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The historic firsts of the 2026 election

Winners up and down the 2026 ballot will make history this year, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, including the first Black woman governor, the first...

Eden Lodge Primary suspends classes after teachers fall ill

Classes at the Eden Lodge primary school have been suspended after reports of teachers falling ill. It is alleged that one teacher fainted while...

Kothdiwala takes seat in Senate

Khaleel Kothdiwala today attended his first sitting in the Senate at the Upper House since being sworn in as Barbados’ youngest senator. The youth activist...

Barbadian Yemi Knight wins ecofeminist award at COP17

Barbadian environmental advocate Yemi Knight has won second prize at the 2026 Young Ecofeminist International Awards, held during COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia. Knight, founder and...
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Eden Lodge Primary suspends classes after teachers fall ill

Classes at the Eden Lodge primary school have been suspended after reports of teachers falling ill. It is alleged that one teacher fainted while...

Woman charged with cannabis offences, granted $45 000 bail

A 43-year-old woman has been charged with four cannabis-related offences after police seized 15.2 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis, with an estimated street value of...

Kothdiwala takes seat in Senate

Khaleel Kothdiwala today attended his first sitting in the Senate at the Upper House since being sworn in as Barbados’ youngest senator. The youth activist...

Blackman overcomes injury to claim title

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu standout Nia Blackman overcame injury, adversity and a stacked international field to capture the women’s heavyweight title at the 2026 IBJJF European...

Filing annual returns no longer required for companies

Companies or entities incorporated in Barbados are no longer required to file annual returns due after September 1, 2026. The announcement came in a press...

Candace and Diana – that’s what friends are for

Candace Eng and Diana Batson-Prince were besties from the ages of 18 and 17 respectively. They attended college together, shared a lot in common,...

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Co-operatives ‘a plus to economy’

The Barbados Co-operative Business Association Ltd wants co-operatives to be given “the right of place they deserve”. Speaking yesterday at a press conference to announce International...

Accuser drops rape lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean Combs

A lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z, which alleged the rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2000, has been dismissed, according to a...

Man pleads guilty in shooting of US teen Ralph Yarl

An 86-year-old man in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a teen who accidentally visited...

Minister knocks reckless sexual behaviour

Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey once more stressed the practice of positive sexual health amid the spread of sexually transmitted...

Mottley in Ethiopia for African Union Summit

ADDIS ABABA – Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley arrived in Ethiopia on Thursday at the start of a state visit that also coincides with...

More PHD milk by month-end

Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) expects to have an increased supply of local milk on the store shelves by month-end and that production issues will...

Gabby released on $10,000 bail

The Most Honourable Anthony "Gabby" Carter was released on $10 000 bail when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes this morning. "Gabby", who was...

AGs meet to discuss justice system

If the criminal justice systems of the Caribbean are not seen as being “effective and efficient”, not only will this erode the confidence of...

Ram debuts Crop Over song

Peter Ram has ten songs ready for Crop Over and he debuted one at the Liming Tent on Wednesday night at Holetown Festival. “I coming out early....

Haiti’s shuttered main public hospital set on fire in latest attack on the institution

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s main public hospital, which remains shuttered after multiple gang attacks, was set on fire Thursday in the latest blow to...