Caribbean-styled carnival culture has now grown to state of popularity where it is embraced by millions across the globe and transcends all ages, races, geographical backgrounds and sexual orientations. Nadelle Lewis has been making major strides to ensure that Carnival remains inclusive and accessible to women of various body shapes and sizes via her body-positive […]

Sophia Mendes and Arthur Wysocki, both 14 years old and students at The Codrington School, handed over a brand new computer and printer to Margaret Daniels, coordinator of the YWCA Reading Club in Bridgetown. The Reading Club is one of the many activities that the YWCA undertakes in local communities. It helps kids of primary […]

Barbados’ Minister with responsibility for Sports, John King, fully endorses CAREBACO 2019, an annual badminton tournament that is slated to be held in Barbados this year (August 15-29). “Regional badminton players annually look forward to CAREBACO and year after year, our Junior and Senior National Badminton teams represent us well, bringing home results and medals […]

The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating missing 15 year old Kiara Sandiford, she’s from Mount Hillaby, St. Andrew. Anyone with information relative to the whereabouts of Kiara Sandiford, is asked to contact the Emergency number 211, Crime Stoppers at 1-800 -TIPS (8477), District A Police Station at […]

The Royal Barbados Police Force are urging all Barbadians to be vigilant when using ATMs, not only should they consider their physical safety when approaching, attending or leaving ATMs but they warn to pay special attention to transactions you may conduct and to be observant of the receipts and account balances. If any unusual activity […]

Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley announced his Shadow Cabinet but stopped short of declaring a party in and of itself… His group consists mainly of failed candidates who ran in the 2018 General Election under the Barbados Integrity Movement, Solutions Barbados and United Progressive Party (UPP) banners. He stopped short of declaring a party, which […]

A former Prime Minister of Barbados appears to have been stumped by The Bajan Reporter on necessary or unnecessary Government spending. This was during a panel discussion reviewing the first phase of BERT the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation programme approved by the IMF – International Monetary Fund, this was held recently at the Ralph […]

Police arrested and formally charged two Romanian visitors this weekend in relation to the following offences: 30 year old Sorin Ghiriti is answering – Theft and Going Equipped While 35 year old Gheorghe Dumitru Durdea faces – Going Equipped *Both were jointly charged with MONEY LAUNDERING* The duo appeared at the District A Magistrates’ Court, […]

Over the past few days, the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has received intermittent reports of malodours in the immediate vicinity of the Bridgetown Sewage Treatment Plant. The source of the problem has been traced to a build-up of grease entering the Plant. This increase forced personnel to make adjustments and carry out additional cleaning of […]

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is ramping up its research activity to help regional Governments better tackle challenges related to environmental sustainability, economic and fiscal resilience, and implementation. “Taking it a step further, this year, the Bank proposes to publish research that focuses on assessing and measuring the vulnerability and resilience of our Borrowing Member […]

Digicel Barbados today announced Yaser Maher as its new Chief Executive Officer. This appointment comes on the heels of the former CEO, Alex Tasker, being appointed to the role of Executive Chairman of Digicel Barbados in October of last year. Yaser is no stranger to the Digicel family having joined the Barbados team from Digicel […]

Third-party information providers can now use the new Tax Administration Management Information System (TAMIS) to file all relevant statements for the reporting of amounts paid to or received by all resident persons during the 2018 income year. Providers are expected to upload these forms by February 28, 2019, in order for individual taxpayers to file […]

On July 10, 2015, Sandra Bland, a politically engaged and vibrant 28-year-old African American from Chicago, was arrested for a traffic violation in a small Texas town. After three days in custody, she was found hanging from a noose in her jail cell. Bland’s death was quickly ruled a suicide, sparking allegations of a racially […]

Interested in rugby? Now you can learn more about the fastest growing sport in the world! The Barbados Rugby Football Union (BRFU) is pleased to announce that effective 16 February 2019, their highly successful Get Into Rugby Barbados (GIR Barbados) programme will be holding introductory sessions at the Clubhouse on the Garrison Savannah. Every Saturday […]

If you were one of the many Barbadians who were trying to access your Cave Shepherd Credit Card Mobile App yesterday and couldn’t get through, don’t worry – it was not the fault of your phone nor Barbados’ leading department store… BajanReporter.com had an exclusive interview with Mrs Alison Browne-Ellis, Director of Cave Shepherd’s Card […]

The Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) joined with the Royal Barbados Police Force, in making safety and security paramount, for Tourism. During the presentation at Police Headquarters, Roebuck Street, St. Michael, Mr Ince indicated the Tourism Development Corporation would always be ready to assist the Royal Barbados Police Force in any way it could. The TDC […]

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Anyone who can assist in identifying the person is asked to contact Police Emergency at 211, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 (TIPS) or District ‘A’ at 430-7242 or your nearest police station. Rodney Inniss – Insp. (Ag); Public Relations Officer

Royal Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust Limited announced as a result of a management led buyout, RF Holdings Limited (“RF Holdings“) a newly formed Bahamian holding company, has agreed to acquire 100% of its issued and outstanding shares that were previously held on a 50/50 basis by RBC Royal Bank of Canada and Fidelity Bank […]

The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) is pleased to announce the launch of the Barbados ACAMS Chapter, to serve as an AML hub in the Caribbean, with a presence to support anti-financial crime professionals in that country and the region. The Barbados Chapter is the sixty-fourth ACAMS Chapter worldwide. “AML professionals face constant […]

The Barbados Federation of Island Triathletes (BFIT) just revealed their continued commitment to the future of triathlon on the island, highlighting the recent implementation of a range of youth-oriented activities designed to strengthen the skills of Barbados’ up and coming triathletes. Commencing late last year, elite local triathlete Matthew Wright held two separate triathlon camps […]

The Royal Barbados Police Force, is asking all Barbadians to help locate missing 58 year old David Nathaniel Cutting, alias “Redman” of Barker’s Road, Haggatt Hall, St. Michael, formerly of Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St. Michael. He left the residence of Lauralyn Nedd, of Barker’s Road, Haggatt Hall, St. Michael, about 12:00 noon Friday, 01 February, […]

The Board of Management of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital wishes to advise the general public how the dispensing services of the QEH Pharmacy will be reduced from 3:00 pm until the close of business at 4:30 pm today 1st February 2019. This reduction in out-patient dispensing services is to facilitate the attendance of pharmacy personnel […]

Barbados will see the launch of a support and advocacy group for the rare condition keratoconus, on the 3rd of February at Radisson Aquatica Resort at 3 pm. The event is free of cost for interested persons. Keratoconus is a progressive, rare eye condition that causes visual impairment with blurred vision and high sensitivity to […]