Revenue Authority to drive digital overhaul, rebuild public trust Sheria Brathwaite10/02/2026071 views The Barbados Revenue Authority is embarking on an ambitious reform programme to modernise tax administration, strengthen compliance and restore public confidence, Revenue Commissioner Jason King announced on Tuesday. King… Read more
Social media ‘joke’ turns into criminal conviction hours before polls open Emmanuel Joseph10/02/20260303 views With hours away before voting begins in a snap general election, a Christ Church man found himself before the law courts for posting a viral video on social media falsely… Read more
Bruce, Wickham outline likely Attorney General picks on election eve Lourianne Graham10/02/20260403 views With voters heading to the polls on Wednesday and the swearing-in of a Prime Minister and Attorney General expected the following day, political scientists Devaron Bruce and Peter Wickham have… Read more
Elections authorities shift voting booth position Barbados Today10/02/20260147 views On the eve of the general election, the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) repositioned voting booths and banned all smart devices in a move it said is designed to reinforce… Read more
All systems ready for disabled voters, says EBC Lourianne Graham10/02/2026018 views Voters with disabilities are expected to cast their votes without difficulty on Wednesday, after electoral officials confirmed to disability advocates that polling stations across the island are fully prepared to… Read more
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barbados after takeoff incident Emmanuel Joseph10/02/20260119 views An American Airlines flight bound for Miami was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport on Tuesday morning after one of its tyres blew out shortly after takeoff,… Read more
1 800 new hotel rooms by 2030, says Gooding-Edghill Jenique Belgrave10/02/2026083 views In the final hours of the campaign for Wednesday’s general election, the Barbados Labour Party candidate who held the tourism portfolio in the Mia Mottley administration, declared that Barbados was… Read more
DLP’s Walters pledges school rebuilding, youth programmes in St Michael North West Shamar Blunt10/02/2026022 views Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate for St Michael North West, Ryan Walters, has promised a major overhaul of schools and new youth programmes in the constituency if elected, pledging to… Read more
ICAB urges clarity in tax laws as global reforms reshape landscape Sheria Brathwaite10/02/2026052 views The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) on Tuesday renewed its call for clearer and more consistent tax legislation, warning that international tax reforms are transforming the global environment… Read more
Beckles Hill folk await clarity on relocation plan Lourianne Graham09/02/20260505 views A relocation plan for some Beckles Hill residents is once again under discussion, with government officials expected to meet the community after the general election to outline how planned developments… Read more