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WORLDD airy and sheep farmers are to receive drought-tolerant grass under a government pilot project aimed at securing animal feed supplies ahead of a potentially very strong El Niño event extending into next year. The initiative comes amid concerns about a shortage of hay and other forage, with dry…
WORLDT he Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is increasing surveillance and strengthening security on its wards after a patient struck a nurse in the Accident and Emergency Department on Wednesday night, renewing calls for tougher penalties for attacks on healthcare workers. The Barbados Nurses Association…
WORLDE den Lodge Primary School is to remain closed until further notice amid an investigation into a pungent odour that has disrupted classes on at least three days this week, with staff and students reporting burning eyes, nausea and dizziness. The school will be closed on Friday as investigations…
WORLDP oor business standards risk damaging Barbados’ reputation and limiting its ability to compete internationally, Business Development Minister Kerrie Symmonds has warned, calling for stronger regulation and greater attention to safety and service quality. At the launch of a Standards Sector Project…
WORLDB ad light and rain brought an early end to an intriguing second day at Mirpur as West Indies and Bangladesh battled for the upper hand in the first Test. At stumps, the regional side were 134 for four in reply to the home side’s 272 all out, with Tagenarine Chanderpaul unbeaten on 43 and Justin…
WORLDP olice removed a Christ Church man from a St Vincent-bound flight almost a month after finding a shotgun, ammunition and more than half a million dollars’ worth of drugs at his home, the No. 2 Supreme Court heard. Randolph Jason Victor, of Lowlands, Christ Church, reappeared before Justice Douglas…
WORLDM urder accused Dario Taitt told a 12-member jury he has spent more than three years in jail for a slaying he did not commit, and that he does not know who killed Jamal Clarke. “This is 41 months I in jail for something I ain’t do. I am an innocent man. I did not kill Jamal Clarke. I do not know…
WORLDB riefing journalists on the bank’s third-quarter report, governor Dr Kevin Greenidge said real gross domestic product (GDP) had grown by an estimated 1.4 per cent, compared with 2.3 per cent over the same period in 2025. Growth in the non-traded sector, which produces goods and services consumed…
WORLDA “very social” Christ Church deejay who pleaded guilty to having two high-powered firearms and 62 rounds of ammunition at his home has accepted full responsibility, while blaming his own trusting nature and negligence for the situation he was now facing. Jamal Neall Stapleton, 39, of Lower Silver…
WORLDC omplaints to the Labour Department of sexual harassment in the workplace are rising, while many businesses still lack the policies required by law to protect staff, Chief Labour Officer Wayne Sobers has warned. Speaking at a Barbados Employers Confederation (BEC) breakfast meeting, Sobers said…