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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...

St George Primary student secures top 10 place in BSSEE

St George Primary student Tyriq Goddard placed tenth overall in this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE), following the release of results on...

Central Bank advises on “penny test” deposits

The Central Bank of Barbados is advising the public about the use of “penny test” deposits as part of efforts to correct incorrectly formatted...

Murder accused: They threatened my mother

The police sergeant who interviewed accused Jakobe Jaheem Yarde spent a third day on the witness stand as the court watched the DVDs of...
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Tips on care for animals during drought and heatwave

Barbados is heating up and with the humidity rising, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can become a real risk for domestic animals, says veterinarian...

Murder accused: They threatened my mother

The police sergeant who interviewed accused Jakobe Jaheem Yarde spent a third day on the witness stand as the court watched the DVDs of...

DLP wants closer scrutiny of two bills

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling for rigorous scrutiny of the Citizenship Bill, 2026, and Immigration Bill, 2026, warning that Barbados must safeguard...

Heat acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo in blockbuster deal

Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. Their interests are officially aligned — and the Heat finally have another superstar. Ending a marathon...

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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Rethink global finance, PM urges

The world is sliding backwards, warns Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, as she calls for a radical rethink of global finance to prevent Barbados...

US kills three in fifth suspected drug boat attack

The US military killed three people Wednesday in its fifth strike in five days targeting suspected drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, marking US...

Murderer handed life sentence

Escapee and murderer Tyreke Delandre Benskin is too dangerous to be released as he poses a significant risk of committing further violence. So said Justice...

16 dead, 100 hurt in Russian drone and missile attacks

Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring about 100, Ukrainian...

Mike Tyson attends ITF tennis tournament in Barbados

Legendary boxer Mike Tyson is currently at the National Tennis Centre, watching his daughter Milan Tyson compete at the very first Under-18 International Tennis...

One dead, two injured in incident at Lears Quarry

Update One man has died and three others were injured following an incident at a quarry in St Michael on Wednesday morning. Police said the incident...

$31 000 gun fines ‘a clear message’

The Courts must make it “unmistakably clear” that illegal possession of firearms “will be met with severe consequences”. So, declared Justice Donna Babb-Agard, as she...

Asthma Association condemns backyard burning of trash

The Asthma Association of Barbados is warning that burning vegetation and garbage is placing people with respiratory illnesses at risk. President Rosita Pollard voiced the...

Man fatally shot in St Michael

A 26-year-old man has been shot and killed in St Michael late Tuesday night. Daquan Roberts, of Church Hill Road, Gall Hill, Christ Church, died...

CPL set to bowl off at Arnos Vale in St Vincent on night of August 7

This year the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will bowl off on Friday, August 7 in St Vincent. The tournament organisers announced on...