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PM Mottley meets UK Prime Minister during London Climate Action Week

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley met with United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street today, where the two leaders discussed...

BUT: Public schools have resource edge

Comparisons between public and private schools based on Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) results are unfair, says president of the Barbados Union of...

Drug trafficker set to learn fate

His attorney believes that Colis Arlington Paul should not get another day in prison after being on remand for more than five years. However, the...

Oil price falls back to pre-Iran war levels

The price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war as traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping...
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Ishmael wants food industry to help solve NCD crisis

Barbados has the size to solve its own health crisis of noncommunicable diseases, and the food industry is being called on to help make...

Drug trafficker set to learn fate

His attorney believes that Colis Arlington Paul should not get another day in prison after being on remand for more than five years. However, the...

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...

Major blow to West Indies as Shai Hope ruled out with injury

Shai Hope has been ruled out of the first Test match for West Indies against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in...

Barbados launches new climate finance initiative with OPEC Fund

Barbados has partnered with the OPEC Fund for International Development to launch the Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, a new initiative aimed at helping...

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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IShowSpeed announces Caribbean tour, Barbados on list

Popular streamer IShowSpeed is set to embark on a Caribbean tour, with Barbados among the destinations on his upcoming itinerary. The tour is scheduled to begin on...

Warning for tourism-dependent countries

The Director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Nigel Chalk, says the Washington is “very concerned that tourism-dependent Caribbean...

BHTA expresses alarm over rising gun violence, warns of impact on tourism

The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) has voiced deep concern over the recent spate of gun violence across the island, including the fatal...

Update: Three men identified in fatal shooting at Thunder Bay

Three men have been identified following a fatal shooting at Thunder Bay, Lower Carlton, St James on Sunday night which left three people dead...

Kaiso folk happy Pic O De Crop returning to Kensington

News of the Pic-O-De-Crop Finals returning to Kensington Oval after three years is hitting the right notes among some members of the calypso fraternity. Not...

Stabbing incident at Cheapside van stand

Police are on the scene of a stabbing incident at the van stand near Cheapside, in Bridgetown. Reports indicate that one man was stabbed...

Government condemns deadly violence, vows firm action

The Government of Barbados has strongly condemned the latest outbreak of deadly violence in the country, pledging full support for law enforcement as investigations...

Roland Butcher, the cricket history-maker, honoured in England

Roland Butcher, the first black man to play cricket for England, was honoured over the weekend at a ceremony celebrating his immense contribution to...

Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting

A father has killed seven of his children and an unrelated child in the US city of Shreveport, Louisiana, in a mass shooting that...

Traffic disruption in Christ Church after burst main

Motorists are being advised of traffic delays at King Corner, Sayes Court, Christ Church, near the roundabout. Reports indicate that a burst main has left...