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Jamaica pursuing multi-billion Hurricane Melissa recovery plan

KINGSTON – The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) says it is undertaking a J$27-billion (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) post-Hurricane Melissa recovery programme over the...

IN CUSTODY: Ricardo Cortez Browne

Ricardo Cortez Browne who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin, issued on Friday, June 23, 2026, is now in police custody. Browne was...

Teyana Taylor scores four BET Awards, including Icon of the Year

LOS ANGELES - Teyana Taylor was a top winner on Sunday at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards, which honors Black actors, singers, and...

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...
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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...

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 blow over Sri Lanka

West Indies fast bowlers steamrolled Sri Lanka to record a huge win by an innings and 217 runs yesterday in the first Test match...

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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Hike ‘could have been worse’

Barbadians would be facing an even steeper increase in electricity bills had Government not stepped in to absorb part of the soaring fuel costs...

Consumers to pay more at the pump

The retail prices of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene will increase effective midnight, Sunday, May 17. Gasoline will retail at $4.01 per litre and diesel at...

Small Craft Advisory issued for Barbados

A small craft advisory is in effect for Barbados for above normal swell heights, and this pattern is expected to persist through Tuesday. The Atlantic...

Fogging Schedule: May 18 to 22

Various districts in St James, St Michael and St George will be visited by the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and...

UPDATE: Skeetes Road shooting victim identified

The man who was shot and killed at Skeetes Road, Jackman, St Michael earlier this morning was identified by a relative as Damian Shurland...

GovTech ‘not a talking shop’

GovTech Barbados is rolling out a series of citizen-focused digital services, aimed at improving access to public services and reducing frustrations experienced by Barbadians...

Earthquake shakes Antigua and Barbuda

ST JOHN’s – Residents across Antigua and Barbuda have been describing scenes after a powerful earthquake struck northeast of the country yesterday morning. According to...

Alex putting the ‘pop’ into his art

By Cheryl Harewood Contemporary visual artist Alex Marshall always loved drawing and wanted to be an architect. Life, however, had something else in store for...

WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. The agency...

Ex-NCSA head was ‘protector, provider’

Pioneer Tessa Chaderton-Shaw, the first head of the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA), was results-oriented.  To her family she was the quintessential first-born daughter...