Trump encourages leaders to use military action to help US fight cartels Barbados Today07/03/20260359 views (Source: AP) President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it… Read more
T&T pushes back against Venezuela: ‘We do not respond well to threats’ Barbados Today17/09/20250521 views We do not respond well to threats at all. This was the defiant stance taken by Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Sean Sobers during a telephone interview with Guardian Media,… Read more
Independence parade replaced with National Day of Prayer Barbados Today16/08/20250229 views Government has announced that the annual Independence Day Parade this year will be replaced with a National Day of Prayer and Reflection due to the State of Emergency. “After careful… Read more
Illegal prison cellphones loaded with thousands of dollars in credit–POA president Barbados Today10/08/20250536 views Trinidad Guardian – Illegal cellphones smuggled into Trinidad and Tobago’s prisons—some loaded with prepaid credit values ranging from TT$8 000 to TT$11 000 (US$1 179 – US$1 621)—are enabling inmates… Read more
Persad-Bissessar wins fourth consecutive internal leadership election Barbados Today29/07/2025082 views Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has created political history once again, winning her fourth consecutive internal leadership election since 2010, and doing so unopposed. The nomination-only victory comes just 90 days… Read more
Cellphone smuggling is prison system’s biggest challenge–Ex-commissioner Barbados Today20/07/20250480 views Trinidad Guardian – Just hours after government intelligence uncovered a plot to assassinate state officials from within prison walls, former prisons commissioner Gerard Wilson warned that cell phone smuggling remains… Read more
Alarm over school violence in Trinidad; 2,000 suspensions in one term Barbados Today06/07/20250461 views Trinidad Guardian – Nearly 2,000 students were suspended in a single school term during the 2021/2022 academic year—a startling indicator of rising discipline challenges in Trinidad and Tobago’s education system.… Read more
Vybz Kartel not opposed to restrictions by Trinidad govt Barbados Today17/05/20250791 views PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad Express) – Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel has made it clear that there is no issue with him performing in Trinidad and Tobago and the position… Read more
Minister curbs Vybz Kartel’s media tour Barbados Today16/05/20250962 views Defence Minister Wayne Sturge has ordered that the itinerary of Jamaican dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel be cut. In one of his first acts of business, Sturge, according to a legal… Read more
Trinidad & Tobago top cop cleared Barbados Today11/05/202501K views PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad Guardian) – Embattled Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the importation of two sniper rifles for the Strategic Services Agency. The… Read more