The National Tennis Centre will host a historic tie starting Saturday
Home court advantage will be critical. This is according to Barbados’ number one tennis player Darian King, as he prepares to serve the island off to a winning start in the opening match of the historic Group II Davis Cup tie against Pakistan at the National Tennis Centre in Wildey on Saturday. It will be […]
Chess on losing end in Budapest
Barbados’ teams both suffered losses on the third day of the 45th Chess Olympiad at the Dr Jeno Koltai Sports Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday. In the open (men’s) section, Barbados lost 3-5-5 to Zambia, only FIDE Master Dr Philip Corbin managing to draw with Micheal Kaoma. Justin Balckman lost to International Master Chitumbo […]
Promising improvement in vaccination rates, Health Ministry says
Vaccine coverage among primary school aged children remains high, but still not at optimum levels, the Ministry of Health says. The ministry says the last statistics recorded at the end of 2023, show that there has been a promising improvement in vaccination rates over the years, but the 95 per cent coverage point has still […]
Bethell bats well as England level T20 series
After going for just two runs on his T20 international debut Wednesday, Barbados-born Jacob Bethell came through in his sophomore effort, hitting a rapidfire 44 to help England even their three-match series against Australia at one apiece. The 20-year-old allrounder added 90 alongside Liam Livingstone, who was celebrating his 50th T20I, as England chased 194 […]
Barbados womens’ chess team defeat Mauritius at chess Olympiad in Round 4
It was a day of mixed fortunes on day 4 of the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary for Team Barbados. The ladies’ team of Hannah Wilson, Katrina Blackman, Chanon Reifer-Belle and Leshay Springer on the day recorded a 3 ½ – ½ victory against Mauritius. Reifer-Belle was the first to record victory as she […]
Head coach Hinds speaks about success of Barbados Royals Women
Barbados Royals Women repeated as champions of the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL), which was played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad & Tobago in August. The other teams were Guyana Amazon Warriors Women and Trinbago Knight Riders Women. Ryan Hinds, the head coach of Barbados Royals Women, talked about the […]
Flash flood watch issued for Barbados
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a flash flood watch for the island, saying pockects of heavy to intense shower activity may result in some flooding this afternoon. Pockets of surface to low-level convergence aided by a marginally favourable upper-level pattern could trigger one to two inches of rainfall this afternoon. Possible Impacts: -Runoff […]
New BCC students get advice on coping at college
Hundreds of new students were officially welcomed to the Barbados Community College (BCC) on Friday during a convocation ceremony. They were given words of encouragement from the school’s management as well as tips to help them throughout their college life. During her remarks, principal Annette Alleyne said undergoing tertiary education was a major milestone and […]
Expanded financial literacy programme to include special needs schools
The National Financial Literacy Programme (NFLP) has officially launched the second phase of its school initiative, FLITE (Financial Literacy), aimed at empowering the nation’s youth. This year, the programme will expand to more schools and introduce new curriculums, including targeted resources for remedial and special needs students. Addressing attendees at the launch event, programme coordinator […]
Charity’s scholarships, back-to-school drive ‘a success’
The annual back-to-school drive and scholarship awards by the ThenWhat? Charity have been described as a resounding success, providing much-needed support to vulnerable students in Barbados. This year, four students were awarded the Patsy Layne-ThenWhat? Scholarship, while two students received the Melbourne Inn-ThenWhat? Scholarship. Each scholarship provides $250 for school supplies. The charity’s back-to-school drive […]