CrimeLocal News Cave Hill folk appeal to authorities after shooting by Barbados Today 05/11/2025 written by Barbados Today 3 min read Cave Hill residents say enough is enough after a man was badly wounded in gunfire on Montgomery Pasture on Tuesday. They said they are tired of the violence, but even … Continue Reading 05/11/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Emergency chief tells public take charge of disaster preparation by Lourianne Graham 05/11/2025 by Lourianne Graham 05/11/2025 The head of a District Emergency Organisation sounded the alarm on widespread complacency among Barbadians, warning that the country remains dangerously unprepared for disasters such as tsunamis despite regular drills … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News St Lucy residents finally secure title to family lands after decades of waiting by Sheria Brathwaite 05/11/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 05/11/2025 After nearly four decades of uncertainty, residents of River Bay, St Lucy โ including seven elderly pensioners โ will at last hold legal title to the land they have called … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EnvironmentLocal News MP criticises BWA remarks on northern water by Sheria Brathwaite 05/11/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 05/11/2025 St Lucy MP Peter Phillips demanded a public apology from the Barbados Water Authority after a top official said the brown, discoloured water troubling northern residents was safe to drink, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Barbados to join Latin American development bank as smallest full member by Stefon Jordan 04/11/2025 by Stefon Jordan 04/11/2025 Barbados is set to become the smallest full member of the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), opening access to US$18 billion ($36 billion) in loan financing, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News We agree, reading must become our true superpower by Barbados Today 04/11/2025 by Barbados Today 04/11/2025 The Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackmanโs suggestion that reading has to be our countryโs superpower should not be a catchy slogan. It is reasserting a truth that has underpinned … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Thorne presses govt to explain billions in loans by Barbados Today 04/11/2025 by Barbados Today 04/11/2025 Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne kept up scrutiny over the governmentโs borrowing, demanding clear answers in Parliament on Tuesday about how billions of dollars in international loans โ over … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Duguid defends choice of QEH expansion site over old hospital grounds by Jenique Belgrave 04/11/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 04/11/2025 Senior Minister Dr William Duguid insisted in Parliament that the governmentโs decision to expand the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) at the Enmore Clinic site rather than the old general hospital … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News City store closures overshadow Independence decorations, says Abed by Barbados Today 04/11/2025 by Barbados Today 04/11/2025 A wave of vacant shopfronts on Broad Street risks dampening the spirit of Independence celebrations in Bridgetown, with a leading City merchant warning that empty stores โ not apathy โ … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTechnology Caribbean firms to prioritise AI for cybersecurity โ PwC study by Emmanuel Joseph 04/11/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 04/11/2025 Caribbean businesses plan to place emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at the heart of their cybersecurity strategies in 2026, even as new research finds only a tiny fraction of firms … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
