Faith leaders urged to access special fund Lauryn Escamilla29/09/2026068 views Minister of the Third Sector Colin Jordan has encouraged religious leaders to access the government’s Faith-Based Organisation Special Fund Grant Facility, saying churches are well placed to address growing challenges… Read more
Cleric urges Dems unite, lead with humility Lourianne Graham01/09/2026082 views In a sermon to Democratic Labour Party supporters a day after Dr David Estwick was announced as the party’s new president, Reverend Canon Dr Monrelle Williams urged the DLP to… Read more
Faith-based groups launch major youth push Lourianne Graham28/08/20260137 views Three faith-based organisations are hoping to reach over a thousand young Barbadians with programmes that will develop their interest in the creative arts, skills and sports while offering the psychosocial… Read more
Rogers: Will terror law catch the ‘big ones’? Lourianne Graham20/08/20260103 views Questioning whether yet another piece of legislation can make a dent in the island’s crime problem, Senator Reverend Canon Dr John Rogers has raised concerns about whether the Domestic Terrorism… Read more
Nearly 300 children benefit from back-to-school church outreach Shamar Blunt08/08/20260419 views Nearly 300 children are receiving health screenings, vaccinations and other services as part of a back-to-school community outreach initiative hosted by the Church of God in Christ at its Layne’s… Read more
Church rejects ‘spiritual piracy’ charge over Bob Marley Mass Ricardo Roberts24/07/202601.4K views St Barnabas Anglican Church has defended its planned Bob Marley Mass, insisting the service is a legitimate act of Christian worship and reflection, after Rastafari leaders condemned it as “spiritual… Read more
Church turning Fairchild Street base into refuge centre Lourianne Graham20/07/20260245 views The headquarters of the New Testament Church of God, newly renamed the Alvah A. Hunte Centre for Ministerial Excellence, is set to be transformed into a centre of refuge at… Read more
Bob Marley-inspired mass to debut during Emancipation season Ricardo Roberts20/07/20260228 views A pioneering church service blending reggae and Anglican liturgy will take place this weekend, as St Barnabas Church stages what organisers describe as the Caribbean’s first “Bob Marley Emancipation Mass”,… Read more
Church leaders call for harsher sentences for gun offenders Lauryn Escamilla22/04/20260130 views While calling for sweeping changes to Barbados’ gun laws, church leaders have proposed that convicted murderers and those found with illegal firearms be given lengthy prison sentences. On the heels… Read more
Pastor urges mindset shift on ex-inmates rehab Shamar Blunt22/04/2026046 views With 23 homicides already recorded this year, a leading pastor has accused Barbadian society itself of fuelling the cycle of crime by shutting former inmates out of jobs and second… Read more