CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2022: PM Mottley urges gratitude, optimism and excellence
2022 Christmas Day Message by Prime Minister, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley S.C. M.P. Fellow Barbadians and friends of Barbados, here at home, or wherever my message reaches you, I extend to you...
View ArticlePassenger laptop fire forces plane evacuation at JFK Airport
SOURCE: The Associated Press Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a passenger’s laptop on Saturday evening,...
View ArticleScores enjoy Christmas in Queen’s Park
Scores of Barbadians dressed in their finest are out and about Christmas morning in Queen’s Park as part of the traditional fanfare. To the sweet sounds of the Barbados Police Service Band and the...
View ArticleBeware of sea conditions- Barbados Meteorological Services
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has upgraded an earlier small craft advisory to a small craft warning and a high surf advisory. The alert message is valid from Sunday, December 25 to...
View ArticleUS winter storm: Americans and Canadians face mass outages on Christmas Day
Source: BBC News More than one million Americans and Canadians are facing Christmas Day without power as a massive winter storm continues to pummel North America. A bomb cyclone, when atmospheric...
View ArticleCWI announces 2023 West Indies Championship Schedule and new four-day Tri-Series
SOURCE: usacricketers.com Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday announced a new innovation for the long format of the game, with the addition of a triangular red-ball tournament to start at the end of...
View ArticleSeven Christmas Day babies
Seven mothers received extra special Christmas gifts today. They welcomed healthy, bouncing babies at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The first baby was born at 1:15 a.m. and the last at 3:22 p.m....
View ArticleSpecial Christmas delivery for some Christ Church communities
Some 50 children received Christmas gifts from Justice of Peace Janal Browne as part of his Operation Ceasefire programme today. Children ages two and up from communities in Christ Church South...
View ArticleCHTA thanks partners as COVID-19 threat level falls and the Caribbean...
As a growing number of Caribbean destinations continue to set record tourism arrivals, expenditures and hotel occupancies, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) praised the region’s...
View ArticleChristmas Message: Big plans to take local netball to the next level – BNA
With 2022 nearing its end and a new Board at the helm of the Barbados Netball Association, it is time for us to bond together to take Barbados Netball to the next level. To all the wonderful players...
View ArticleDutch king welcomes government’s apology for slavery
SOURCES- AFP/DW.COM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on Sunday welcomed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s apology for slavery earlier in the week, saying it was the “beginning of a long...
View ArticleSignificant achievements made in 2022 says outgoing CARICOM chairman
SOURCE: CMC The outgoing chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM ) and President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi says that as the region prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the...
View ArticleBarbadians enjoy day of fun and relaxation
Boxing Day was one of fun and relaxation for many Barbadians, a wind-down from the hectic Christmas celebrations. Scores of locals and tourists hit the island’s popular beaches, Miami, Brandons and...
View ArticleA Bajan Christmas at Bougainvillea and Sugar Bay resorts
It was a Christmas Day to remember as both Bougainvillea and Sugar Bay Barbados treated their guests to the delights of a Bajan Christmas. The Tuk Band, Mudda Sally, Stilt Walkers, Shaggy Bear and...
View ArticleSSA makes another appeal to City businesses
The Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) is again appealing to business owners in and around Bridgetown to properly dispose of boxes that once held goods. SSA Public Relations Officer Carl Alff Padmore...
View ArticleAfreximbank Board approves $1.5 billion funding for Caribbean countries
The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved US$1.5 billion funding to enable member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that have ratified the Partnership...
View ArticleChrist Church house destroyed by fire
An unoccupied wooden house was destroyed by fire at Smith Road, Sergeant’s Village, Christ Church, on Tuesday morning. One fire tender from the Worthing Fire Station and another from the Bridgetown...
View ArticleCMPI outlines plans for 2023
The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI) is seeking to forge stronger ties with the African community within Latin America. CMPI General Secretary David Denny made the disclosure as he...
View ArticleMissing: 73-year-old Lionel McDonald Gadsby
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 73-year-old Lionel McDonald Gadsby of Workmans, St George. He was last seen on Thursday December, 23 around 6 a.m. Gadsby is about 5’ 6” in...
View ArticleVeteran T&T calypsonian Black Stalin dies
SOURCE: Trinidad Guardian Trinidad and Tobago’s calypso veteran Leroy ‘The Black Stalin’ Calliste has died. Stalin passed away peacefully this morning at his home in San Fernando. He had recently...
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