RBC Race for the Kids raises $100K for UWI students Barbados Today19/04/20240451 views RBC Royal Bank (Barbados) Ltd raised $100 000 for students at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Cave Hill Campus, during the eighth edition of the RBC Race… Read more
Persaud says just contractual issues left to close airport deal Emmanuel Joseph19/04/202401.4K views After several setbacks, a lucrative $300 million deal to run the state-owned Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) is set to be closed by June, a key negotiator said Monday. Professor… Read more
Applications open for 2024 Errol Walton Barrow Scholarships Barbados Today19/04/20240447 views Suitably qualified Barbadians who have attended or are currently enrolled in newer secondary schools established after 1951 are invited to apply for the Errol Walton Barrow Scholarships for undergraduate and… Read more
Let’s make Crop Over’s 50th a safe one Barbados Today19/04/20240794 views This is the 50th year of Barbados’ biggest and most impactful festival. And from all accounts, it is shaping up to be a memorable one. The Crop Over Festival and… Read more
NHC chief urges caution as hurricane hunter visits Shamar Blunt19/04/20240950 views The top hurricane watcher in the United States has urged Barbadians and residents in the region to take the hurricane season seriously and brace themselves not just for severe winds… Read more
Barbados ‘still measles-free’ despite rapid US spread Emmanuel Joseph19/04/20240566 views Barbadians have been urged not to panic over the rapid spread of measles across the US, one of the island’s leading tourism source markets — even amid concerns about “complacency”… Read more
Accused warned to show up for court dates or else Barbados Today19/04/20240957 views Robbery, assault and serious bodily harm accused Jafari Ricardo Maxwell received a stern warning from a magistrate – miss court again and be remanded to prison. “If court is not… Read more
Robbery convict gets suspended sentence Barbados Today19/04/20240716 views A month after denying a robbery charge, Shamar Shaquane Erwin Inniss threw in the towel and was sentenced to nine months in prison – but he will not have to… Read more
Harewood’s ‘Out Loud’ with 2024 fashions Barbados Today18/04/20240662 views Fashion designer Cicely Harewood has unveiled her 2024 collection, Style Out Loud, a statement of recovery from a four-year hiatus. The line, launched at Daphne Joseph Hackett Theatre on Sunday… Read more
Barbadian wins scholarship for postgraduate studies in Trinidad Barbados Today18/04/202401.2K views Barbadian Michelle Wilson-Howard is one of five Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals awarded the inaugural postgraduate scholarships from the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM). Wilson-Howard, Damian Adjodha of Saint… Read more