Bridgetown, Barbados | May 8, 2026 – Tipsy Music Festival (TMF) is turning up the heat for 2026 with the official announcement of Jamaican dancehall superstar Alkaline as co-headliner for this year’s highly anticipated festival experienc...

The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is putting itself in a better position to mobilise capital, including private finance. This objective was outlined by CDB President Daniel Best at the Pierre Mendès France Conference Center, Minist...

Netflix has been sued in Texas over claims it collects data belonging to children and adults in the US state without their consent, and uses “addictive” design to keep them hooked. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the streaming g...

Raymond Ricardo Holder said he never “interfered” with the complainant who has accused him of attempted rape six years ago. In his unsworn statement from the dock yesterday, Holder told Supreme Court No. 3A that he gave her some money and went to...

A major regional effort is under way to strengthen pandemic preparedness and reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya in the region. Dr Roshan Parasram, head of vector-borne diseases at the Caribbean Public He...

There is “no sign” of a larger hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship, the head of the UN health agency has said. But the World Health Organization’s chief Tedros Adhanom ...

Trinidad and Tobago’s fast-bowling trio of Anderson Phillip, Terrance Hinds and Jayden Seales wrecked Barbados Pride’s normally dependable batting lineup to put their side in the ascendancy in their West Indies Championship playoff match after th...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is assuring students, teachers and parents across the region that its approach to artificial intelligence (AI) in School-Based Assessments (SBAs) is grounded in fairness, human judgement, and confidence in the...

Concerned by a disturbing number of incidents where workers have fallen from heights, Minister of Labour Colin Jordan says Government will soon introduce specific legislation to address this issue. He made the announcement yesterday while delivering ...

Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) is undertaking a $20 million modernisation of its entire plant operations. This was announced recently at the unveiling of a 60th anniversary commemorative mural in the car park of The Pine, St Michael company. “We have embark...