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Drive-In to host over 60 small businesses for market day
More than 60 small business owners will get the opportunity to take part in a market day activity hosted by the Globe Drive-In this weekend. In an interview with Barbados TODAY on Friday, managing...
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Victim ID’d in fatal crash along President Kennedy Drive
Police have identified a 25-year-old man who was killed in a road accident along President Kennedy Drive, St Michael, around 7:45 p.m. on Friday. He is George Andrew Carrington of 3rd Avenue, Paris...
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Bajans turn out for Black Friday sales
Television purchases again dominated Black Friday sales when Barbadians sought to take advantage of reduced prices from early in the morning. But there appeared not to be as much activity as in recent...
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Prison Service needs 15 more officers
The Barbados Prison Service is putting measures in place to ensure that officers do not breach professional boundaries with inmates, as it seeks to recruit more workers. Superintendent of Prisons...
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Prince Goodwill group pushing reading through libraries project
The Prince Godwill D Fomusoh Foundation (PGDFF) Caribbean Inc., in collaboration with the Community Development Department and the Massy Foundation, is continuing its initiative to establish mini...
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Dwayne ‘6ixty1Gad’ Eugene is higher
Dwayne Eugene, commonly known in the reggae and dancehall circles by his stage name 6ixty1Gad, has been entertaining audiences for the past 18 years. The singer, who has recently released his latest...
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NIFCA Gala to celebrate 50 years of excellence
After several weeks of exciting, intense and thought-provoking displays of talent, the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) climaxes with a grand celebration of 50 years at Sunday’s...
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Young Democrats helping single mothers
With so many young and single mothers in need, Chairperson of the Young Democrats Tyra Trotman is calling on Barbadians to help where possible. While leading a donation drive on Saturday at the...
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Shades of Barbados donates more than $11K to Cancer Support Services
Shades of Barbados has donated $11 200 to Cancer Support Services. Shades of Barbados, a family run business at Paynes Bay, raised the money via a charity golf tournament. The event attracted a record...
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Amphitheatre at National Botanical Gardens to be named in honour of Richard...
Prime Minister Mia Mottley issued the following statement Saturday regarding the Richard Stoute Amphitheatre: If the debt owed to him by those who have followed him into the entertainment industry over...
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Charles F. Broome wins competition a fourth time
Charles F. Broome Memorial School has proven again that they are the champions of mathematics. For the fourth consecutive time, the Government Hill, St Michael primary school emerged victorious in the...
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Traffic changes for Unveiling Ceremony and Independence Concert
A number of traffic changes and road closures will be in effect in Bridgetown this week to facilitate the Unveiling of the Monument to the Barbadian Family and the National Independence Concert, to be...
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No fogging on Independence Day, November 30
There will be no fogging on Independence Day, Thursday, November 30. However, several districts in St Philip and St Michael will be targeted when the Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and...
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A night of words at NIFCA
llaro Court’s picturesque grounds became the vibrant stage for a literary extravaganza as the National Cultural Foundation’s Night of Prose, Poetry, and Performance launched an icon’s autobiography and...
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202 ‘lucky dogs’ depart Barbados for new homes in Canada
A total of 202 abandoned dogs being cared for by Ocean Acres Animal Sanctuary departed Barbados on Sunday on their way to new homes in Canada. Founder of Ocean Acres, Karen Whittaker said “a lot of...
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Musical icon Richard Stoute, 77, dies
Hours after Government announced that the godfather of Barbadian entertainment Richard Dick Stoute would receive the honour of having the amphitheatre at the National Botanical Gardens named in his...
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Former Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley pays tribute to Richard Stoute
The following tribute is from former Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley: As former Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth it was inevitable and necessary that my path would have met...
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Jamal Slocombe: Richard Stoute’s passing leaves an unfillable void
President of Barbados Film & Video Association Jamal Slocombe issued the following tribute to the late Richard Stoute who died Sunday: With deep sorrow, I mourn the passing of Richard Stoute, GCM,...
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Book Review: My Island and Me
By Sir Henry Fraser What an amazing autobiography by our amazing treasure of Barbados – Sir Emile Straker – musician, songwriter and lead singer of the world-famous The Merrymen. That’s the only way to...
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Humble and humane: Ryan Walters’ tribute to Richard Stoute
The following tribute was issued by Ryan Walters: Richard Stoute embodied what all of us should aspire to be: humble and humane. He was a community-oriented man who did not need national accolades,...
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