The Barbados Light & Power Company  (Light & Power) has answered the urgent call for assistance from the Jamaica Power Service Company (JPS) following the widespread outages caused by Hurricane Melissa. Through the CARILEC Disaster Assistan...

The woman who damaged a sixapartment building complex after torching her boyfriend’s clothes and a mattress has been warned that her offence crossed the threshold for a custodial sentence. “These facts we have just heard are extremely serious. I ...

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a Flash-Flood Watch for the island as heavy rainfall persists today. Authorities warn that excessive rain could result in flooding in low-lying areas, runoff from higher elevations, and water accu...

The UN human rights council has given unanimous backing to a fresh, independent investigation into mass killings reported in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher. “Our wake-up calls were not heeded. Bloodstains on the ground in el-Fasher have been ph...

Scotiabank has launched The Platinum Card in partnership with global payments company American Express (AMEX), signalling the beginning of an exciting new chapter in premium financial services in Barbados. Suzette Armoogam-Shah, managing director of ...

Government appears to be moving forward with the divestment of the Transport Board and proposals for this include the severing of all the workers and the transferring of the electric bus fleet to former employees in the first instance, as well as the...

Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny was the big winner at Thursday night’s Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, taking home five trophies. Among them was album of the year, for the acclaimed Debí Tirar Más Fotos, a project which embraced his island̵...

As Government creates more fiscal space, it must pay more attention to the challenges Barbadians face and continue to focus on improving implementation. Independent Senator Kevin Boyce made that recommendation as he called for some fundamental issues...

In a formal ceremony held on November 12, Trinidad and Tobago’s cricket icons Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard were officially appointed as National Sports Ambassadors. The instruments of appointment were presented by Minister of Foreign and Caricom...

Government is not stopping Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from functioning. And it is not borrowing money in secret, says Minister of Energy and Business Senator Lisa Cummins. She was responding to calls from Opposition Senator Andre ...