CrimeLocal News Depeiza urges tighter border controls amid regional gun threat by Lourianne Graham 20/04/2026 written by Lourianne Graham 4 min read Barbados faces heightened exposure to illegal firearms trafficking following a deadly security breach in Trinidad and Tobago, criminologist Verla Depeiza warned on Monday, as she called for urgent tightening of … Continue Reading 20/04/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal News Surrender now, ‘we know who you are’, Boyce tells gunmen by Shanna Moore 20/04/2026 by Shanna Moore 20/04/2026 Detectives are actively hunting the gunmen behind the triple killing in St James on Sunday, while Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce warned that anyone sheltering the shooters will be pursued … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyHousingLocal NewsTrinidad & Tobago Donโt fret over Trinis driving homes demand, says economist by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 A growing wave of Trinidadian retirees and investors hunting a โsafe havenโ is reshaping demand at the top end of the property market, but Barbadian buyers are not being squeezed … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal News Violent stabbing at Cheapside Terminal sparks safety concerns by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 Violence erupted at the busy Cheapside Terminal during peak hours on Monday, heightening fears about public safety, after a dispute between two men escalated rapidly into a bloody attack in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Trini buyers drive surge in property market by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 Trinidadian investors are pouring into Barbadosโs property market in search of safer streets and steadier returns, squeezing domestic buyers out of an already strained housing stock and pushing rents and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsTourism BHTA issues warning on rising violence by Lourianne Graham 20/04/2026 by Lourianne Graham 20/04/2026 The tourism industry has issued its starkest warning yet over the islandโs worsening gun violence, following the deadly shooting in an area near Thunder Bay Beach Bar, St James on … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News St Joseph folk welcome water project but demand relief by Lourianne Graham 17/04/2026 by Lourianne Graham 17/04/2026 St Joseph residents have welcomed a more than $100m water infrastructure project aimed at replacing ageing mains and resolving long-standing supply issues across the island, but they say urgent relief … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Schools cleared for reopening, new guidelines โcomingโ by Lourianne Graham 17/04/2026 by Lourianne Graham 17/04/2026 As the Ministry of Education Transformation prepares to welcome the Trinity term on Monday, Minister Chad Blackman has announced plans to release a set of protocols to guide the environmental … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Walters demands accountability over $160m IDB water loan by Ricardo Roberts 17/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 17/04/2026 Opposition lawmaker Ryan Walters has called for โradical transparencyโ in the management of a new $160m (US$80m) water infrastructure loan, warning that Barbadians must be clearly told how the debt … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EnvironmentLocal News Exclusive: Landmark push to create First regulated conservation areas at Long Pond, Turners Hall Wood by Emmanuel Joseph 17/04/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 17/04/2026 Barbados has taken its first concrete steps towards establishing regulated conservation areas and a national forest, with work now underway at two ecologically significant sites in St Andrew โ Turners … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail