture to be played abroad after the Spanish football federation...

$367.3m in foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $367.3 million flowed into Barbados in the first half of the year. This information comes from the Central Bank of Barbados,...