Nation News

Mottley: BLP now on ‘mission transformation’

From mission critical to mission survival during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has now moved to mission transformation, said Prime Minister...

Large crowd gathers for second day of BLP conference

A large crowd is on hand at the St George Secondary School, for the second day of the Barbados Labour Party’s annual general conference. Most...

Jamaican Reggae pioneer Derrick Harriott dies at 87

Veteran Jamaican singer and record producer Derrick Harriott, who helped shape the evolution of ska, rocksteady and reggae music, died on Saturday. He was...

Businesses urged to ensure brand stands out

Businesses were encouraged to explore what makes their brand stand out as the adoption of generative AI is leaving information, flyers and business models...
magazine

Our Magazine

Call to craft workplace policies for dementia

Alzheimer’s disease is now a workplace issue and Barbados will have to deal with it. Executive board member of the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association, Kaila Branch,...

‘DPP cannot be included’

The State has filed an appeal against a High Court decision that quashed a magistrate’s order sending former CLICO Life Insurance Company chairman Leroy...

DLP: Food bill a critical failure

The Democratic Labour Party’s spokesperson on Agriculture and Fisheries, Amoy Gilding-Bourne, has labelled Barbados’ food import bill a national security risk. Responding to the Weekend...

Push to shepherd netballers

Anna Shepherd is returning to fulltime coaching with an ambitious vision to help shape the next generation of netball talent in Barbados through the...

Businesses urged to ensure brand stands out

Businesses were encouraged to explore what makes their brand stand out as the adoption of generative AI is leaving information, flyers and business models...

Power hike concern

Cancer could not steal her future

When Kashamra “Kay” Hamilton-Steede was diagnosed with cancer and relayed that information to her teenaged son, his first question was: “Mum are you going...

Best’s journey into dance

 

Discover more

Call for pause at Newton

A group of concerned citizens is calling for a pause in the renovation of the Newton Enslaved Burial Ground Memorial in Christ Church. The Barbados...

Holder, Yearwood entertain with Hope

Defending champion Tyrease Holder was close to brutal in destroying Darius Brathwaite 21-7, 21-9 when the second edition of The Hope For The Ghetto Road...

ZR driver on four charges remanded

Curtis Randolph Taylor, of #51 Vauxhall Gardens, Christ Church was remanded by the District “A” Magistrates’ Court No. 1 after pleading not guilty to...

IN CUSTODY: Shane Jaquoune Chris Jordan

Shane Jaquoune Chris Jordan, who was the subject of a wanted notice, is now in police custody. Jordan, 25 years of Haynesville, St James, also...

UPDATE: Shooting death in St Lucy

The man who was shot and killed at Checker Hall Cross Road, St Lucy yesterday evening was identified as Vere Ricardo Hoyte. The 30-year-old from...

Venezuelans gather in Caracas to celebrate before Maduro’s inauguration

Today, the streets of Caracas are a vibrant tapestry of colour and sound as thousands of Venezuelans gathered to celebrate the eve of President...

The Streets: Episode 4

“The Streets” is a series of eight half-hour programmes which explore some of the contributing factors and solutions to crime in Barbados, but gun...

Milling and paving of Pine Plantation Road begins

Infra Construction Inc., in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW), is set to commence milling and paving works on Pine Plantation...

Man charged with murder of Antonio Rochester

Police have arrested and formally charged 36-year-old Omel Justin Walrond of Tudor Bridge, St. Michael, with the murder of Antonio Rochester, which occurred on...

Shooting in St Lucy

Police are on the scene of a reported shooting in Checker Hall, St Lucy. More details as they come to hand.