Individual CARICOM nations have put measures in place to fight the rising cost of living in their respective countries, but say they are powerless over the cost of fossil fuels which drive all aspects of the economy. That was one of the key points em...

For a place in the Wimbledon final, Karolina Muchova was ready to put her body on the line. A maiden Grand Slam title could heal all her past wounds when she takes on Czech compatriot Linda Noskova on Saturday. Even as Muchova’s surgically �...

Ian Alleyne Farrell, also known as “Cheese”, “Tallman” or “Mafia”, is now in police custody after being the subject of a wanted bulletin issued by The Barbados Police Service. Farrell, of Apartment 1, #156 Regency ...

Attorneys will make submissions on sentence in September when the sentencing phase for a woman who conspired with others to break into a security firm resumes in the No. 3A Supreme Court. Morivia Samantha Syana Gittens, a monitor at A&C Security ...

Transferring ownership of National Housing Corporation (NHC) terrace units to long-standing tenants does not mean Government’s job is finished, says Opposition Senator Ryan Walters. Noting that successive administrations have pursued that objective...

West Indies Test captain Roston Chase strongly believes that his side’s recent Test series win against Sri Lanka is a “steppingstone” to greater things for the regional team. The home side defeated Sri Lanka 1-0 in their two-match Test series f...

Some Digicel customers have had their WhatsApp accounts hijacked in recent days after experiencing an issue with their short message services (SMS). The users, all of whom identified that they used the Digicel mobile service, told the DAILY NATI...

A humanitarian shipment carrying 88 containers of emergency relief supplies has left Georgetown for earthquake-hit Venezuela, with officials describing the operation as a regional effort supported by seven Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states....

The Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) says it has noted with concern the recent allegations made “against a private, Barbados-based construction firm” regarding exploitation of migrant labour. “While the BEC does not comment on the ...

The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler’s singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident. After an operation to remove vocal cord nodules in 1977, she was ordered to rest her voice. But one day she screamed in anger, permanently ...