BusinessLocal NewsTransportation Exclusive: Side-hustle boom pushes motor numbers past 181k by Emmanuel Joseph 15/04/2026 written by Emmanuel Joseph 4 min read Barbados is spending more foreign exchange on importing cars than on medicines or ships โ ranking third in the country’s overall import bill โ as a growing culture of entrepreneurship … Continue Reading 15/04/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Fake social media ads used to con COB customers by Emmanuel Joseph 14/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 14/04/2026 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 โ with fraudsters now exploiting … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Clarke unfair dismissal claim may head to tribunal as conciliation talks collapse by Emmanuel Joseph 14/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 14/04/2026 The case in which popular radio broadcaster and veteran calypsonian Ronald โDe Announcerโ Clarke is claiming unfair dismissal by Starcom Network has been heard by the Chief Labour Officer but … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EnvironmentLocal News Bushfires expose serious air pollution risk, UWI warns by Emmanuel Joseph 14/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 14/04/2026 Barbadians suffered a significant air pollution event โ not just a fire emergency โ when bushfires tore through six parishes last week, the University of the West Indiesโ Centre for … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessJudicialLocal News โAsk up there, not me,โ chair says after FSC blunder by Emmanuel Joseph 13/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 13/04/2026 A High Court judge has dismissed the Financial Services Commissionโs bid to wind up Equity Insurance Company Ltd, ruling that the regulator has not established a clear case and that … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CARICOMLocal News Global partners rally behind RSS to confront threatsย ย by Emmanuel Joseph 10/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 10/04/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News โMoral blindnessโ: UK far-right pol slammed for plan to deny visas over reparations by Emmanuel Joseph 10/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 10/04/2026 Barbados has accused the far-right Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage of โprofound moral blindnessโ after he proposed that Britain should block visa applications from Caribbean and African nations seeking … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEconomyLocal News Another harvest delay could finish off sugar industry โ planters by Emmanuel Joseph 09/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 09/04/2026 Private cane farmers have sounded the alarm that Barbadosโ centuries-old sugar industry could collapse if the 2026 harvest does not resume as scheduled on Friday, amid a fresh dispute between … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyLocal News Consumer group: Balance support for vendors with fair pricing by Emmanuel Joseph 08/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 08/04/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News PSV operators demand overhaul of City bus terminal amid violent crime surge by Emmanuel Joseph 08/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 08/04/2026 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 demandย a “total review” of how … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
