EnergyLocal News Exclusive: Solar backlog, battery storage โnow national security matterโ by Ricardo Roberts 14/04/2026 written by Ricardo Roberts 3 min read A backlog of solar installations and the global scramble for battery storage technology have been elevated to a matter of โnational securityโ, Minister of Energy Kerrie Symmonds has told Barbados … Continue Reading 14/04/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health & WellnessLocal NewsYouth Mental health experts call for united front as youth calls dominate national hotline by Ricardo Roberts 14/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 14/04/2026 In the wake of concerning reports from the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) that children and teenagers account for 40 per cent of calls to the national mental health hotline, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal News Lashley sets July opening for forensic lab in sweeping anti-crime strategy by Ricardo Roberts 13/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 13/04/2026 The government is set to reopen its long-dormant national forensic laboratory in July and introduce anti-gang legislation as part of a sweeping criminal justice overhaul, Michael Lashley, the legal affairs … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEconomyLocal NewsSt Lucia Barbados, Saint Lucia forge blue economy ties over fish feed from waste by Ricardo Roberts 13/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 13/04/2026 A A high-level delegation of fisheries industry figures from Saint Lucia has flown here at the start of a six-day peer learning visit focused on a pioneering fish silage initiative.ย … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Housing surveys progressing in Six Menโs as MP reports steady pace by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 St Peter MP Colin Jordan said work is โvery much activeโ on the Six Menโs Life Improvement Project, with surveying of house spots in the coastal community progressing steadily and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Drought watch as Met Office warns of lingering water deficit by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 Despite a spike in rain showers last month, Barbados remains under a hydrological drought watch as meteorologists warn that the islandโs water reserves have yet to rebound from months of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal News 42-year-old man becomes Barbadosโ 19th homicide for 2026 by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 A cloud of grief has settled over the typically quiet neighborhood of Deaneโs Village, Hindsbury Road St Michael, following the shooting death of 42-year-old Andre Burgess, who relatives say was … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Uncategorized Warning issued over illegal burning by Ricardo Roberts 09/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 09/04/2026 Firefighters were stretched to the limit over a scorching 24-hour spell as the Barbados Fire Service tackled 14 grass fires across six parishes, prompting renewed warnings for residents to stop … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Rural folk fed-up with โridiculous cycleโ of brush fire, smoke by Ricardo Roberts 09/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 09/04/2026 Residents of St George and St John are demanding that authorities tackle the root causes of seasonal brush fires after relentless blazes blanketed both parishes in smoke and ash on … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyLocal News DLP questions Cost of Living Cash Credit funding, demands safeguards by Ricardo Roberts 09/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 09/04/2026 The Democratic Labour Party is demanding “airtight safeguards” to protect the National Insurance and Social Security Service (NISSS) from being used as a government spending vehicle, warning that the new … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail