CXC records more than 35 000 no-shows across CAPE, CSEC exams Ricardo Roberts18/08/202602.2K views The Caribbean Examinations Council has revealed its first instances of artificial intelligence misuse during assessments, as the regional body also recorded more than 35 000 candidates missing this year’s exams… Read more
CXC launches modular qualification framework Ricardo Roberts18/08/20260392 views The Caribbean Examinations Council has launched a new modular qualification framework after a pilot in mathematics recorded acceptable grades for 88 per cent of participating candidates, CXC Registrar and CEO… Read more
New passenger data law to bolster national security Lourianne Graham11/08/20260952 views Barbados will introduce sweeping new powers for immigration authorities to screen travellers before they arrive, under legislation that ministers said will transform the island’s border security and guard against terrorist… Read more
Barbados sends fresh BDF medical team to quake-hit Venezuela Lourianne Graham11/08/20260441 views Barbados has deployed a new team of 61 Barbados Defence Force personnel and civilian medical volunteers to Venezuela as part of a planned rotation of the field hospital established after… Read more
‘No one will save us’: Caribbean must be self-reliant for economic survival – professor Ricardo Roberts10/08/20260513 views Reprising a catchphrase to sum up the Caribbean’s position in the current geopolitical environment, Professor Justin Robinson has warned the Caribbean that as global trade fractures, foreign powers will not… Read more
Experts urge border reform to counter trade fragmentation Ricardo Roberts10/08/20260110 views Caribbean governments must modernise border systems, reduce port and travel costs, and improve real-time data sharing to protect regional trade and economies from increasingly permanent global disruptions, speakers at a… Read more
Caribbean faces jobs, tourism and agriculture risks as El Niño threatens livelihoods – ILO Barbados Today06/08/20260273 views The 2026-2027 El Niño could affect jobs and livelihoods across the Caribbean, with agriculture, fisheries and tourism identified among the sectors most exposed to the climate phenomenon, according to a… Read more
US makes visa bond requirement permanent for Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, Cuba Barbados Today05/08/2026010.9K views Nationals of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and Cuba are among travellers from 50 countries now subject to a permanent United States visa bond programme, following a new rule that… Read more
Barbadian elected to key Commonwealth law-writing body Emmanuel Joseph28/07/20260387 views A Barbadian attorney who has secured a historic seat on the Commonwealth legislative drafters’ body is already targeting the country’s shortage of legislative drafters. Shaquille Newton was elected earlier this… Read more
Guyana appoints experts to investigate ferry tragedy Barbados Today26/07/20260191 views GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The Guyana government on Sunday appointed a group of international experts to investigate the recent sinking of a state ferry that killed dozens of passengers in… Read more