Barbadian youth leader Ashley Lashley appointed to UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change Barbados Today12/08/20250481 views United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of fourteen young climate leaders to the third cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, including Ashley Lashley of… Read more
Interception & Accountability: Can Barbados’ new surveillance law protect both security and privacy? Barbados Today12/08/20250334 views At the time of writing, the government has introduced the Interception of Communications Act, 2025, in Parliament for debate. So far, it has received bipartisan support, clearing the way for… Read more
Time to take cancer and our lifestyles seriously Barbados Today12/08/20250132 views Barbadians can no longer afford to ignore the growing warnings surrounding cancer, lifestyle diseases, and the daily habits silently affecting our health outcomes. The recent announcement from the Queen Elizabeth… Read more
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