BiMPay users are being warned never to share their verification codes, tokens, passwords or other security credentials with anyone. The caution has come from the Central Bank of Barbados following what it says is a reported social engineering fraud i...

Olu Jacobs, one of Nigeria’s best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84. His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the famil...

The president of the European Commission has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU’s first “associate member”. Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday she wanted to work on “opening the door”...

Alexandra School has been closed for today because of flooding, while schools across the rest of Barbados remain open. The Ministry of Education Transformation said the decision was taken in the interest of the safety of students and staff. Chief Edu...

A 47-year-old man from Arizona, USA, has been charged with firearm and ammunition offences following an incident on Monday. Jackson Bart Randall, of Lake Havasu, Arizona, was arrested and charged by the Barbados Police Service with possession of a fi...

Animal Welfare Organisations from across Barbados gathered today at the Bali Beach Club & Restaurant to mark the anniversary of the death of Sparky, a dog whose brutal drowning at Pebbles Beach on September 13, 2022, sparked outrage after video o...

Police have identified the pedestrian who was involved in a fatal collision around 7:20 a.m. along Maycocks Road, at its junction with Maycocks Terrace, St. Lucy, as 32- year-old Jodi Sealy of Maycocks, St. Lucy. Initial reports indicate that a motor...

The House of Assembly earlier today debated the Penal System Reform (Amendment) Bill, aimed at ending a 26-year contradiction in sentencing law. Under the amendment, judges may consider previous convictions at sentencing only when “directly rel...

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn is concerned about the “collateral damage” that Barbados could suffer as the United States (US) and Canada weaponise tariffs in an historic trade war. After trade talks between the two neighbours broke down, the ...

by SANDRA DOWNES A teacher has been charged with indecent assault of a teenage girl. Kerry Harvey Maxwell, 48, of No. 9 Pilllersdorf Development, St Michael, pleaded not guilty to committing the offence on March 23, 2026. He appeared in the District ...