Michal near-perfect in Crop Over Handicap Barbados Today30/07/20240823 views The Robert Peirce trained Michal won her third 1800-metre event for the year, out of four starts at the distance. She scored the Crop Over Festival Handicap, the feature race… Read more
Darters compete at Caribbean Cup Barbados Today30/07/20240459 views There were some laudable individual performances from members of Team Barbados at the 2024 Caribbean Darts Cup Competition, being held at the Montego Bay Convention Center in Jamaica. In the… Read more
‘Urgent’ Bail Bill goes ahead amid Opposition criticism Sheria Brathwaite30/07/202401.1K views The government is pressing forward with a new Bail Bill, citing urgent public safety concerns, whilst facing criticism from the opposition over the speed of the legislative process. Attorney General… Read more
Manpower stretched amid high number of events this Crop Over Aguinaldo Belgrave30/07/20240972 views The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is grappling with a shortage of skilled workers and infrastructure challenges in preparing for this year’s Crop Over festival, CEO Carol Roberts has revealed. Roberts… Read more
Beryl exposes coastal fragility Aguinaldo Belgrave30/07/202401K views Four weeks after the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 1, Barbados continues to grapple with the stark realities of the fragility of its coastal areas and the vulnerabilities of… Read more
DLP VP urges end to internal turmoil Sasha Mehter30/07/202401K views In a bid to stall escalating internal discord within the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), First Vice President Michael Lashley convened a meeting on Monday aimed at fostering unity and reconciliation.… Read more
Barbados rum industry thirsts for sugar boost Shamar Blunt30/07/202401.3K views The world-renowned Barbados rum industry is poised for a dramatic expansion, but there’s a catch – it needs more sugar. Despite producing nearly 5 000 tonnes of sugar this year,… Read more
Barbados poised to become cruise line supply hub, says Tourism Minister Shamar Blunt30/07/202401.4K views Barbados is on the cusp of becoming a major supply hub for cruise lines in the Caribbean — if its manufacturers can maintain consistency in supplying the goods they make,… Read more
New digital cheque system ‘to speed up banking’ Emmanuel Joseph30/07/202402.1K views A new cheque digitisation system set to be introduced a week from Tuesday is expected to slash the time taken to clear cheques deposited with commercial banks, Central Bank Governor… Read more
Project 2025 is also a threat to Barbados, Caribbean Barbados Today30/07/202405.2K views As more and more Americans become sensitised to the highly controversial Project 2025 and the insidious plan to radically alter the United States of America as we know it, people… Read more