FocusLocal News King’s Trust alumni step into police service by Sheria Brathwaite 02/10/2025 written by Sheria Brathwaite 3 min read Two young Barbadians who once participated in the King’s Trust International programme are now proudly wearing the uniform of The Barbados Police Service, crediting the initiative with helping them find … Continue Reading 02/10/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Yearwood remanded for illegal gun and ammo by Jenique Belgrave 01/10/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 01/10/2025 Brian Ricardo Yearwood is now on remand at Dodds Prison charged with having an unlicensed firearm and 16 rounds of ammunition. The 23-year-old of Merricks, St Philip appeared in the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Dabreo told police ‘I was afraid for my life’ by Jenique Belgrave 01/10/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 01/10/2025 “He attack me and I defended myself.” This is what murder accused Rhondi Dabreo told police when he was questioned over a decade ago regarding the incident in which Erkine … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News 43 years and up for ambush killing, Acting DPP submits by Jenique Belgrave 01/10/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 01/10/2025 If the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions has his way, the man convicted of killing Tavon Alleyne will spend 43 to 45 years behind bars. Insisting that the starting point … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News BARP at 30: ‘See ageing population as opportunity, not burden’ by Shanna Moore 01/10/2025 by Shanna Moore 01/10/2025 Barbadians must stop viewing their ageing population as a looming crisis and instead recognise it as a chance to harness the strengths of older citizens, the Barbados Association of Retired … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News ‘Three years without identification or support’ flags US concern by Emmanuel Joseph 01/10/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 01/10/2025 Barbados’ anti-trafficking record has come under attack from the United States after Washington downgraded the island’s rating in an annual global report, claiming authorities failed for a third year to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Tourism in the age of AI: Caribbean tourism leaders chart a human-centred path by Barbados Today 01/10/2025 by Barbados Today 01/10/2025 The world is changing, and the tourism industry is evolving with it. As such, the Caribbean’s greatest tourism minds have gathered at the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Barbados downgraded to US Tier 2 Watch List on human trafficking by Shanna Moore 01/10/2025 by Shanna Moore 01/10/2025 Barbados has been downgraded from Tier 2 to the Tier 2 Watch List in the United States’ 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, with US officials warning that the country … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Digital sovereignty: The missing piece in CARICOM integration by Barbados Today 01/10/2025 by Barbados Today 01/10/2025 The Caribbean stands at a digital crossroads. CARICOM governments are actively debating the adoption of a shared currency, an idea that has resurfaced repeatedly since the Treaty of Chaguaramas. The … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Business Barbados agency ‘still a work in progress’ by Shanna Moore 01/10/2025 by Shanna Moore 01/10/2025 The new Business Barbados agency, set up to modernise business processes and replace outdated systems, is “not yet perfect” and will take time to achieve its goals, Minister of Business … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
