Export opportunities identified for small biz Shamar Blunt18/08/20260223 views Small and medium-sized businesses have significant untapped opportunities to export products and services to markets across the Caribbean and Latin America, according to the Barbados Coalition of Service Industries (BCSI).… Read more
Nicholls urges fire cadets to guard their character Shamar Blunt18/08/20260208 views Minister of Home Affairs and Information Gregory Nicholls has challenged 56 graduates of the Barbados Fire Service Cadet Programme to guard their character as they take the discipline and leadership… Read more
Record applications for environmental internship Shamar Blunt17/08/20260127 views A record 280 young people applied for just 29 places in the Coastal Zone Management Unit’s environmental internship programme this year, reflecting growing interest in conservation and environmental careers, the… Read more
Coastal resilience project to start later this year Shamar Blunt17/08/20260158 views A $105.8m coastal resilience programme, mostly financed by the Inter-American Development Bank, is expected to begin construction later this year as Barbados responds to worsening erosion along parts of its… Read more
NCSA warns over export of drug precursors Shamar Blunt15/08/2026080 views The continued shipment of precursor drugs from Barbados by criminal enterprises poses a serious threat to national security, the deputy manager of the National Council on Substance Abuse has warned.… Read more
Supermarket contract plan welcomed by farmers, vendors Shamar Blunt15/08/20260559 views Farmers and vendors have welcomed Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s call for Massy Supermarkets to introduce formal contract buy-in arrangements with farmers, backed by a government pledge of $2m a quarter,… Read more
RSS seeks integrated response to organised crime Shamar Blunt15/08/20260193 views The Regional Security System is pressing Caribbean law enforcement agencies to pursue criminal networks’ finances and strengthen cross-border intelligence sharing, saying drug trafficking, firearms and gangs can no longer be… Read more
NCSA warns over export of drug precursors Shamar Blunt14/08/2026033 views The continued shipment of precursor drugs from Barbados by criminal enterprises poses a serious threat to national security, the deputy manager of the National Council on Substance Abuse has warned.… Read more
Teachers’ union urges phased approach to student assessment reform Shamar Blunt14/08/20260120 views The Barbados Union of Teachers is urging greater consultation and a more measured roll-out of the government’s proposed overhaul of student assessment and secondary school placement, warning that wide-ranging changes… Read more
City homelessness must not be ignored in redevelopment plans – Saffrey Shamar Blunt14/08/2026048 views As major projects reshape Bridgetown, the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH) is warning that the capital’s renewal risks leaving people on the streets behind, particularly those living with mental… Read more