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NCF invites Bajans to choose 60 songs for Independence

What does Barbados sound like? That was the question posed at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, Garrison, St Michael, yesterday as the museum and...

US to tighten visa regulations for foreign students, journalists

The Trump administration moved on Thursday to tighten the duration of visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and journalists. The new final rule from...

$25m loan boost for CWI

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has received a significant financial boost after the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved a loan of US$12.82 million (BDS$25.6 million)...

Bajans assured proposed changes to Board will be positive

Barbadians are being assured that plans to convert the Transport Board into the Barbados National Transport Co-operative will not result in the negative behaviours...
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Site checks the norm, says Ishmael

Officials from the Environmental Health Department are inspecting migrant worker accommodations across Barbados and have identified compliance issues at some of the construction sites,...

Man says he’s alive because of woman

It was only because of Jhakira Matthews’ intervention that he is alive today, said Jurdie Omar Austin Miller. “We get weself in trouble but I...

Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting health, as it confronts an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis in which 42 per cent...

$25m loan boost for CWI

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has received a significant financial boost after the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved a loan of US$12.82 million (BDS$25.6 million)...

Financial markets ‘rebound from Iran war’

Global financial markets have rebounded from the disruptions caused by the war in Iran and a leading mutual fund manager is reporting that this...

50 years championing a cause

For 50 years, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has been at the forefront of advocating for a more inclusive and accessible Barbados,...
 

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Spain into World Cup final after 2-0 win over France

ARLINGTON - Spain suffocated France deep in the heart of Texas on Tuesday, powering into their first World Cup final since lifting the ​trophy...

Coach overjoyed by athletes’ NACAC championships results

Sixteen medals, inclusive of three golds, and a wave of personal bests, have convinced Barbados’ head coach Jamal Grosvenor that the island’s next generation...

Sanctuary Vibez refuses to let financial hurdles silence ambition

by JOHN BOYCE After almost two decades on the soca circuit, Sanctuary Vibez is transitioning to being a “world artiste”. Sanctuary, who won the People’s Monarch title in...

Barbados tops Caribbean’s Ultimate Winter Escape list

Barbados takes the crown as the Caribbean's Ultimate Winter Escape in 2026, surpassing St Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and more islands...

LR’s focus on positive lyrics

by JOHN BOYCE One of Barbados’ biggest dancehall artistes is transitioning to kaiso and shedding the violent messages he once advocated. The high-energy LR (Lone Realness) said he...

BARP reports major surplus

When members of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) meet on July 23 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) for their annual...

Iran and US launch new attacks in Strait of Hormuz battle

CAIRO/DUBAI/WASHINGTON - Iran fired ballistic missiles at a US air ​base in Jordan on Tuesday and the United States attacked Iranian targets for five...

BiMPay worked ‘99.8% of time’

BiMPay was not introduced before it was ready. Central Bank Governor Dr The Most Honourable Kevin Greenidge made that clear yesterday as he acknowledged a...

‘I was on cocaine and wanted something to eat’

The pre-sentencing report is still outstanding and, as a result, Robert Ricardo Neblett had his matter adjourned when he reappeared in the No 4...

Update: Bank Hall man identified as latest shooting victim

Twenty-one-year-old Cammeron Ifill of Pasture Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Gall Hill, Christ...