EconomyLocal News More than 54 000 receive first cost of living cash credit payments by Emmanuel Joseph 24/04/2026 written by Emmanuel Joseph 2 min read More than 54 000 people have already benefited from the governmentโs cost of living cash credit, with $5.4m disbursed in the programmeโs first round as authorities push to widen access … Continue Reading 24/04/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News BMCLA urges banks to rethink stance after US reclassifies ganja by Emmanuel Joseph 23/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 23/04/2026 Barbados’s medicinal cannabis regulator has again pressed banks to open their doors to the industry, seizing on Washington’s decision to downgrade cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegionalTourismTransportationTravelWeather No dangers in ferry service, says CEO by Emmanuel Joseph 23/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 23/04/2026 Barbadians have been assured that the vessels being used in the inter-island regional ferry service will be similar to the large overnight cruise ships that sail in much rougher waters … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Barbados remains Level 1 in US travel advisory by Emmanuel Joseph 22/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 22/04/2026 A renewed United States travel advisory flagging โpersistent crimes targeting touristsโ has prompted calls for Barbados to remain vigilant, even as industry officials stressed the island remains at the lowest … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegionalTransportation Exclusive: Bajan firm behind ferry service gets two ships by Emmanuel Joseph 22/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 22/04/2026 The company behind the long-anticipated regional ferry service has finally secured two new vessels suitable to start the inter-island service later this year, Barbados TODAY can reveal exclusively. This, after … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyEnergyEnvironmentLocal News Tariff battle looms over $350m green hydrogen plant by Emmanuel Joseph 20/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 20/04/2026 Barbadians will be able to own nearly one-third of a $350 million hybrid renewable energy power plant that promises more stable electricity bills but not necessarily cheaper ones, Barbados TODAY … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
News Barbados, Commonwealth Secretariat strengthen ties by Emmanuel Joseph 20/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 20/04/2026 Barbados and the Commonwealth Secretariat have agreed on mutual support for the rule of law and human rights, according to this countryโs diplomatic officials in London. When Barbadosโ High Commissioner … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EnvironmentLocal News Exclusive: Landmark push to create First regulated conservation areas at Long Pond, Turners Hall Wood by Emmanuel Joseph 17/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 17/04/2026 Barbados has taken its first concrete steps towards establishing regulated conservation areas and a national forest, with work now underway at two ecologically significant sites in St Andrew โ Turners … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HealthHealth CareLocal NewsYouth Farm expert urges healthy foods subsidies to fight obesity crisis by Emmanuel Joseph 17/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 17/04/2026 A leading agricultural expert has urged the government to subsidise at least 30 to 40 healthy food items in addition to the existing zero-rated basket of goods, warning that Barbadians … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HealthLocal News Experts โdeeply worriedโ as four in ten children now overweight or obese by Emmanuel Joseph 16/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 16/04/2026 More than four in ten Barbadian children are overweight or obese, according to new research that public health experts are calling a national crisis requiring urgent, society-wide action โ including … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail