Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium be held so that Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Barbados, commercial banks and others can s...

Barbados has the size to solve its own health crisis of noncommunicable diseases, and the food industry is being called on to help make it happen. That was the central message from Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Davidson Is...

by PHILIP HACKETT A penetrative spell of off-spin bowling from Donicko Wilson complemented a disciplined batting performance by captain Z’dari Scantlebury and inspired Milo Lodge to a comfortable victory by 22 runs over St Leonard’s Boys’ ...

A High Court Judge has warned a self-confessed gunman to come prepared to pay any fine in full. “If a fine is considered, you have to bring all of my fine. So if the fine is $20 000 you have to bring all the money,” Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovel...

The race to protect Barbados’ coral reef has reached a make-or-break moment, with 90 per cent of the island’s coral polyps either ill, destroyed or stressed. According to head of the Regional Secretariat for the Inter-governmental Oceanographic C...

Barbados has partnered with the OPEC Fund for International Development to launch the Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, a new initiative aimed at helping climate-vulnerable countries access more affordable financing. The launch took place at ...

St George Primary student Tyriq Goddard placed tenth overall in this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE), following the release of results on Monday. Tyriq, who was among the 12 top performers, achieved an overall scor...

The Central Bank of Barbados is advising the public about the use of “penny test” deposits as part of efforts to correct incorrectly formatted account information that affected salary payments. The Bank said some commercial banks, credit unions, ...

The police sergeant who interviewed accused Jakobe Jaheem Yarde spent a third day on the witness stand as the court watched the DVDs of that interview when Yarde’s murder trial continued in the No. 3 Supreme Court yesterday. Yarde, of Nurse Land, B...

Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. Their interests are officially aligned — and the Heat finally have another superstar. Ending a marathon watch for the next great Miami get, the Heat landed Antetokounmpo — a tw...