Barbados observes World Autism Awareness Day
The Barbados Council for the Disabled celebrated World Autism Awareness Day today with a special day of activities at Brownes beach for families with autistic children. The family fun day was...
View Article‘Into the Woods’ aiming to dazzle
With opening night just a week away, the cast of Operational Triple Threat’s production (OTT) Into the Woods are filled with anticipation and excitement to see their months of hard work pay off. The...
View ArticleWest Indies women are T20 queens
West Indies claimed their first Women’s World Twenty20 with a pulsating eight-wicket win over Australia in Kolkata. Australia, seeking a fourth successive World T20 title, chose to bat and posted 148...
View ArticleMore education needed on autism
Under the clear blue skies of Brownes Beach, the Barbados Council for the Disabled celebrated World Autism Awareness Day yesterday. Following the slogan, Light it Up Blue, children and parents alike...
View ArticlePraises heaped on victorious West Indies teams
Both the West Indies men and women’s teams have come in for high praises after capturing respective International Cricket Council Twenty20 World Cup titles today. The women captured their first ever...
View ArticlePTAs chief wants Govt to pay up
Parent-Teacher representative Shone Gibbs thinks the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) should take its payment demand for marking schools-based assessments to the level of CARICOM. The Barbados...
View ArticleRotten mood
The Freundel Stuart administration has all but rubbished the latest Moody’s report on Barbados, in which the United States-based credit rating agency has further downgraded it’s bond rating and issuer...
View ArticleDowngrade a ‘slap in the face’ – BPSA
The local private sector said it was “dismayed” at the latest downgrade of the country’s bond rating by international ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service, and that it took little comfort from the...
View ArticleNo early poll
Two of the country’s leading political scientists have ruled out the possibility of an early general election. The Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) announced today that it was moving swiftly...
View Article‘Downgrade no cause for alarm’
Noted economist Jeremy Stephen today said the latest downgrade of Barbados’ bond and issuer ratings by Moody’s Investors Services should not be much cause for concern in the medium term. Stephen...
View ArticleAG responds to Durant’s call for freeing of inmates
Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite has dismissed suggestions that the Freundel Stuart administration intends to release prisoners to coincide with the nation’s 50th Independence anniversary...
View ArticleFair Trading Commission limits FLOW
Telecommunications company Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited (C&W), trading as FLOW, will not be able to increase prices on non-competitive services above three per cent for the next three...
View ArticleDad ecstatic over Hayley’s performance
Michael Matthews, who is well known among the cricketing fraternity here, is ecstatic that his daughter Hayley is already making her mark in the game on the international scene. The 18-year-old former...
View ArticleSt Michael man on drugs and guns charges
Jamal Orlando Worrell of School Lane, Halls, Road, St Michael, is expected to appear in the District A Magistrates Court today, charged with a number of drugs and firearms offences. The 30-year-old was...
View ArticleEastern European nationals charged
Two eastern European nationals are due to appear at the Oistins Magistrates today on theft related offences. Police arrested and charged Bulgarian, Antoin Nedev, 25, and Ukranian, Ruslan Lesker, 39,...
View ArticleRoyal welcome
The champions of the ICC 2016 Women World Twenty20 touched down at Grantley Adams International Airport this afternoon to trumpet sounds and loud cheers from adoring fans. The celebration stepped up a...
View ArticleSir Hilary offers advice on Cameron’s next move
Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has hailed Sunday’s double win by the West Indies men’s and women’s teams in the global T20 cricket tournament, saying...
View ArticleWrong way
A strong word of warning today to the Freundel Stuart administration that it is “running out of time”. Reacting to the latest Moody’s downgrade of Barbados’ issuer and bond ratings to Caa1, former...
View ArticleProperty market soft, says Hutton
Over $2 billion in beachfront property, including villas and apartments, sits on the west coast awaiting buyers. Chief Operating Officer of Terra Caribbean Hayden Hutton revealed today that the...
View ArticleThousands in losses during recent strike
Local businesses were adversely affected by the recent industrial action at the Bridgetown port when workers staged a protest in solidarity with their striking Barbados Water Authority (BWA)...
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