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BREAKINGG overnment is moving to curb imports of food and agricultural products that can be produced locally, with Agriculture Minister Dr Shantal Munro-Knight signalling closer scrutiny of imported commodities. The minister revealed that officials are already reviewing pork and sugar imports as part of…
BREAKINGJ ust weeks after celebrating her 108th birthday, renowned educator Dame Avisene Carrington has died, prompting an outpouring of tributes led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley. In a statement issued on Saturday, Mottley said Barbados was mourning “one of the brightest lights this country has ever…
BREAKINGT he following persons are asked to report to Supreme Court No 3A at the Henry Forde and David Simmons Legal and Judicial Complex in Coleridge Street, St Michael, at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026: – Stephan Robert Skeete – Hoytes Village, New Development, St James – Anderson Darwin Payne –…
BREAKINGA St Philip sailor accused of possessing and importing 121.4 kilogrammes of cannabis is due to have his case put before a jury next Thursday, more than eight years after the drugs were found aboard a yacht. Walter Oneal Prescod, of Emerald Park East, St Philip, has pleaded not guilty to possessing…
BREAKINGP rosecutors have called for a 25-year sentencing starting point for a man who killed his grandfather, rejecting the defence’s proposed 15 years and its argument that the fatal attack involved a mutual struggle. Keon Curwen Downes, of Rose Hill, St Peter, previously denied murdering Grenville…
BREAKINGP rime Minister Mia Mottley has welcomed Britain’s willingness to discuss a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, even as disagreement over financial reparations remains unresolved. Barbados is prepared to enter structured talks with the United Kingdom through CARICOM…
BREAKINGD ’Nairo Shaquille Greaves will spend almost seven more years at Dodds Prison after a High Court judge ruled that a fine would not reflect the seriousness of his possession of an unlicensed firearm. Earlier this year, Greaves, of Third Avenue, New Orleans, was convicted by a jury, by a majority of…
BREAKINGC ARICOM’s split over the United Nations vote on Cuba could leave the region vulnerable to accusations of double standards as it seeks international support for reparations and climate justice. That is the concern of Professor Don Marshall, director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and…
BREAKINGA fter more than three decades of work to tackle mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Barbados has achieved the elimination of transmission of the viral disease as a public health problem, Senior Medical Officer of Health and HIV/STI Programme Manager Dr Dale Babb said on Friday. Between 2022 and…
BREAKINGB arbados capped a memorable run at the U-15 FIFA World Cup and Festival by winning the Tier F consolation final on Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan. Barbados defeated Suriname 4-2 in an entertaining final, with goals from Kato Morris, Raezario Roach, Aamir John and Kevio Bellamy. Although a penalty…