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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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Minister checks CWI as Oval not in games’ lineup

Minister of Sports Charles Griffith made a call to Dr Kishore Shallow, President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) seeking clarity on why Barbados has...

Calls for safer schools by new term

Health and environmental concerns affecting several primary schools – St Bartholomew Primary, Charles F. Broome Primary, St Paul’s Primary and Gordon Greenidge Primary –...

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills one in Indonesia

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea off Indonesia's Ternate island early Thursday, killing at least one person. The quake, which struck at 06:48...

Challenging season for fish vendors

For Barbadians, Good Friday means fish and hot cross buns, a tradition as deeply rooted as the holiday itself. But yesterday, the Bridgetown Fisheries...

Woman in custody after Person of Interest bulletin

Caroline Rollins, 55, of New Orleans, St Michael, is now in police custody after being the subject of a “Person of Interest” bulletin issued...

NASA counts down for first crewed lunar mission in half a century

NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon ​as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space...

Gibson confirms appointment as Windies bowling consultant 

Barbadian Ottis Gibson confirmed he has been hired as the bowling consultant for the senior West Indies men’s team. The former Barbados and West...

Update: Man shot in St Philip

Update A man is receiving medical attention after being shot in an incident at St Martin’s, St Philip. Police said the injured man was transported to...

Shooting incident in St Philip

Update A man is receiving medical attention after being shot in an incident at St Martin’s, St Philip. Police said the injured man was transported to...

Police seeking person of interest

The Barbados Police Service is appealing to the public for assistance in identifying and locating a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a...