A 20-year-old St. Philip man has been charged in connection with firearm-related offences. Jahquar Shacorey-Najah Lewis of Carrington Land, St. Philip, was arrested and formally charged for endangering life, possession of a firearm, and possession of...

A day after the US Senate passed a spending bill to end the longest-ever government shutdown, the budget fight now moves to the House of Representatives. The lower chamber of Congress is expected to vote this week on the funding measure. Unlike in th...

Sagicor has received a credit rating upgrade from Fitch Ratings. On October 21, the global credit rating agency announced that it “upgraded Sagicor Financial Company Limited’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-’”. “Fi...

While the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) remains open to hearing from stakeholders, there will be no rolling back of the Car Rental Levy. A media release from the BRA said after a series of sensitisation sessions with car rental operators which gui...

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed that the regional team will take on Afghanistan in a three-match T20 International series in January 2026, as part of preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The series is set to begin on January 19 at ...

Barbados Port Inc. has announced the temporary closure of Shed 4 to public commercial cargo services today due to an environmental issue that requires industrial cleaning of the Customs Office. In the meantime, container services and the processing o...

Starcom Network’s Decision to part ways with long-standing programme manager Ronnie Clarke had nothing to do with the controversial song he sang during this year’s Crop Over Festival, the media house stated in a release yesterday. Starcom, based ...

Dominica will take part in the CONCACAF Series for the first time in its history when the tournament kicks off this week in St Kitts. Dominica has been placed in Group B alongside Belize, St Martin, Sint Maarten, and the host country, St Kitts. The C...

The surge in violent crime and shooting deaths is having a traumatic effect on children, many of them living not just with the grief of the loss of a parent, but also fear that they will be next. This is according to United Nations child rights exper...

The Ministry of Educational Transformation has announced the temporary closure of Luther Thorne Primary and St Stephen’s Nursery following the deaths of staff members from both institutions over the weekend. Teachers, students, and staff were met w...