The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) spent almost three times more than its main rival, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), in its bid to recapture the Government – for a third straight 30-0 “redwash” – in February’s General Election. Acco...

A 39-year-old St George man has been charged with the murder of Edwin Cobham, who was killed between July 5 and 6. Eadiun Nicholas Neriah Cobham, of Jericho, near Market Hill, St George, was arrested and formally charged by the Criminal Investigation...

About 17,000 students in Barbados’ primary school system are now able to benefit from the Government’s national breakfast programme. Minister of Education Transformation Chad Blackman said the initiative, launched with the new academic year, is a...

After his heroics on Sunday night Mujeeb ur-Rahman jumped on a plane and left Barbados. The mystery spinner took three crucial wickets for Barbados Tridents to beat SLK by eight wickets at Kensington Oval on Sunday night. This earned him the Player o...

Michael Alphonsa Harris pleaded guilty to using threatening language and assaulting Senator Lisa Cummins on September 5 when he appeared in court today. He will spend the night in custody to allow Magistrate Jared Richards time to research the penalt...

On Wednesday, students of Wesley Hall Junior School should be back in the classroom in fully refurbished surroundings. Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education Transformation (MEdT), Kim Belle, gave that assurance today after students had to ...

Older women who continue to support adult children, grandchildren and other relatives are carrying a growing caregiving burden that needs greater attention, according to Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) president Marilyn Rice-Bowen. Ric...

Contractor Michael Alphonsa Harris is scheduled to appear in Court today charged with assaulting Senator Lisa Cummins and using threatening words. Harris, 56, of Seales Ave, Goodland, St Michael, is slated to appear in the District ‘A’ Criminal C...

A telecommunications outage has disrupted Customs services at Terminal II of the Grantley Adams International Airport, preventing the processing of payments and clearance of general cargo. The Barbados Customs and Excise Department said on Monday tha...

From today and for the next four days, some schools and businesses will encounter either no water or low pressure as there will be a major disruption to the island’s water supply with work being undertaken at the Ionics Desalination Plant on the Mi...