Kes the Band and Patrice Roberts & the A Team band headline RISE V...
Bridgetown, Barbados June 6, 2024 — RISE Barbados is set to mark a milestone in grand style as it celebrates its fifth year during the fiftieth anniversary of Crop Over. Nouvelle Vie, the producers of...
View ArticlePolice investigating fatal shooting at Gall Hall
Police are on the scene of a fatal shooting at Gall Hill, Christ Church. Police told Barbados TODAY, the victim is a male. Two other persons were also reportedly injured. (More details as they come to...
View ArticleWhy no free trade agreement between Caribbean and Africa?
“If a region as small as the Caribbean can negotiate a reciprocal free trade agreement with Europe, then why should we not be able to do one with Africa?” That question posed by Pamela Coke-Hamilton,...
View ArticleRutherford powers Windies to Super 8s of T20 World Cup
Sherfane Rutherford hit a sublime unbeaten 68 as West Indies fought back to beat New Zealand by 13 runs to book their place in the T20 World Cup Super 8s. The co-hosts were in trouble at 22-4 when...
View ArticleDeath in daylight Gall Hill shooting, four others injured
The routine noise of traffic at the busy Gall Hill, Christ Church junction was shattered by gunshots just before 9.30 a.m., sending residents and people doing business at the nearby offices, shops and...
View ArticleImproving the delivery of justice
The slow pace of Barbados’ judicial system has been under heavy criticism with particular focus on the enormous backlogs in both the criminal and civil courts. Back in 2021, a member of the Caribbean...
View ArticleCJ, in new system to tackle case backlog, reaches out to Bar
The new Chief Justice of Barbados, 27 days on the job and grappling with a mounting backlog of court cases, has implemented a plan for the more efficient management of outstanding cases, his spokesman...
View ArticleFlights, passengers in ‘unprecedented surge’, says BHTA
Barbados is experiencing an unprecedented surge in airlift capacity, marking a pivotal moment for tourism, Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Renee Coppin has reported....
View ArticleCaddle: Banking on Blue-Green for sustainable future
Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology Marsha Caddle has defended the government’s planned Blue-Green Bank, declaring the importance of innovative financial frameworks to support the...
View ArticleBarbados bolsters disaster resilience for hurricane season
Almost two weeks into the Atlantic hurricane season, efforts are being made to bolster the island’s resilience against natural disasters, by bringing experts together to refine strategies for effective...
View ArticleBarbados envoy presents credentials to Cuban president
Barbados’ newest ambassador to Cuba, the historian and former broadcast journalist Dr Sharon Marshall, presented her credentials to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on Tuesday at the Palacio...
View ArticleMusic legend Sheppard teams up with major labels for cricket anthem
Soca star Alan Sheppard has joined forces with international music giants for the release of his new single One More, an infectious anthem set to be the soundtrack for cricket fans during the T20 World...
View ArticleVauxhall man convicted of killing cousin in new year’s day quarrel
Renaldo Stevenson Kirkley Carter shot cousin Jason to death over breakfast on New Year’s Day nine years ago, a High Court jury found late Tuesday. In a nine-to-three majority verdict, the 12-member...
View Article‘No scuffle before stabbing’
There was no exchange of words, no argument and no scuffle between two Branchbury, St Joseph friends on the morning one stabbed the other in the chest, the No. 5 Supreme Court heard on Wednesday. “All...
View ArticleTrade in your own currencies, Blackman tells Africa, Caribbean
Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Chad Blackman has proposed that African and Caribbean nations trade among themselves using their own currencies. This could prepare the...
View ArticleCARICOM pilot of shared currency system ‘soon’
The pilot of a potentially ground-breaking scheme to allow CARICOM nations to trade using each other’s currencies without a third-party currency is to start “soon”, Central Bank of Barbados governor...
View ArticleDeane to lead Barbados U19 Women for CWI regional tournament
Erin Deane will captain the Barbados Under-19 women’s squad for the upcoming regional tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. She will be supported by Asabi Callender who will serve as vice-captain. The...
View ArticleThorpe breaks national javelin record
When Barbadian javelin thrower Kayla Thorpe competed on June 6 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Finals in Oregon, United States of America, she created a stir with her outstanding...
View ArticleGibbons and Ifill: Legacies of Excellence
Few duos in Barbadian basketball have made as significant an impact as shooting guard Rahiim Gibbons and point guard Andrew Ifill. Playing for the Burger King Clapham Bulls, they have forged a legacy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Barbadians ‘gradually tying themselves to African history’
Barbadians are gradually but steadily tying themselves to their African history, thanks to the efforts of pan-Africanist organisations and the government over the years, the head of a research agency...
View Article