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Dozens displaced by City fire promised gov’t support
Personnel from the Resilience and Reintegration Unit of the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs have started the search for housing to accommodate more than three dozen fire victims...
View ArticleBlackett suspended
General Secretary of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Steve Blackett has been suspended. The decision was taken during a closed-door meeting of the DLP’s General Council at the party’s George Street...
View ArticleRape accused denies having sexual contact with girl
Jamar Kevin-Lee Blackman told the nine-member jury in the No. 5A Supreme Court on Thursday that he never had any sexual interaction with the minor he is accused of raping. Giving an unsworn statement...
View ArticleBHTA: Boost in bookings ahead of T20 World Cup
Hotels are seeing a significant boost in summer bookings, with figures for the month of June reaching 50 per cent capacity ahead of next month’s T20 Cricket World Cup, according to the Barbados Hotel...
View ArticleBAS boss warns of threat from ‘unnecessary’ imports
The head of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) has sounded the alarm over the potential negative impacts of excessive and unnecessary imports on the island’s farmers ahead of the ICC T20 Cricket...
View ArticlePM calls for fresh Africa ties as Liberian monument unveiled
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for stronger ties with Africa at a ceremony marking Liberia’s lineage to 19th-century Barbados. Mottley unveiled a plaque in Bay Street on Thursday to mark this...
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Shepherd acting general secretary while top brass investigates
The general secretary of the Democratic Labour Party, Steve Blackett, has been suspended, party officials confirmed late on Thursday. The party’s top brass is to conduct an investigation, Barbados...
View ArticleCXC denies exam paper leaked
The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has dismissed as a “hoax”, reports circulating on social media that a paper in this year’s exams has been leaked. In a brief statement, the...
View ArticleConsumer reps warn of huge electricity bill hikes
Three intervenors representing consumer interests and the green energy industry in the rate battle with the Barbados Light & Power Company have warned Barbadians to brace for a substantial increase...
View ArticleWhat the governor doesn’t know about crypto
Cryptocurrency is too complicated for the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados to understand. In fact, he told reporters recently: “When it’s complicated, I stay away from it.” Good old cash and...
View ArticleWe’re following the Pied Piper’s noisy call
At 3 a.m. on Easter Sunday, the sound of pulsating music and a DJ over a loudspeaker belting out directions to “juck, juck and pooch back” charged the usual early morning quiet. A neighbour later...
View ArticleDefending netball champs yet to drop a game
C.O. Williams Rangers are proving to be the sheriffs of the Barbados Netball Association’s Premier League. The defending champions extended their unbeaten run to six games while handing St Barnabas...
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‘More men seeking cancer tests’
More Barbadian men are coming forward to get tested for prostate cancer, according to officials of a cancer-fighting charity. After several years of pleading with men to come forward and have their...
View ArticleUnmasking Rogue Dental Practitioners: Protecting Yourself from Unregistered...
In the dynamic realm of dental care, individuals continuously seek means to augment their smiles and maintain optimum oral health. Yet, amid the array of legitimate dental practitioners, a troubling...
View ArticleUpdate: CXC Investigating Concerns Around Distribution of CSEC Principles of...
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) has commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding an issue which occurred with the distribution of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate®...
View ArticleCayman Airways Service to end Summer 2024
The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has announced that direct services between Barbados and Grand Cayman provided by Cayman Airways will conclude on July 3rd, 2024, with the service being...
View ArticleUnhappy with Palestine recognition, but diplomat says relations unharmed
Israel has told the Mia Mottley administration that its “unfortunate” decision to recognise Palestine as a state will set back the Middle East peace process. “We think this decision is an unfortunate...
View ArticleOver $1/2M raised for UWI students at annual benefit event
The 15th Annual University of West Indies Toronto Benefit Awards marked another successful year of fundraising supporting scholarships for Caribbean students. Held recently at the elegant Ritz-Carlton...
View ArticleRepublic Bank Barbados to welcome first female Managing Director
Come July 4, Republic Bank Barbados will be welcoming its first female Managing Director. After 42 years of distinguished service with the Republic Bank Group, Anthony Clerk, who held the top position...
View ArticleElderly man jailed for raping pensioner
Seventy-one-year-old Oliver Chesterfield Fields has to spend an additional 10 years and eight months behind bars for raping a female pensioner in 2020. Madam Justice Wanda Blair sentenced the Edey...
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