Teens pitch million-dollar ideas at SPISE Barbados Today12/08/20250135 views Imagine a high school summer programme where students design wearable medical tech, build robots, and pitch startup ideas to judges with $1 million in mock investment funds. That’s exactly what… Read more
Ditch the starving artist myth, say creative leaders Shanna Moore12/08/20250271 views Art industry leaders are urging young people to view creative careers as a viable path, noting that too many abandon the idea because they doubt it can provide a stable… Read more
US$100K boost for four Barbadian artists Shanna Moore12/08/20250979 views Four Barbadian artists—Anna Gibson, Russell Watson, Ronald Williams, and Simone Asia—have each received US$25 000 in flexible funding through a new fellowship designed to support their creative work and careers.… Read more
Lack of proper infrastructure, player development highlighted as barriers to Windies success Barbados Today12/08/20250197 views Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring has revealed that about 100 issues have been identified as contributors to the decline of West Indies cricket, with insufficient facilities,… Read more
Barbados could shift food imports away from US Emmanuel Joseph12/08/202503K views Authorities and major businesses are drawing up emergency measures to protect citizens from surging prices, after new US tariffs came into effect last week and sparked warnings of further cost-of-living… Read more
Foreign investment slump prompts call for urgent govt action Emmanuel Joseph12/08/202501K views Former Central Bank Governor Dr Delisle Worrell has urged authorities to take decisive steps to reverse a pronounced decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) threatening the island’s economic prospects. Dr… Read more
Six-day work week for police ends without double pay Sheria Brathwaite12/08/20250346 views The controversial six-day work week for police officers has officially ended, but none of the officers who sacrificed their off days received the double pay sought by the Barbados Police… Read more
Free tint testing extended after overwhelming response Barbados Today12/08/202501.5K views Motorists who missed last week’s free vehicle tint testing will now have an extended opportunity, as authorities have announced that the initiative will continue for an additional five days. The… Read more
A partnership beyond financial health – COB Co-op Credit Union Ltd and ChemScreen Laboratory Services Inc. team up Barbados Today11/08/20250182 views Members of the City of Bridgetown Co-operative Credit Union Limited (COB) can now enjoy exclusive discounts at ChemScreen Laboratory Services Inc. (ChemScreen) — Barbados’ only private, internationally accredited medical laboratory… Read more
Met Office monitoring Tropical Storm Erin – but no current threat to Barbados Barbados Today11/08/202501.3K views Meteorological officials are closely monitoring Tropical Storm Erin, which formed in the far eastern Atlantic on Monday, although no watches or warnings are currently in effect for Barbados. The Barbados… Read more