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Consolidated takes new name
Consolidated Finance is being aligned with the branding of its parent company, the ANSA McAL Group, and will now be known as ANSA Merchant Bank (Barbados) Limited (AMBBL). In a recent statement, the...
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Jordan is new chairman at FSC
The Financial Services Commission (FSC), which regulates the island’s financial services sector along with the Central Bank of Barbados, has appointed a new chairman and a new member to its Board of...
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OCM reports mixed results in third quarter
The One Caribbean Media (OCM) Group is describing its third quarter results as “credible” despite the COVID-19 mitigation measuresimposed in several of its operating markets including Barbados....
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CHTA’s grand in-person conference coming
The Caribbean is preparing to stage one of its largest tourism conventions, and it will be an in-person event, the first such regional conference since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the first quarter...
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Tourism industry mourns Richard Williams
Barbados and the Caribbean have lost another stalwart in the hotel and tourism industry with the passing of the former General Manager of the Sandy Lane Hotel and former President of the Barbados Hotel...
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Two more Barbadians succumb from COVID-19
Two more Barbadians have been added to the list of COVID-19 casualties. A 51-year-old woman died from the virus on Wednesday, December 1, at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. She was vaccinated....
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Private investigators & security guards to renew licenses
Security guards, private investigators and personnel of security guard agencies are advised that the Private Investigators and Security Guard Unit of the Prime Minister’s Office, Weymouth Corporate...
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Wrong approach to safe zones – medical official
There is much concern among the island’s medical fraternity regarding the government’s safe zones that are yet to be formally rolled out. With Minister of Health and Wellness Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey...
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PAHO says no need for panic over Omicron
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for increased vaccination and public health measures to ensure the best possible protection against the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Director Dr...
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Safe zones on in health
Despite some controversy and uncertainty in the early days of implementation, the Government’s COVID-19 ‘safe zones’ initiative is being put into motion across the country’s public health system. Chief...
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Five held in reported drug bust
Local security forces say they have detained a group of men in a counter-narcotics operation more than a week ago in Barbados’ territorial waters. The joint counter-narcotics operation netted four...
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Young man asks court not to impose heavy fine for gun he had as a teen
Shawayne Shorey broke down in tears as he begged the court not to impose a suggested $25,000 fine on him for having an illegal firearm seven years ago. The fine was recommended by Crown Counsel Kevin...
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$25,000 for gun and ammo
A St Michael man has been fined $25,000 for having an illegal firearm and ammunition, 10 years after committing the offence. The fines were imposed on Kiplyn Hallam Ifill by Justice Pamela Beckles in...
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Man flew into Miami from Barbados with loaded handgun
SOURCE: NBC 6- A man with a fully loaded gun got on a commercial flight was able to fly to Miami, the NBC 6 Investigators exclusively discovered — a hair-raising incident that caused the TSA to...
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Former Combermere principal remembered as loving teacher, father and husband
It was a bitter-sweet celebration this morning as family, friends and other loved ones and well-wishers came together to give a fitting send-off to the larger-than-life former principal of the...
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Author seeks to help youth overcome testing times
A partnership between a former student of the Springer Memorial School and the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust (SLCT) has delivered an initiative aimed at helping young people thrive in challenging...
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Political scientist, historian did not expect Rihanna to be named National Hero
A noted historian did not believe international superstar Rihanna would have been elevated to the status of National Hero, while three prominent political scientists, though predicting she would be...
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Police going digital
The Barbados Police Service will soon transition to a digitized information system along with the police forces in several other Caribbean countries. It’s all part of the United States Agency for...
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Sagicor choses eight schools to ‘adopt’
The St. Martin’s Mangrove and Workman’s Primary Schools are two of eight primary schools that will benefit from Sagicor’s Adopt-A-School programme over the school year. The effort is part of the...
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NIFCA tells a pictorial story of the ashfall
The Ashfall: Things Seen and Unseen, a digital book which features 55 breathtaking photographs that have been paired with moving literary captions, was recently launched by The National Cultural...
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