Local NewsSchool Praise for crackdown vow on unhealthy school gate vending by Sheria Brathwaite 04/12/2025 written by Sheria Brathwaite 2 min read Amid rising childhood obesity rates, health advocates have hailed Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman’s decision to personally lead island‑wide inspections of vendors outside school gates, saying the move signals … Continue Reading 04/12/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News GCG ‘blindsided’ by sudden airport work stoppage by Sheria Brathwaite 04/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 04/12/2025 Ground services company GCG said it was caught off guard by the November 27 one-hour work stoppage by its staff at Grantley Adams International Airport during what it described as … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsYouth Ministry introduces national student development tracker by Sheria Brathwaite 04/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 04/12/2025 Parents across Barbados will “shortly” receive official letters detailing the real cost of their children’s education, as part of a pioneering initiative by the Ministry of Educational Transformation to underscore … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Home in ruins leaves St Michael man facing Christmas in squalor by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 Terry Austin is facing Christmas in a collapsing wooden house with no electricity, no running water and nowhere dry to sleep. Now, he is praying for a Christmas miracle, hoping … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Govt ‘to turn derelict buildings into climate-resilient homes’ by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 The government is stepping up plans to convert abandoned and derelict buildings into new housing, as part of a broader drive to create a climate-resilient Barbados, Acting Prime Minister Dr … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSchool Minister to ‘lead’ compliance checks of vendors outside school gates by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 In a bid to keep school campuses free of unhealthy sugary drinks and snacks, Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman is to personally lead a check to ensure vendors outside … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal News Violent start to yuletide season by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 The yuletide season began on a violent note in Christ Church on Monday night, with a motorist and a catamaran owner shot in separate incidents less than three hours apart … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Bradshaw: Make ‘national effort’ to root out school violence by Sheria Brathwaite 29/11/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 29/11/2025 Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw urged Barbadians to unite in tackling the growing tide of violence affecting schools, warning that the issue cannot be solved by government or educators alone, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Police step up vendor inspections by Sheria Brathwaite 28/11/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 28/11/2025 Police have launched checks on agricultural produce vendors, enforcing the Protection of Agricultural Products Act three years after it was passed into law, amid demands for a dedicated crop and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTransportation CTUSAB: Bus fare hikes may follow govt divestment by Sheria Brathwaite 28/11/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 28/11/2025 The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) on Thursday pressed its opposition to the government’s plans to privatise the Transport Board, warning that bus fares could … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail