Stars fall again as Tallawahs make it two wins from two
After Andre Russell’s miraculous one-man show to see off the Trinbago Knight Riders it was far more of a team effort as Jamaica Tallawahs secured a second Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) victory of...
Mia: Job cuts coming
Barbadians will be given details of Phases Two and Three of Government’s Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan in the next two weeks.
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said so on Tuesday...
Mayers’ future in doubt
Questions are being raised about attorney at law Guyson Mayers’ future as chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
This comes less than 24 hours after the former police officer secured 186...
Lowe warns against big job cuts
President of the Barbados Economic Society (BES) Shane Lowe has warned that sparing thousands of jobs could come at an increased cost to taxpayers as Government looks to announce the next phase of restructuring...
Lakers win sixth league title
Apparently Warriors only delayed the inevitable. The title is staying in Husbands.
Lumber Company Lakers are still the kings, as co-MVPs John Jones and Chiamaka Browne both had double-doubles as part...
Local team ready for big splash
Barbados stands a good chance in the pool at the Goodwill Swim Championships set for this weekend at the Aquatic Centre.
This was communicated by president of the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association,...
PM meets with EU ambassador
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has received an extensive briefing from the EU on its existing and upcoming programmes, and how Barbados may benefit from them.
Mottley and several of her Ministers...
New board at Barbados Agricultural Credit Trust Limited
A new board has been named for the Barbados Agricultural Credit Trust (BACT). It will be chaired by Gline Clarke, J.P., M.P. and his deputy will be Senator Lynette Holder.
The other members are: Elridge...
Postmaster General passes away
Postmaster General Margaret Ashby passed away on Monday after a brief illness.
She began her career with the post office in August 1979, and served in a number of posts before being appointed Postmaster...
Murder accused remanded
The two men charged with the murder of Donasan Husbands have been remanded to HMP Dodds.
Romel Hose Marville, 23, of Hawkins Gap, Westbury Road, and Daron Devon Thompson, 17, of Odessa McClean Drive,...
Diver sets new records
Free diver Alex Davis has established four new national records for Barbados.
During the Vertical Blue Competition at Deans Blue Hole in Long Island Bahamas, he recorded new times across three disciplines...
Clarke takes part in US sponsored programme
Meshia Clarke is currently in the United States participating in the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP). She is taking part in a three-week project on Renewable...
‘Grans’ reaches milestone
Centenarian Violet Etheline Gilkes celebrated her birthday in grand style today.
The lady of the hour toasted champagne with Governor General Dame Sandra Mason and friends and family on the grounds...
Cuba, Barbados relations being explored
Opportunities for deepening relations between Barbados and Cuba will be explored, as Government seeks to make inroads in a number of areas related to its marine environment.
Minister of Maritime Affairs...
Aretha Franklin in hospice care, says source
Aretha Franklin is in hospice care at her home, a source close to the 76-year-old singer told CNN’s Don Lemon.
Word of the “Queen of Soul” being gravely ill was first reported by Showbiz 411.
Showbiz...
Caribbean foods on display at Paris exhibition
At least 12 producers from six Caribbean countries will exhibit their goods at the five-day Salon International de l’alimentation (SIAL) trade fair that opens in Paris on October 21.
The Barbados-based...
Family, friends celebrate Enid’s 100th
Enid Frederick is the island’s latest centenarian.
Frederick’s milestone was celebrated on Monday with family, friends and Governor General Dame Sandra Mason at her home in Mullins, St Peter.
Though...
Worrell joins Bermuda’s Financial Policy Council
HAMILTON – Barbadian economist Dr DeLisle Worrell, the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, has joined Bermuda’s Financial Policy Council (FPC).
Announcing Worrell’s appointment...
Ministry concerned about low uptake of MMR vaccine
The Ministry of Health is concerned about the decline in the number of children who received the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine in the public health care system during the first six months of...
Italy motorway bridge collapses, 'dozens' feared dead
ROME − A motorway bridge collapsed on Tuesday over the northern Italian port city of Genoa, killing dozens of people according to the local ambulance service, in what the transport minister said was likely...
FAO ready to lend support to Barbados fisheries
Government has been urged to outline its requests for assistance in dealing with matters within its fisheries sector, including the handling of Sargassum seaweed, and make a formal request to the Food...
