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Grantley Adams Memorial Students set for cultural trip to Panama

Seventy children from Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary School, along with teachers and relatives, are undertaking a major cultural trip to Panama this August 11...

Central Bank provides update on delayed salary payments

The Central Bank of Barbados has issued a further update on delayed salary payments affecting some workers following the transition to the BiMPay system. The...

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...

Earthquake shifts political ground for Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez 

 Venezuela's strongest earthquake in over a century is the biggest challenge to Delcy Rodriguez's early leadership but could also allow the interim president to stamp...
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BARP sounds caution

Not only does the Barbados Association of Retired Person (BARP) not support the call for retired returning nationals to pay towards their own health...

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...

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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Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon

DUBAI/BEIRUT - Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday, putting the Middle East ceasefire in further jeopardy after its biggest attacks ​of the...

Over 3 000 must refile taxes, says BRA

The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) is advising more than 3 000 taxpayers who submitted Personal Income Tax (PIT) returns prior to the release of...

Gonsalves hits out at CWI over Barbados snub for Windies matches

Former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has joined those around the region who have expressed surprise that Barbados...

Greece to ban social media for under-15s from next year

Greece has announced plans to ban access to social media for under-15s, becoming the latest European country to restrict children's exposure to online platforms. Prime...

Flow warns customers about increase in scams

FLOW Barbados is alerting its customers to a growing wave of phishing scams targeting mobile and Internet users. The telecommunications provider yesterday reported an increase...

Soca artiste ordered to pay compensation to Canadian entertainment company

A High  Court judge has ordered Soca artiste Patrice Roberts to pay her former Canadian-based management company more than US$30,000 for services it provided...

Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan

Global oil prices have fallen sharply and stock markets have jumped after the US and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that...

Royal welcome for Bajan Carifta team

Barbadians came out in their numbers to celebrate excellence last evening as the 2026 CARIFTA Games athletes returned to see the colours, rhythms, joyous...

Principals back social media regulation call

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley's call to regulate young people’s use of social media and artificial intelligence has come in for high praise from...

Victim identified in Brownes Beach shooting

Veril Glenroy Harewood, 50, of Sargent Street, St John, has been identified as the man killed in a shooting at Brownes Beach, St Michael. Police...