Duke of Edinburgh Programme partners to award Youth with Disabilities
The Duke of Edinburgh International Award (DEIA) Barbados in collaboration with The Deaf Heart Project (DHP) has welcomed its first cohort of youth with disabilities, funded by The Maria Holder...
View ArticleLocal charity spreads joy, support community during festive season
Local charity — ThenWhat? — has been spreading joy and supporting the community during the festive season. In a news release the charity announced the successful culmination of its 2023 Food Hamper and...
View ArticleHumphrey: Country owes Phyllis Roett a debt of gratitude
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, has issued the following statement on the passing of Phyllis Roett: So often when we find ourselves in a position where, triggered by...
View ArticleBAMC operations divested
Following almost five months of discussions between the Barbados Sustainable Energy Cooperative Society Ltd (CoopEnergy Barbados) and the Barbados Agricultural Management Company (BAMC) regarding the...
View ArticleLight & Power wants comprehensive regulatory reform
Following the parliamentary debate on the Utilities Regulation (Amendment) Bill, Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) Company is advocating for comprehensive regulatory reform. The company believes...
View Article#BTChristmas Message – President urges keep pushing ‘spirit of Christmas’
Christmas Message from Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, FB, GCMG, DA, sC, LLD President of Barbados Fellow Barbadians, residents and visitors to our beautiful country, it is again...
View Article#BTChristmas Message – PM wants Christmas spirit all year round
Christmas Message from Prime Minister The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley S.C., M.P. Hello, everyone. Yes. Yes. The holiday season is here, with its celebration of Christmas that is so special to all of...
View Article#BTChristmas Message – Crime down, road fatalities up – Police Commissioner
Christmas Message from Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce Season’s Greetings. Policing public safety and the provision of police services generally was once described by a commentator, as a...
View Article#BTChristmas Message: Extend a helping hand to the less fortunate, DLP President
Christmas Message from President of the Democratic Labour Party Dr Ronnie Yearwood My fellow Barbadians Along with my wife Lucy and our son Solomon, and on behalf of my beloved Democratic Labour...
View ArticleTop tennis player Darian King marries sweetheart
Barbados’ ace tennis player and senior men’s national footballer Darian King is now a married man. King, 31, the island’s leading Davis Cup player and 2017 US Grand Slam competitor tied the knot with...
View ArticleBarbadians and visitors enjoy Queen’s Park tradition
Even though the crowd was noticeably smaller compared to years gone by, scores of people descended into Queen’s Park earlier this morning to take part in the annual Christmas festivities. Barbadians...
View ArticleSarah’s miracle- Baby girl is first Christmas baby
Today was an extra special day for Sarah Matthews who delivered the first baby on Christmas Day. The 36-year-old mother told the media that her child came around 4:45 a.m. She said this was a...
View Article#BTChristmas message – CTUSAB urges a return to peace
Christmas message from General Secretary of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations Dennis de Peiza Once more, across the world, Christmas celebrations are marred by wars and conflicts...
View Article#BTChristmas message- Be agents of peace- Anglican Bishop Rt Reverend Michael...
Christmas message from Anglican Bishop Right Reverend Michael Maxwell Dear people of Barbados and visitors to our shores, I greet you on this Christmas Day, the date which the Christian Church has set...
View ArticleBaby boy is second Christmas baby at QEH
Another Christmas baby was delivered at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. A bouncing baby boy was delivered at 12:04 p.m. weighing 8 pounds and 2.2 ounces. His mother is 21-year-old Kyeisha Headley and he...
View ArticleChristmas treat for centenarians
It was an extra special Christmas day for two centenarians in the St James South constituencyViolent Gaskin, 106, of Ricks Road and Mona Hackett 101, of Piton Road both received gift baskets of...
View ArticleChurch leaders appeal for peace and hope at Christmas
Religious leaders on Christmas Day urged Barbadians to embrace Christmas as a time of hope and peace in the face of increasing wars across the globe, the rising cost of living, and the climate crisis...
View Article#BTChristmas message: Jesus, the Source of Hope- Bishop Derek Richard
Christmas message from Bishop, The Reverend Derick Richard of the Methodist Church of Barbados “Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light” The world we live in in not the idyllic world...
View Article#BTChristmas message – BWU reports progress in uplifting workers
Christmas Address by General Secretary Toni Moore, Barbados Workers’ Union Comrades and friends, As the cooler breezes of the Barbadian Christmas season sweep across our beautiful island, I bring you...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating circumstances that forced UK bound flight en route...
SOURCE: CMC – HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Ministry of National Security says it is working with relevant authorities to investigate the circumstances that forced a United Kingdom-bound flight to divert to...
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