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BREAKINGA motorcycle passenger’s death in a crash that may have involved an unmarked pothole has sparked a Caribbean-wide online campaign petitioning governments to prioritise pothole repairs. The Pothole Lobby, formed in Barbados and other Caribbean countries by digital entrepreneur and social advocate…
BREAKINGT he tourism industry expects a stronger 2027 after disruptions affected arrivals and growth this year, according to the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), with winter performance forecast to be eight per cent ahead of last year if challenges continue to stabilise. In a quarterly press…
BREAKINGB arbados slipped to their first defeat in League B Group B as hosts Guadeloupe won 3-0 during their Concacaf Nations League game on Thursday. Playing at the Stade Roger Zami, head coach Kent Hall made four changes to the squad from Barbados’ last game against Bermuda, which the Tridents won 2-1 at…
BREAKINGB arbados, home to the English Caribbean’s earliest successful commercial sugar industry, is set to become the new headquarters of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC), nearly four centuries after the island began exporting sugar. The relocation from Trinidad was described by SAC chairman…
BREAKINGD oubling Barbados’ special loans ceiling to $5bn does not mean the country has taken on another $2.5bn in debt, Finance Minister Ryan Straughn has sought to clarify. In a statement following Parliament’s approval of the Special Loans (Amendment) Bill, 2026 , the minister said the higher limit was…
BREAKINGB arbados has an opportunity to attract investment in refined or white sugar production to meet strong regional demand, with producers in Belize offering technical support to help develop the industry, top regional industry figures said on Thursday. The extent of the domestic industry’s interest in…
BREAKINGP olice are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Stefon Shamar Greaves, 31, of Grape Hall, St Lucy, who has been missing since November 10. Greaves is approximately 5 ft 8 in tall, slimly built and dark in complexion. He has a long face, small eyes and ears, a pointed nose, a low haircut,…
BREAKINGA general worker who denied five charges, including theft, threats and assault, has been granted $8 000 bail and ordered to stay away from a supermarket and two complainants. Jason Omar McClean, 45, of Lewis Gap, Green Hill, appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court No.1 and pleaded not…
BREAKINGA man acquitted of causing the deaths of Akalia Natasha Weir and a female minor by dangerous driving, but convicted of dangerous driving, will return to court for sentencing submissions on February 13, 2027. Troy Emerson Clinton was freed by a jury of causing the deaths of Akalia Natasha Weir and a…
BREAKINGB arbados is currently under a Small Craft Advisory as winds conditions are expected to generate choppy seas across the island’s marine area from Friday into Saturday. The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) said winds are forecast to increase from 15 to 20 knots to between 20 and 25 knots, with…