Local News Pelican Village craft makers endure ‘dismal’ Independence season by Barbados Today 04/12/2025 written by Barbados Today 2 min read Artisans at Pelican Village craft section endured a dismal Independence season with vanishing footfall and scant sales. Barbados TODAY interviewed artisans who said they should have benefited from their prime … Continue Reading 04/12/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Caribbean stock market urged as key to business growth by Lourianne Graham 04/12/2025 by Lourianne Graham 04/12/2025 A leading financial consultant has backed calls for the creation of a unified Caribbean stock market, warning that the absence of such a market is holding back regional economic growth … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsYouth Ministry introduces national student development tracker by Sheria Brathwaite 04/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 04/12/2025 Parents across Barbados will “shortly” receive official letters detailing the real cost of their children’s education, as part of a pioneering initiative by the Ministry of Educational Transformation to underscore … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Home in ruins leaves St Michael man facing Christmas in squalor by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 Terry Austin is facing Christmas in a collapsing wooden house with no electricity, no running water and nowhere dry to sleep. Now, he is praying for a Christmas miracle, hoping … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Govt ‘to turn derelict buildings into climate-resilient homes’ by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 The government is stepping up plans to convert abandoned and derelict buildings into new housing, as part of a broader drive to create a climate-resilient Barbados, Acting Prime Minister Dr … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News New linear accelerator brings ‘world-class cancer care’ to QEH by Lourianne Graham 03/12/2025 by Lourianne Graham 03/12/2025 In a major milestone for cancer treatment, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s new radiation therapy machine has already begun treating cancer patients. In October, the QEH received the Halcyon 4.0 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Why Barbados cannot slip on vaccines by Barbados Today 03/12/2025 by Barbados Today 03/12/2025 The recent warning from the Ministry of Health and Wellness about measles should make all of us stop and pay attention, as the Region of the Americas, which includes Barbados, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal News Violent start to yuletide season by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 03/12/2025 The yuletide season began on a violent note in Christ Church on Monday night, with a motorist and a catamaran owner shot in separate incidents less than three hours apart … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Paw-paw revival ‘could cut imports’ — agriculture officials by Shanna Moore 02/12/2025 by Shanna Moore 02/12/2025 Barbados could significantly reduce imports of paw-paw — also known as papaya — within a few years if farmers adopt new disease-tolerant varieties and integrated pest-management techniques now being validated … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Surge in Christmas food imports ‘possible’ after floods by Shanna Moore 02/12/2025 by Shanna Moore 02/12/2025 Barbados may be facing a spike in food imports this Christmas following flash floods that disrupted domestic farming just weeks before harvest, the Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday while insisting … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail