A sugar revival in the works Barbados Today30/11/20210104 views By Kimberley Cummins In late August this year, news emerged that sales of Barbados-branded sugar were booming across North America, Europe, the Caribbean and West Africa. There was adulation as director of the West… Read more
COVID-19 Update: 164 new cases, 2, 601 in isolation Barbados Today30/11/2021019 views One hundred and sixty-four new COVID-19 cases, 74 males and 90 females, were recorded on Monday, November 29. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory carried out 1,165 tests. The positive… Read more
Bajan Culture – Then and Now Barbados Today30/11/20210189 views As the Barbadian identity shifts and evolves, so do its expressions of culture. Notable artforms like dance, music and theatre, documented through stages of pre- and post-Emancipation, pre-Independence and finally… Read more
Man who raised flag on Independence Day proud to see move to Republican status Barbados Today30/11/2021037 views Just as Hartley Dottin stood in salute some 55 years ago as the young Lieutenant of the Barbados Regiment who raised the ultramarine, gold and black national flag when the… Read more
Queen Elizabeth congratulates Barbados as it becomes a republic Barbados Today30/11/2021036 views Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday extended congratulations to Barbados as it celebrated its 55th anniversary of Independence as the world’s newest republic. At midnight Monday, Barbados ended 400 years of links… Read more
Woman 28, dies from COVID-19 on Monday Barbados Today30/11/2021071 views A young woman, aged 28, died from COVID-19 on Monday, November 29. She was unvaccinated and succumbed to the viral illness at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility. Her passing… Read more
Republic the evolution, not completion of Barrow’s legacy – Professor Welch Barbados Today30/11/2021031 views Barbados’ transition from a constitutional monarchy to a parliamentary republic has rekindled a decades-old discussion about the legacy of the country’s first prime minister and the father of independence, The… Read more
Barbados has a new National Hero Barbados Today30/11/2021033 views World-renowned Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman, Robyn Rihanna Fenty has been declared the newest national hero. In a surprise announcement at the republic transition ceremony, Prime Minister Mia… Read more
We must be confident in our new republic Barbados Today30/11/2021022 views Barbados’ road to Republicanism represents the completion of an important cycle in our development as an independent country among the global family of nations. The pathway which was established by… Read more
The new Republic Barbados Today30/11/2021026 views A new chapter in history’s pages is now being written. It began at midnight with the declaration of Barbados as the world’s newest republic. President Dame Sandra Mason was, for… Read more