Bajan sweet potato on rebound after 2024 crisis Sheria Brathwaite27/04/202601.7K views Major sweet potato producers are recovering yields after a crippling 2024 shortage that pushed prices as high as $7 and $8 per pound, far above the traditional $2 retail price,… Read more
Autism association strengthens services with new centre Sheria Brathwaite05/04/20260221 views The Barbados Autism Association has secured a permanent home after 21 years of operation, marking a significant step forward in support services for persons on the autism spectrum. The new… Read more
Government moves to reform care system for at-risk youth Sheria Brathwaite05/04/20260479 views Barbados is moving away from heavily institutionalised models of care for vulnerable young people, shifting instead towards more supportive, home-like environments, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said on Saturday. She made… Read more
Mottley speaks out on negative effects of social media Sheria Brathwaite05/04/20260659 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has warned that the rise of social media and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, has weakened meaningful communication between adults and young people, as she called… Read more
Youth residential facility opens in St James Sheria Brathwaite05/04/202601.5K views A $14 million state-of-the-art residential facility designed to house and support foster children officially opened at Holders Hill, St James, on Saturday, marking a significant expansion of Barbados’ child protection… Read more
Hundreds of police still awaiting election duty pay Sheria Brathwaite02/04/20260306 views More than 100 police officers — and possibly as many as 700 — who were deployed during the February 11 general election have gone nearly a month without receiving payment… Read more
NUPW flags serious safety risk at Met Service site Sheria Brathwaite02/04/20260348 views The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) has ordered staff of the Barbados Meteorological Service to stay away from a Christ Church site it said posed a “serious safety risk”… Read more
Slow progress frustrates residents as Melvin’s Hill Bridge rebuild drags on Sheria Brathwaite02/04/2026099 views Months after the sudden collapse of the Melvin’s Hill Bridge severed a key road link in St Joseph, residents said the slow pace of reconstruction has upended daily life and… Read more
Exclusive: Govt eyes by-product pilot as sargassum surge worsens Sheria Brathwaite01/04/20260343 views Barbados has cleared almost five million pounds of sargassum seaweed from its beaches in the past six months, amid the authorities’ warnings that the intensifying influx is set to double… Read more
Farmers wary of Middle East war driving up food prices Sheria Brathwaite01/04/2026081 views The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) is keeping a close watch on rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, warning that any disruption to global supply chains could sharply increase the… Read more