Local NewsTechnology Barbados to host UN AI panel as global concern over safeguards grows by Shanna Moore 25/09/2026 written by Shanna Moore 4 min read Barbados will host the second in-person meeting of the United Nationsโ Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence in November, placing the Caribbean at the centre of a widening global … Continue Reading 25/09/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeEnvironmentLocal News Mottley: Climate finance โmath simply ainโt mathingโ by Shanna Moore 25/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 25/09/2026 Climate-vulnerable countries face an annual financing shortfall of about US$400bn by 2030 while being forced to pay billions more in borrowing costs because of their exposure to climate shocks, Prime … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News PM Mottley challenges UN veto power by Shanna Moore 25/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 25/09/2026 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has thrown Barbados’ support behind a push to curb the use of the United Nations Security Council veto in cases of mass atrocities, as she called … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Top cop rejects claims of unpaid police allowances by Shanna Moore 23/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 23/09/2026 Commissioner of Police Sonia Boyce has rejected claims surrounding the non-payment of extra duty allowances to police officers, saying a processing problem with electronic pay sheets has instead resulted in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Media urged to put children before the story in disaster coverage by Shanna Moore 18/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 18/09/2026 Journalists across the Caribbean are being urged to rethink how they cover disasters, with greater attention to protecting children and other vulnerable people rather than simply being first with the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeDominicaGrenadaLocal NewsRegionalSt Kitts & NevisSt LuciaSt VincentYouth Climate plans fail to track investment in children – study by Shanna Moore 17/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 17/09/2026 Climate plans across Barbados and five other Eastern Caribbean countries do not contain the measures needed to track whether climate investments are actually benefiting children, according to a new UNICEF … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeEnvironmentLocal NewsWeather โNo safe zoneโ for Eastern Caribbean children by Shanna Moore 17/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 17/09/2026 One in three children across Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean is living in areas vulnerable to at least three climate hazards, a landmark child-centred climate study has revealed โ but … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EnvironmentLocal NewsWeather Study: 80 more days a year above 30 C by mid-century by Shanna Moore 16/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 16/09/2026 Barbados could face a โnew normalโ of longer and more frequent dry spells for up to four months of every year by mid-century, a new regional climate analysis has warned, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationEducationLocal NewsNews BUT warns Alma Parris teacher contracts could set precedent by Shanna Moore 10/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 10/09/2026 A dispute is apparently brewing at the recently revived Alma Parris Academy, with the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) opposing an alleged attempt to engage teachers as independent contractors and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsPublic Notice Cooking gas prices reduced from midnight by Shanna Moore 06/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 06/09/2026 Consumers will pay less for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from midnight Sunday following a reduction in retail prices. A 100-pound cylinder will now cost $162.96, while a 25-pound cylinder will … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail