Former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has joined those around the region who have expressed surprise that Barbados will not be hosting any matches in this year’s regional and international cricket calendar. Gons...

Greece has announced plans to ban access to social media for under-15s, becoming the latest European country to restrict children’s exposure to online platforms. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the move was aimed at tackling rising anxi...

FLOW Barbados is alerting its customers to a growing wave of phishing scams targeting mobile and Internet users. The telecommunications provider yesterday reported an increase in fraudulent emails and messages, masquerading as official Flow communica...

A High  Court judge has ordered Soca artiste Patrice Roberts to pay her former Canadian-based management company more than US$30,000 for services it provided while briefly managing her career. Justice Robin Mohammed ruled that Soca Bookings Inco...

Global oil prices have fallen sharply and stock markets have jumped after the US and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that includes the reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz waterway. The price of benchmark Brent crude fell by abo...

Barbadians came out in their numbers to celebrate excellence last evening as the 2026 CARIFTA Games athletes returned to see the colours, rhythms, joyous smiles and flowers. The first segment of the team returned after 3 p.m. and they were greeted by...

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s call to regulate young people’s use of social media and artificial intelligence has come in for high praise from the island’s secondary school principals, who are warning that such guardrails are now needed...

Veril Glenroy Harewood, 50, of Sargent Street, St John, has been identified as the man killed in a shooting at Brownes Beach, St Michael. Police said a report of gunshots was received around 6:57 p.m. on Monday, April 6. Officers responded to the sce...

Two men have been killed and another injured following three separate shooting incidents across St Michael and Christ Church on Monday evening. The first fatality occurred around 6:57 p.m. at Brownes Beach, St Michael, where police found the body of ...

A 54-year-old man charged in connection with a fatal house fire in Bank Hall, St Michael, has been remanded to prison. Police said Ricardo Okella Stanford, of Bank Hall, was formally charged with murder and arson in relation to the death of Shanell S...