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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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From calling to career: Khadija Williams leads with heart

Khadija Williams sits at the helm of the Social Work Student Association (SWSA) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus,...

Grand Carifta Games opening

Spectators were treated to a vibrant display of Grenadian culture during the opening ceremony of the 53rd CARIFTA Games at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium, where music,...

Residents put out by BWA road works

Residents of Half Moon Fort, St Lucy, have voiced growing concerns over the ongoing roadworks in their community, raising issues with the lack of...

CTO remains “cautiously optimistic” about growth of regional tourism sector this year

The Barbados-based  Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) says it remains “cautiously optimistic” that the regional tourism sector will transition into a phase of more moderate,...

Easter Message 2026: Rev’d Dr. Cicely Athill-Horsford

On this Easter Day, Christian voices around the world are raised with shouts of Alleluia, the Lord is risen, indeed! Easter is one of the...

Dems: SMEs need help, not talk

Barbadian entrepreneurs are still waiting for real backing and the time for talk has long passed. That is the blunt assessment from Democratic Labour Party (DLP)...

Easter Message 2026: Rev. Dr. Lucille Baird

As we commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the world finds itself at a crossroads. The dire situation unfolding globally, marked by wars, tariffs,...

Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass

Thousands of worshippers flocked to St Peter's Square on Sunday to hear Pope Leo XIV deliver his first Easter Mass address as pontiff. Framed by...

‘Favourites’ may return to festival

The net-throwing competition and the boat race may be making their return to Oistins Fish Festival next year. Incoming co-chairs of the festival committee, Liesel Daisley and...

Update: Missing man found

Joseph Brathwaite, 85, of Gill Land, Eastmont, St John, who was recently reported missing, has been traced and is safe. The Barbados Police Service thanked...