Meakins into squash final in Poland
By Morissa Lindsay Barbados’ top female veteran’s player Karen Meakins has impressively advanced into the finals of the 2022 Betard WSF World Masters Squash Championship being played at the courts of...
View ArticleAllrounder hurts Barbados Royals with both bat and ball
BASSETERRE, St Kitts – Stunningunbeaten half-centuries from left-handers Amir Jangoo and Raymon Reifer propelled Jamaica Tallawahs to a tournament-high total, laying the platform for a dominant 41-run...
View ArticleBTEditorial – Puzzling reports of Barbadians fleeing
Much has been made of the increasing number of Barbadians begging to be accommodated in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom as refugees. For most citizens of this country, being a refugee...
View ArticleCeltics, Panthers register wins in basketball
By Morissa Lindsay The Co-operators General Insurance Barbados Amateur Basketball Association Club Challenge continued last night with victories for City United Celtics and Panthers. These were two...
View ArticleCoach Trotman gets opportunity in Turks and Caicos
By Morissa Lindsay Barbados’ highest qualified female football coach Kerry Trotman continues to chart her career path in coaching having recently travelled to work with the Turks and Caicos Islands...
View ArticleEsuf returns as Radicals share limelight with Street Digs
Former multiple Suzuki Challenge Series Champion Suleman Esuf will return to the category at Bushy Park Barbados this Sunday in round two of the Radical Caribbean Cup (RCC). Joining the region’s...
View ArticleExchange Museum Open Day today
The Exchange Museum will stage a cultural fair and open day today from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Exchange Museum, Spry Street, in the city. The Exchange Museum is a hidden gem as its exhibits are...
View ArticlePrescod suggest ideal for Golden Square
by David Hinkson Based on its location in the heart of Bridgetown, and its significance as the place where National Hero the Right Excellent Clement Payne held his meetings prior to the 1937 labour...
View ArticleStrategic plan underway to improve the UWI’s finances
Ushered by the success of the regional university’s soaring reputation over the past five years, the 2022-2027 strategic direction for The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has been approved....
View ArticleCrichlow among Chevening Scholarship awardees
Barbadian Renee Crichlow is among this year’s Chevening scholars which were announced yesterday. Fourteen Chevening scholarships – fully funded by the British Government, were awarded to successful...
View ArticleTaxi association, BCA give youngsters Kensington Oval treat
Fifty residents from the Nightingale Children’s Village and the Marina Brewster Centre at Farrs were in for a special treat last weekend when they were invited to Kensington Oval to watch the CG United...
View ArticleRegional tourism congress returns
The Regional Tourism Youth Congress, organised by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), in collaboration with the Cayman Islands Ministry and Department of Tourism, will make a return following a...
View ArticlePAHO’s communications campaign a major success
The first phase of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) communications campaign to address vaccine hesitancy in Eastern Caribbean Countries, has...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: 150 new cases
A total of 150 new cases, 74 males and 76 females were identified out of the 566 tests conducted by laboratories across the island, on Friday, August 26. The cases comprise 19 individuals under the age...
View ArticleMet Office tracking area of disturbed weather
The Barbados Meteorological Services continues to closely monitor an area of disturbed weather embedded within the monsoon trough about 2230km or 1400 miles east of Barbados. The system has been...
View ArticleAnime-Kon returns with a bang
Barbados’ biggest cosplay festival Anime-Kon is back with a bang, creating opportunities for the island in anime-tourism. On Saturday anime lovers flocked to the hallowed halls of Harrison College, at...
View ArticleMural unveiled for Jackie Opel, family believes it’s about time
Musical genius and father of Spouge music in Barbados, Jackie Opel now has a national day in his name, an amphitheatre as well as a mural, and his family believes that it’s about time. On Saturday...
View ArticleZane Maloney recovers from sprint race crash to take maiden F3 win
(RaceFans) – Zane Maloney, who was involved in a frightening accident during Saturday’s Sprint Race, took his first FIA Formula 3 win in the feature race at Spa. Caio Collet had taken pole position,...
View ArticleBarbadian author Cherie Jones participates in International Writing Programme
Barbadian author Cherie Jones has been selected to participate in the 2022 International Writing Programme (IWP) Fall Residency, which will be hosted by the University of Iowa. The IWP, which is funded...
View ArticleCDB, Eastern Caribbean Securities Commission joint to source crowdfunding
Building on the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) focus on innovation and increasing access to financing to ensure growth and development, the regional financial institution has partnered with the...
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