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BMS downgrades warnings to watches
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has downgraded the severe-thunderstorm warning and the flash-flood warning to watches. A severe-thunderstorm watch is issued when significant lightning...
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Man shot and injured in St Philip on Friday
A man was shot and injured in St Philip on Friday, police say. In a news release Saturday, police said officers at District ‘C’ Station received a report shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday that a man was...
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Incident in The City leaves man injured, a number of persons in custody
Police are conducting investigations into an incident in The City, which resulted in bodily injury to a man in his late 20s. This occurred sometime shortly before 5:30 Saturday morning at Chancery...
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RPB to be honoured at Soca Afro Dazzle
Cultural icon and Barbadian Ambassador Dr The Most Honourable Stedson ‘Red Plastic Bag’ Wiltshire will be the guest of honour at the Soca Afro Dazzle concert on October 28, 2023, at Kensington Oval....
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NIFCA honouring new icons for 50th anniversary
In a gala celebration of five decades of public art, craft and creativity, the National Cultural Foundation on Wednesday launched the 50th National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) with...
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Several communities impacted by Hurricane Tammy’s feeder bands
Several communities were impacted by feeder bands associated with Hurricane Tammy earlier on Saturday. The bad weather continued from a night of heavy downpours and lightning, even as the tropical...
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Credit union movement’s historic walk postponed
The inclement weather associated with Hurricane Tammy has forced the postponement of the Barbados Co-operative & Credit Union League’s (BCCUL) Historic Walk Through Bridgetown and its Environs,...
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Focus on females in fisheries and food production
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), in collaboration with the Small Business Association of Barbados (SBA) and the Association of Women in Agriculture (AWIA) are helping...
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Barbados promoted as ideal destination for events
Barbados marked a significant milestone in its efforts to promote itself as a premier destination for meetings, incentives, conferences, and events (MICE) in the Caribbean when a team attended IMEX...
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New UWI graduates urged to give back to the university
Despite the island being under flash flood warning, both the morning and evening graduation ceremonies for The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus class of 2023 proceeded as scheduled on...
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BUT wants education reform process started at primary school level
Fully agreeing that education reform is a necessary undertaking, the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is calling for the process to start at the primary school level. President of the BUT Rudy Lovell...
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Flash flood watch is in effect for northern and northwestern districts
A flash flood watch is in effect for northern and northwestern districts. A flash flood watch is issued when heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time (generally less than six hours) could...
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BARP welcomes changes to legislation on driver’s licence renewal for seniors
President of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) Marilyn Rice-Bowen is pleased that drivers will now only have to produce a medical certificate at age 75 in order to renew their licence....
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Barbados records damage from Hurricane Tammy’s feeder bands
The Department of Emergency Management (DEM) received 25 incident reports following the passage of Hurricane Tammy to the north of the island, between the night of Friday, October 20, and the evening...
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Wickham says no to Bajans in the diaspora voting in local elections
Political Scientist Peter Wickham strongly advises against members of the diaspora registering and voting under Barbados’ current electoral system. As Barbadians living overseas continue to demand the...
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JetBlue flight from Barbados tilts back after landing at JFK Airport, no...
SOURCE: (AP) – JetBlue officials say a plane rocked back with its nose pointed skyward after landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport because of a shift in weight on the aircraft....
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‘TENSE’ SCHOOL
Teacher, lab tech claim victimisation while classes disrupted by Sheria Brathwaite “Tension” among some members of staff at the Deighton Griffith Secondary School has led to a request for the Ministry...
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Helping hand
Carnival group makes donation to QEH The Miami-based carnival group Bajan Fuh Eva has begun the process of giving around US$100 000 in medical supplies to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). During a...
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Barbados signs MOU with International African American Museum
Barbados has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International African American Museum (IAAM), which should see enhanced collaboration on a number of cultural and tourism ventures and...
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HMS Dauntless’ call
People-to-people contacts foremost as Royal Navy Destroyer visits Barbados When HMS Dauntless, a Royal Navy Destroyer, visited Barbados last week, its packed programme of formal and informal activities...
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