1+ week, 3+ day ago   (360+ words) ​Speaking with Barbados TODAY on the upcoming transition, AOPT Chairman Roy Raphael announced that the election of operators to take part is nearing completion ahead of staff training and equipment fitting. “There was a law that you can’t hold a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (353+ words) Residents of the proposed Odle’s Glen Senior Citizens Village in St George could be required to pay up to 35 per cent of their pensions towards accommodation under a government cost-recovery arrangement similar to that used at Vauxhall Senior Citizens Village,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (702+ words) Former cabinet minister Dr David Estwick, the newly elected president of the Democratic Labour Party, has pledged to rebuild the party into a “government-in-waiting”, promising a shift from reactive criticism towards developing and presenting alternative policies. He made the declarations…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (246+ words) As a condition of her bail, a 25-year-old woman accused of theft and criminal deception turned in her passport to the No. 2 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Tarajae Abegail Vickers, a nurse and chef from 3rd Avenue Spring Garden, St…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (765+ words) Nearly nine decades after Marcus Mosiah Garvey addressed Barbadians at Queen’s Park, his son stood at the historic site on Thursday as the amphitheatre bearing the Jamaican National Hero’s name was rededicated. Dr Julius Garvey joined Prime Minister Mia Amor…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (555+ words) Ellerton Community Centre came alive with dancing, gymnastics, stilt walking and creative arts as campers brought the National Summer Camp Programme to a close with a cultural showcase in Ellerton, St George, on Friday. The showcase gave campers an opportunity…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (517+ words) Prime Minister Mia Mottley has urged Caribbean people to guard against the “enslavement of human minds” and embrace self-love, knowledge of their history and stronger communities. Speaking at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed during the Marcus Garvey Legacy Conversation with…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (534+ words) Parish Land have secured promotion to the Barbados Football Association’s Premier League for the 2027 season, continuing a rapid rise that has seen the Christ Church club promoted in successive seasons. A 3-2 victory over Technique on Wednesday left Parish Land second in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (362+ words) Demand for culinary training remains strong at the Barbados Vocational Training Board, with its international cuisine programme expanding from two to six classes and the possibility of doubling that number, Director of Training Gerard Prescod has disclosed At the BVTB’s…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (929+ words) “I am a hip hop artist in Jamaica, where everything is based around reggae and dancehall. There’s no producer I can easily go to and they’re going to have me in the studio and produce me,” he shared. For many…...