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Barbados has maintained a firm position as one of the Caribbean’s top destinations despite the challenges of a highly competitive and rapidly changing global environment. This is according to chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Kelly-
It is over for Oba! Barbados’ sole Olympic medallist Obadele Thompson was ousted as a Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) board director after Wednesday’s Annual General Meeting at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. Having served on the board since 2023, the b
Newly-appointed Barbados Football Association (BFA) technical director Philip Marin believes Barbados has the talent to make an impression at next month’s FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival in Azerbaijan. The Under-15 boys will travel to Baku for the tournam
Police in the US state of Mississippi have arrested a man in connection with the death of a black woman found hanged from a tree, and say they could soon take more people into custody. Tasia Fortune’s body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Jackson i
President of the animal welfare organisation Be Their Voice, Lavern Beresford, says her group is growing increasingly frustrated with what she describes as Government “inaction” over repeated reports of animal cruelty. She pointed to the recent case of a sever
On Saturday, September 19, hundreds of Barbadians will roll up their sleeves across the island for the annual Green Nation Clean-up, taking place one day ahead of World Clean-up Day. First launched by Nation Publishing five years ago, Green Nation brings toget
For 115 years, the story of electricity in Barbados has been closely connected to the island’s social and economic development. From the first electricity generated in Bridgetown in 1911, Barbados Light & Power Company Ltd. (BLPC) has evolved alongside a chang
Update The Barbados Police Service has confirmed the death of a man who was shot at Morris Gap, Westbury Road, St Michael, earlier today. Police public relations and communications officer Inspector Ryan Brathwaite confirmed the unnatural death, noting the man
Barbados is witnessing a powerful demonstration of what can happen when international and homegrown partners unite around the development of young people. Bim Got Talent’s “Up Next Youth Showcase” is gaining significant momentum, with support from organisation
The South African duo of Chris Green and Quinton de Kock produced match-winning performances to push the Barbados Tridents within one win of the Caribbean Premier League playoffs via a nervy four-wicket win over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Thursday. Gre
Great Move, but why so Late.
Without a Doubt
O’Brien Antonio Franklyn is scheduled to be back in court on September 30. Franklyn, 48, of Quarry Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, was not required to plead to the indictable charge of causing serious bodily harm to Andre Jamal Harry. Acting Magistrate Jared Rich
How hard did they slam it??? Hard slam? or soft slam? or medium slam?
Some St Lucy residents are finally seeing something they have waited years for – clearer water from their taps. But while the brown has faded in many areas, residents say it has not disappeared, with some still waking to water carrying a slight tinge and other
by Cheryl Harewood Asha Jones’ professional journey has taken her across tourism, sales and marketing, gerontology and therapeutic recreation; fields that today come together in the work she is building through Living Legacy Wellness. Following a profound pers
There is major concern that new restrictions on vessels and related increased charges by shippers at the water-scarce Panama Canal could ripple into increased costs for Barbados’ importers and higher prices for consumers. Minister of Energy, Business Developme
Two students turned up for class at the Wesley Hall Junior School this morning, only to find the plant at King Street, St Michael, still closed. Their parents were unaware of the second delay in the reopening of the school. On Monday, the first day of the new
There was something so intimate about the first night of Mahalia’s Corner. It felt less like walking into a concert and more like being invited into somebody’s living room – one where the lights were low, the music was good and the evening had been deliberatel
GEORGETOWN -The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has established the CARICOM Youth Advisory Committee on the Prevention of Crime and Violence (YAC-PCV) aimed at placing young people at the centre of regional efforts to reduce crime and violence. Membership of the
LONDON – Airlines intensified their criticism of Britain’s aviation systems on Wednesday after a major air traffic failure left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded, while ministers called in the flight control boss to explain the shutdown. Flights re
Employers have been warned about failing to give workers a chance to defend themselves and poor record-keeping. In the Alana Hazell versus Markham Construction Limited decision yesterday, the three-person Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) ruled she was unfairly
The man who was shot and killed at Crab Hill, St Lucy last night has been identified as Shamar Michael Inniss, 28 years, of Church Village, St Philip and French Village, St Peter. According to police, they received an anonymous call around 9:25 p.m. that sever
In loving memory of a soul that touched so many lives.You are a true champion.
What has gone Wrong with a section of Our Younger Men.
Four young men, charged jointly and separately on a number of offences, were remanded to Dodds Prison when they appeared in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court today. They are Jaden Lashaun Isaiah Davis, 19 years, of 12H Bottom Close, Wildey, St Michael; Mwamb
A new report Tuesday suggests that international trade that is ordered or delivered online quintupled in two decades in Latin America and the Caribbean to nearly US$90 billion and is rapidly becoming a powerful engine of growth across the region. The report re
Well boy, No mo' Wuk fa you.
Michael Alphonsa Harris was placed on a bond to keep the peace for three months. The 56-year-old contractor of Seales Ave, Goodland, St Michael, was also fined $1 500 to be paid by December 1, or face one month in jail. Harris was back before Magistrate Jared
Customs services at Terminal II of the Grantley Adams International Airport have resumed following the restoration of telecommunications service. The Barbados Customs and Excise Department said connectivity to the terminal was restored after its service provid