Port checks stepped up after Suriname bird flu outbreak Ricardo Roberts02/10/202608 views Barbados has strengthened surveillance at its ports of entry following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Suriname, but Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Trotman said on Friday… Read more
Sparrow dead: calypso icon exits stage at 91 Barbados Today27/09/20260549 views Legendary Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow – real name Slinger Francisco – arguably the artform’s greatest exponent – passed away peacefully in New York on Sunday at the… Read more
Venezuela declares Persad-Bissessar persona grata as leaders agree to deepen ties Barbados Today25/09/20260130 views Prime Minister Kamla Persad- Bissessar is no longer persona non grata in Venezuela, with Caracas now declaring her “persona grata” following a meeting with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez in… Read more
PM Mottley: Caribbean, Africa must build their own trade routes Barbados Today23/09/2026045 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean and African countries have a duty to create their own trade routes, to be able to ensure that they have the credit ratings that… Read more
‘Manifesto’ launched as CARICOM ushers new reparations phase Ricardo Roberts19/09/2026062 views Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong has said a new phase in the global movement for reparatory justice for transatlantic slavery has begun with the launch of a revised CARICOM Ten-Point… Read more
PM urges govts: Turn reparations advocacy into action Emmanuel Joseph18/09/20260185 views A technical committee of historians and economists is to quantify Barbados’ compensation claim for more than two centuries of slavery, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on Friday, urging Caribbean governments… Read more
Indigenous chief presses for stronger role in reparations movement Ricardo Roberts18/09/20260131 views The Caribbean’s indigenous people must be at the heart of the region’s reparations agenda, not an “afterthought”, Taíno Chief Damon Gerard Corrie has told a regional conference. The chief of… Read more
Climate plans fail to track investment in children – study Shanna Moore17/09/20260103 views Climate plans across Barbados and five other Eastern Caribbean countries do not contain the measures needed to track whether climate investments are actually benefiting children, according to a new UNICEF… Read more
‘Repatriation’ proposal before CARICOM reparations conference Ricardo Roberts17/09/20260179 views A proposal for a Jamaica-Ethiopia pilot programme to help Rastafarians, among other Caribbean people, resettle in Africa is to be presented at the Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations in… Read more
UWI researchers win world’s largest education prize for transforming early childhood development Barbados Today13/09/202601.8K views Two University of the West Indies (The UWI) researchers have been named 2026 Yidan Prize laureates for Education Development. Widely regarded as the world’s highest accolade in education, the award… Read more