Health CareLocal News Child health system assessed six years after $20m boost by Sheria Brathwaite 31/03/2026 written by Sheria Brathwaite 3 min read Barbadosโ bid to become a regional leader in child healthcare took centre stage on Monday night, as government officials, medical experts and international partners gathered to assess six years of … Continue Reading 31/03/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Unions hail return of teachers term leave by Sheria Brathwaite 31/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 31/03/2026 After 12 years of agitation, teachers are finally getting back a key benefit โ a termโs leave โ in what union leaders on Monday called a hard-won victory for the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Arts & CultureLocal NewsYouth High spirits, higher kites: St Leonardโs boys take to the skies by Sheria Brathwaite 31/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 31/03/2026 The chatter and laughter of first-form boys amid flashes of colour filled the air above St Leonardโs Boysโ School as dozens of homemade kites danced in the breeze โ a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Teachers win back term leave after 12-year fight by Sheria Brathwaite 31/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 31/03/2026 After 12 years of frustration and protest, teachers will once again benefit from termโs leave, with the government on Monday confirming the long-sought entitlement will be reinstated from April 1. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal News Woman, 48, dies in Bank Hall house fire by Sheria Brathwaite 27/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 27/03/2026 A 48-year-old woman has died in a house fire at the intersection of Bank Hall Main Road and Bank Hall Cross Road, St Michael โ the second fatal blaze in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTechnology Major overhaul for financial services regulation by Sheria Brathwaite 27/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 27/03/2026 Barbados is set to undertake a sweeping overhaul of its financial services legislation, as chairman of the Financial Services Commission, Sir Patterson Cheltenham, signalled a major push to modernise regulation … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEnvironmentLocal News Foul odour at farm eliminated after BADMC clean-up by Sheria Brathwaite 27/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 27/03/2026 Farmers at Spencerโs in Christ Church said Thursday they were relieved after the Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) completed remedial work that removed a foul odour stemming from … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTechnology Digital overhaul aims to speed up financial regulation by Sheria Brathwaite 26/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 26/03/2026 Barbadosโ financial services regulator is promising faster approvals and greater transparency with the rollout of a new digital system designed to cut delays and modernise oversight across the industry.ย … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Act now to stay competitive, says BIBA presidentย ย by Sheria Brathwaite 26/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 26/03/2026 Barbados risks being left behind unless it embraces bold, forward-looking leadership in an increasingly unstable global landscape, the president of BIBA, the Association for Global Business, Marlon Yarde,warned on Thursday.ย ย … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Credit rating progress welcomed but investment grade โstill out of reachโ by Sheria Brathwaite 26/03/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 26/03/2026 Despite recent credit rating upgrades and steady macroeconomic improvements, Barbados remains below investment grade, a position that can influence investor confidence, an investment advisor said Thursday.ย Ratings Advisory Clinic … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail