Future Barbados to scale up innovation drive under new ministry Ricardo Roberts12/03/20260763 views The new national innovation agency, Future Barbados, is embarking on a new phase of expansion as part of government plans to accelerate technological development, strengthen youth participation, and turn research… Read more
QEH spotlight on patient safety in interactive open day Ricardo Roberts12/03/20260100 views The Queen Elizabeth Hospital marked Patient Safety Awareness Week with an open day on Wednesday that turned into a hospital-wide exhibition of how staff work across departments to keep patients… Read more
Minister unveils $188m plan to build “world-class” digital economy by 2030 Ricardo Roberts11/03/20260390 views A $187.8m budget blueprint to drive Barbados’s transformation into a “world-class” digital economy by 2030 was revealed in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, outlining a four-year plan that he… Read more
Deacons folk see jobs as exit from violence Ricardo Roberts10/03/20260403 views The people of the Deacons community are calling for jobs and opportunities for young people after a daylight shooting on Monday left a sense of uneasy calm a day later. … Read more
Fire chief appeals for vigilance after blaze injures pensioner Ricardo Roberts10/03/20260211 views A 90‑year‑old pensioner remains in hospital with serious injuries after a house fire at Two Mile Hill, prompting Chief Fire Officer Errol Maynard to issue an urgent plea for greater… Read more
Painter fined for drug importation Ricardo Roberts10/03/20260345 views A 35-year-old painter has been sentenced after pleading guilty to drug charges. Damien Stephen Warrick, of Husbands Crescent, St Michael, reappeared in court on four counts arising from offences committed… Read more
Central Bank assures readiness, security for digital payments launch Ricardo Roberts09/03/20260511 views The Central Bank of Barbados has moved to reassure the public that the new national digital payments platform, BIM Pay, will be fully tested and secure ahead of its March… Read more
Trust Fund disbursed $28.2m to micro-businesses Ricardo Roberts06/03/20260618 views The Barbados Trust Fund Limited (BTFL) has disbursed more than $28m in micro-financing to more than 5 000 small entrepreneurs, creating nearly 7 000 jobs and boosting women’s participation in… Read more
Energy minister: Oil price surge demands ‘vigilance, policy interventions’ Ricardo Roberts06/03/2026056 views Minister of Energy Kerrie Symmonds on Friday announced a sweeping $81 million plan to strengthen economic resilience as the ongoing war in the Middle East continues to affect global energy… Read more
Gov’t moving to clean up former Mobil refinery site Ricardo Roberts06/03/20260800 views After nearly three decades of uncertainty and public concern, the government said on Friday it is finally making headway on the long-delayed remediation of the former Mobil Oil Refinery at… Read more