The local bodybuilding fraternity is in mourning following the passing of one of this island’s best. Albert Beckles, an icon of the sporting a a household name in the 1970s and 1980s when he was among the top performers around the world, passed awa...

Police have formally charged 28-year-old Deron Akoya Daisley of Gemswick, St Philip with firearm, ammunition and stolen property offences. Police said Daisley was charged in connection with possession of a firearm and seven rounds of ammunition on Ma...

Fast bowler Jayden Seales picked the perfect time to score his maiden first-class half-century, with his effort saving Trinidad and Tobago Red Force from being skittled out by the Guyana Harpy Eagles on the opening day of the West Indies Championship...

Its Barbados-based Operations are feeling the impact as ANSA McAL Limited sharpens the focus on core “growth engines” and tries to maximise shareholder value as part of a 2X strategy to double its size by next year. This comes as the Trinidad and...

At least six Americans have been exposed to the Ebola virus during a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sources have told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak as an inte...

Nothing good can come from having a gun, especially if you are poor. So declared Justice Carlisle Greaves as he imposed two forthwith fines, totalling $11 500, on the only person he said he believed when people claimed they found an illegal weapon. �...

Minimum wage, productivity and the cost of living should not be treated separately. That was one of the major themes emerging from a high-level panel discussion hosted by the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Ce...

The Ministry of Education has established a National Mathematics Taskforce aimed at improving mathematics performance across schools nationwide and developing a long-term strategy to strengthen how the subject is taught. Education Minister Sonia Para...

Barbadians would be facing an even steeper increase in electricity bills had Government not stepped in to absorb part of the soaring fuel costs being driven by instability in global energy markets. This was stressed by Minister of Energy, Business De...

The retail prices of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene will increase effective midnight, Sunday, May 17. Gasoline will retail at $4.01 per litre and diesel at $3.21 per litre, representing increases of 28 cents and six cents, respectively. The price of ...