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  1. Castries’ Chastanet Regime reveals Price Increases For Gas, Diesel & LPG

    St Lucians are hereby notified in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of gasoline, diesel, LPG 20, 22 and 100 lb cylinders has changed.  increased from $3.06 to $3.07 per litre or $13.93 to $13.95 per gallon Kerosene remains unchanged at […]

    June 21, 2021Breaking News, Business, FeaturedNo comments
  2. BDF Barbados Coast Guard Search and Rescue – P53 ‘NICANNO’

    The Barbados Coast Guard (BCG) conducted a successful search and rescue (SAR) for two Barbadian fishermen onboard fishing vessel P53 “NICANNO“. P53 NICANNO was successfully towed to the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex.

    June 21, 2021EventsNo comments
  3. Elizabeth Riley appointed Executive Director of CDEMA

    The Chairman of the Council of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Vincent Byron Jr – Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, St Kitts-Nevis, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Elizabeth Riley as Executive Director of the Agency with effect from July 1, 2021. Ms. Riley, a Barbadian national, […]

    June 20, 2021NatureNo comments
  4. PIG (2021) Nicolas Cage

    Director: Michael Sarnoski Writers: Vanessa Block & Michael Sarnoski Stars: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin

    June 20, 2021Cinema, Video GalleryNo comments
  5. How I Became a Superhero – Pio Marmai, Vimala Pons, Benoit Poelvoorde, Leïla Bekhti and Swann Arlaud

    While superheroes have assimilated into Parisian society, a new drug gives super powers to mere mortals.

    June 20, 2021Cinema, Video GalleryNo comments
  6. Water Authority Undergoing Power Outages at Various Stations

    The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise Bajans as of today, Saturday 19th June, due to a widespread Barbados Light and Power electricity outage, several of its pumping stations in the West and Central parts of the island have gone offline. BWA’s teams are in the field assessing the situation and hope to have these […]

    June 19, 2021Breaking News, Featured, TechnologyNo comments
  7. Roundtable book discussion for Barbados’ Heritage Month

    What book would you consider crucial to understanding or appreciating your culture and heritage? A book that makes you think about how we live. Or how we SHOULD live? I’ve chosen How Music Came to the Ainchan People, a novel by Barbadian master storyteller Timothy Callender for a roundtable book discussion for Barbados’ Heritage Month. […]

    June 19, 2021Books, Photo GalleryNo comments
  8. Soca-Pop sensation Natalyah unleashes ‘Save Meh’

    In her continued mission to deliver the sounds of the Caribbean to an international audience, Trinidad-born Swiss Soca-Pop artiste Natalyah has a released a new single and a captivating new music video for, ‘Save Meh’. Natalyah was born in San Fernando, Trinidad to a Trinidadian father and Swiss mother. Although she left the shores of […]

    June 19, 2021MusicNo comments
  9. Successful Tutoring (Summer School)

    Successful Tutoring caters to the broad scope of improving the future of young Barbadians. Under strict COVID protocols – we can teach online or face to face if the situation warrants. We also prepare students for the Eleven Plus and coach teenager’s to have the best advantage in passing their exams. Courses offered in Mathematics, […]

    June 19, 2021Education, Photo GalleryNo comments
  10. Bitt globally awarded as Central Bank Digital Currency Partner

    For its work on the DCash pilot, global fintech company, Bitt, was awarded as the 2021 Central Bank Digital Currency Partner by the industry’s leading information resource – Central Banking Publications. The announcement came during the virtual Central Banking FinTech and RegTech Global Awards which celebrated the innovations and achievements of central banks and technology […]

    June 19, 2021TechnologyNo comments
  11. ‘Africa in My Skin’ by Dominican Republic poet Rafael Nino Féliz, published as trilingual edition

    África en mi piel / Africa in My Skin / L’Afrique dans la peau by Rafael Nino Féliz has just been published by House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP). The poems, in the original Spanish, with the English and French translations in one book, are strung together like invitations to the Dominican Republic and the other […]

    June 18, 2021Books, FeaturedNo comments
  12. Donated medical equipment will enhance healthcare delivery on Nevis, says Health Minister

    The medical equipment donated to the Alexandra Hospital for the Paediatric and Maternity wards will go a long way towards improving the delivery of healthcare on Nevis. “I wanted to add my quota of thanks as the Premier of Nevis and on behalf of all the people of Nevis, not only our children but certainly […]

    June 18, 2021Featured, HealthNo comments
  13. Police engage in firefight at Gill’s Rd; 27 year old KIASTAN HALLEN CLARKE now dead

    This afternoon – Thursday 17th June 2021, about 1:20 pm, based on a tip off, patrol units from the Force encountered a motor vehicle and had an unstated reason to stop this vehicle along Lower Gills Road, St. Michael. It was stopped and while doing so, two occupants got out and fled that vehicle. A […]

    June 17, 2021Breaking News, Crime, FeaturedNo comments
  14. Power Outages Take Some BWA Pumping Stations Offline

    The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise that power outages in some northern, eastern and central parts of the island have caused some of its pumping stations in these areas to go offline. Teams are currently working on the restoration of power. However, as this process continues customers in these areas may experience low water […]

    June 17, 2021Breaking News, Events, FeaturedNo comments
  15. How Can Exam Dumps Help You Pass Certbolt Microsoft MS-500: Microsoft 365 Security Administration Test?

    Failing an exam is a traumatic experience. Interestingly, the reason why the candidates fail their tests is most often not because they are not studying. It is mostly because they do not understand the dynamics of the exam. Even after mastering all the topics, you can still lack confidence in answering the questions or not […]

    June 17, 2021Breaking News, Education, FeaturedNo comments
  16. JOINT RELIEF EFFORTS FOR ST VINCENT: UK Government Joins Relief Support Effort

    The Barbados Defence Force recently partnered with the Government of the United Kingdom to continue relief effort to St Vincent and Grenadines in the the aftermath of the La Soufrière volcano eruption. Over one-hundred and thirty-five (135) pallets of humanitarian relief supplies, packed by the BDF Relief Supplies Unit, departed Barbados to St Vincent via […]

    June 17, 2021Featured, NatureNo comments
  17. Potential Murder Investigation – Rose Hill

    Police are investigating a possible murder at Rose Hill, St Peter after a phone tip off to the Operations Control Room about a man’s lifeless body found in the back yard of his residence. Officers confirmed the discovery of a dead man, said to be in his late 60’s, on arrival to that scene. The […]

    June 17, 2021Breaking News, Crime, FeaturedNo comments
  18. “We Don’t Need the G7” by Jeffrey D. Sachs, courtesy ‘Project Syndicate’

    The latest G7 summit was a waste of resources. If it had to be held at all, it should have been conducted online, saving time, logistical costs, and airplane emissions. But, more fundamentally, G7 summits are an anachronism. Political leaders need to stop devoting their energy to an exercise that is unrepresentative of today’s global […]

    June 16, 2021Photo Gallery, PoliticalNo comments
  19. The Barbados Accreditation Council Launches New Website

    The Barbados Accreditation Council has revamped its online presence with an all-new website. The BAC, the sole External Quality Assurance Agency in Barbados, is responsible for the maintaining of quality assurance and quality enhancement in post-secondary institutions and providers, as well as issuing and verifying CARICOM Skills Certificates for CARICOM Nationals. According to the Information […]

    June 16, 2021TechnologyNo comments
  20. COMEDIANS ONICIA MULLER AND DEVIN WHITLOCK PREMIER HILARIOUS NEW PODCAST ABOUT SCAMS

    Former crime reporter turned comedian Onicia Muller and fellow Chicago comedian Devin Whilock have joined together to produce a comedy podcast exposing scams. ‘Scam, Swindles, and Schemes‘ is a weekly show about trending stories, everyday problems, and practices that may be more pervasive people realize. Lighthearted, opinionated, and very much not to be taken seriously, […]

    June 16, 2021OddityNo comments
  21. Reggae Entertainers Alborosie and Collie Buddz Team Up For New Single “Ginal.”

    “Ginal (featuring Collie Buddz)” is the kick-off single to the new Alborosie album, For The Culture, dropping on back-to-back Fridays. “Ginal,” is a Jamaican slang term to describe a trickster. The song is illustrated with cutting and humorous lyrics about people who talk too much (‘mouth ah massi’), that they will “smile inna yuh face […]

    June 15, 2021MusicNo comments
  22. 9 PROJECTS IN HERITAGE-LED INNOVATION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SHORTLISTED FOR 2ND EDITION OF ILUCIDARE SPECIAL PRIZES

    The ILUCIDARE Consortium including Europa Nostra and the European Commission are delighted to present the shortlisted projects for the 2021 edition of the ILUCIDARE Special Prizes, awarded within the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards! These projects are compelling demonstrations of heritage-led innovation and international relations. The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards […]

    June 15, 2021CultureNo comments
  23. Caribbean One TV Partners with RealVibez for the RealVibez Film Festival

    Caribbean One TV, the innovative programming, original content, live-streaming and Video-on-Demand platform that is connecting communities worldwide to the Caribbean Global Market, has partnered with RealVibez on the RealVibez Film Festival. This partnership will help provide a powerful platform to bring exposure to the submissions to the festival. Caribbean One TV provides diverse Caribbean themed […]

    June 14, 2021CinemaNo comments
  24. Gonsalves regime with UNDP Ash cleaning and Emergency Employment Programme underway in response to volcanic eruption in St Vincent.

    As various restrictions are lifted clean-up efforts are in full swing as personnel are allowed safely into the most impacted orange zone of St Vincent and the Grenadines after volcanic eruptions which started in April. UNDP in collaboration with the Buildings, Roads and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) have commenced an employment programme tied to ash […]

    June 14, 2021NatureNo comments
  25. GUARDIAN GROUP GLOBAL LEADERSHIP DIPLOMA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

    For the second year running Guardian Group has partnered with the University for Peace (UPEACE) established by the General Assembly of the United Nations, in offering ten (10) Global Leadership Diploma Scholarships across the region. Last year’s historic collaboration was widely popular with nearly 400 applications from across the region vying for the scholarship programme. […]

    June 13, 2021Education, FeaturedNo comments