Exclusive: Side-hustle boom pushes motor numbers past 181k Emmanuel Joseph15/04/202601.3K views Barbados is spending more foreign exchange on importing cars than on medicines or ships — ranking third in the country’s overall import bill — as a growing culture of entrepreneurship… Read more
Fake social media ads used to con COB customers Emmanuel Joseph14/04/2026078 views Bank and credit union customers nationwide are being targeted daily by scammers in what a leading credit union chief is calling a relentless fraud offensive — with fraudsters now exploiting… Read more
Clarke unfair dismissal claim may head to tribunal as conciliation talks collapse Emmanuel Joseph14/04/202602.6K views The case in which popular radio broadcaster and veteran calypsonian Ronald “De Announcer” Clarke is claiming unfair dismissal by Starcom Network has been heard by the Chief Labour Officer but… Read more
Bushfires expose serious air pollution risk, UWI warns Emmanuel Joseph14/04/20260149 views Barbadians suffered a significant air pollution event — not just a fire emergency — when bushfires tore through six parishes last week, the University of the West Indies’ Centre for… Read more
“Ask up there, not me,” chair says after FSC blunder Emmanuel Joseph13/04/202602.7K views A High Court judge has dismissed the Financial Services Commission’s bid to wind up Equity Insurance Company Ltd, ruling that the regulator has not established a clear case and that… Read more
Global partners rally behind RSS to confront threats Emmanuel Joseph10/04/20260124 views In a renewed show of global backing for Caribbean security, international partners have committed fresh support and resources to the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) to confront mounting cross-border threats… Read more
‘Moral blindness’: UK far-right pol slammed for plan to deny visas over reparations Emmanuel Joseph10/04/2026092 views Barbados has accused the far-right Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage of “profound moral blindness” after he proposed that Britain should block visa applications from Caribbean and African nations seeking… Read more
Another harvest delay could finish off sugar industry – planters Emmanuel Joseph09/04/20260299 views Private cane farmers have sounded the alarm that Barbados’ centuries-old sugar industry could collapse if the 2026 harvest does not resume as scheduled on Friday, amid a fresh dispute between… Read more
Consumer group: Balance support for vendors with fair pricing Emmanuel Joseph08/04/2026021 views The Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) has warned that while Barbadians should support wayside vendors and domestic producers, that support must not become an excuse for unfair prices at a… Read more
PSV operators demand overhaul of City bus terminal amid violent crime surge Emmanuel Joseph08/04/20260195 views Armed robberies and drive-by shootings have made Bridgetown’s Constitution River Terminal (CRT) such a security risk after dark that public service vehicle operators will demand a “total review” of how… Read more