Government has told the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that it will continue advancing key reforms so that Barbados can more effectively exchange tax information on request. This includes “the implementation of measur...

Barbadians will have access to a wide range of free medical services later this month when the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy hospital ship, Silk Road Ark, makes its overseas humanitarian mission stop. The ship, currently in Jamaic...

The media fraternity is mourning the passing of one of its stalwarts in veteran journalist Albert Brandford. Brandford, who was 73, died at his Christ Church home yesterday. His was a journalism career spanning about a half-century, during which he w...

Independent Senators Monique Taitt and Dr Crystal Drakes have resigned from the Senate. Reports indicate that Taitt, an attorney, and Drakes, an economist, tendered their resignations following the appointment of new President The Most Honourable Jef...

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and tsunami warnings that hours later were downgraded to advisories. The Japan Meteorological Agency initially said a...