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Digital ID good for banking, says CIBC
by Marlon Madden CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank could be one of the first financial institutions out the blocks to allow customers the option of linking their national identification card to...
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Regional central banks may launch digital currency
The future of money is digital. It is estimated that more than 80 per cent of central banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or have already done so. Caribbean Central...
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Millions raised for blockchain tech
Bridge Network, one of the first decentralised finance projects launched out of Barbados, has secured US$3.8 million (BDS$$7.6 million) in funding from major technology venture capitalists including...
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UWI adds CuBajans to reading list for history course
By Anesta Henry Award-winning journalist and public relations professional Dr Sharon Milagro Marshall has authored a book honouring Cubans of Barbadian descent and the significant contribution they...
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Sir Errol gifts UWI new healthcare ethics book
Ethics in healthcare SIR ERROL WALROND DELIVERS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND STUDENTS IN NEW BOOK By Marlon Madden University of the West Indies (UWI) officials are upbeat about...
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Update #6 – Work at the BWA’s Belle Pumping Station Continues
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise customers that while work continues at the Belle Pumping station today April 14th, the team sustained normal water production overnight and will continue...
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Library giving spotlight to spoken word artistes
By Shamar Blunt The National Library Service will mark the start of its 175th anniversary celebrations with its inaugural Youth Speak Poetry Slam Competition on Saturday, against the background of...
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Missing: Takori Raheim Best
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a missing 12-year-old. He is Takori Raheim Best of Munroe Road, Haggatt Hall, St Michael. Best left his home on April 12 and has not returned. He...
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Missing: Mark Leroy Mayers
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate Mark Leroy Mayers, 30, of Foster Hall, St. John. Mayers, who is known to have mental challenges, was last seen by his mother, Eustine Mayers, at his...
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COVID-19 Update: 428 new cases
A total of 428 people tested positive for COVID-19, 174 males and 254 females, on Wednesday, April 13, from the 1,357 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The cases...
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Health Minister confirms Omicron subvariant BA.2 is in Barbados
Minister of Health and Wellness Ian Gooding Edgehill has confirmed that the Omnicron BA.2 subvariant is in Barbados Below is the full text of tbe statement: Good evening fellow Barbadians and members...
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Former Jamaican PM retires as Privy Council member
SOURCE: Jamaica Gleaner: Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson has walked away from Her Majesty’s Privy Council. The council serves as an advisory body to the Queen. Patterson said he was moved to retire...
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Bawdens Bridge closed
The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW) informs the public that, due to a recent investigation, the bridge at Bawdens, St, Andrew is now unsafe for vehicular traffic and has been...
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Young man dies in verandah of his home, his father injured
Barbados’ latest murder victim spent his entire adult life behind bars and met his untimely end less than a week after being relieved of a murder charge, that had been hanging over his head for almost...
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Investigations find no evidence of abuse at GIS
Allegations and insinuations of human rights abuses at the girls’ compound of the Government Industrial School have been rejected by the institution’s hierarchy following “thorough” investigations into...
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Health minister confirms presence of new variant, urges restraint and discipline
Health authorities tonight confirmed the presence of the highly contagious Omicron BA.2 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus in Barbados, and they believe this may be responsible for a worrying spike in...
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Electricity rate hike talks to be preceded by conferences with intervenors
The much-anticipated public hearings for a review of electricity rates in Barbados are expected to start around the middle of next month. After having approved eight intervenors who will be challenging...
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Ghanaians want to play part in Barbados’ Season of Emancipation
Arts and culture will play a key role in the upcoming extended Season of Emancipation, Minister with responsibility for Culture, Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has said. She also reported there is...
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Fish prices high but so are sales
Throughout the week, Barbadians rushed to fish markets across the island to make their purchases ahead of the Easter weekend, and vendors reported favourable sales despite an increase in the price they...
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Rwanda’s president visits Barbados
Barbados will roll out the red carpet for President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, this Easter weekend. He is scheduled to arrive at the Grantley Adams International on Good Friday, for an...
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