Duo involved in shooting at Sheraton Centre remanded to Dodds
Two Christ Church men facing multiple charges relating to the November 2 shooting incident at Sheraton Centre have been remanded to Dodds. Roshawn Jaeir Kangal, 19, of McCleans Gap, Silver Sands, and Xenico O’Neil Moore, 24, of Vauxhall today appeared before Magistrate Deidre McKenna in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court. They are jointly facing 19 charges: […]
System breach confirmed at Barbados Statistical Service
The Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) is investigating a breach of its system. In a statement issued today, the BSS, which provides key economic and social statistics, said “ongoing investigations suggest that the systems of the BSS were breached on October 30, 2024, and that data was obtained by malicious actors.” It added that the Data […]
Barbados has new Resident High Commissioner to Ghana
Barbados’ first resident High Commissioner of Barbados to Ghana, Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland has presented her Letters of Credentials to Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The occasion at Jubilee House, Accra last week marked a significant milestone for the two nations which began formal diplomatic relations in August 1994. In her remarks to the […]
Saint Lucian is Rhodes Scholar
The 2025 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar is Saint Lucian Rehym Augustin-Joseph. The announcement was made on Tuesday at State House. Augustin-Joseph was selected from among 12 candidates. Speaking to the media following the announcement, he said it felt incredible to receive the scholarship that he has worked towards over his academic journey. “It’s an amazing […]
Fish processors to get work under agricultural workers programme in Canada
Workers in the blue economy, including fish processors, will soon benefit from an expanded Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector Colin Jordan said during the Annual Review Meeting of the programme, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on Tuesday, that stakeholders have already started talks on expanding […]
PM proposes US$690 billion climate fund plan, warns of catastrophe
Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Tuesday called for new global levies that could raise up to US$690 billion annually to tackle the climate crisis, as she outlined a seven-point action plan to reverse the current trajectory of a planet that is hurtling towards catastrophe. She told the 191st session of the United Nations Conference […]
Temporary agriculture worker programme hailed as “gold standard”
Despite growing criticism about working conditions, pay and other aspects of the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP), it is being hailed as the gold standard of temporary worker programmes. That endorsement came on Tuesday from Ken Forth, president of the Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services (FARMS) – a private sector-run organisation that facilitates and […]
SJPI students receive scholarships from environment ministry
Three Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) students have been awarded the National Ozone Depleting Substances Phase-Out Support Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. The winners – Raquan Bourne, Liam Griffith, and Nathaniel Waithe – each received scholarships worth $1 100 from the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy, […]
Activities begin to commemorate Shirley Chisholm centennial
A series of activities has been launched to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Shirley Chisholm, an African American with Barbadian roots who was the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress and the first African-American woman to seek the Democratic presidential nomination. On Tuesday, representatives from the […]
Overseas Rally2 crews head in for BRC Winter Rally
Six drivers and co-drivers from around the region, Britain and the United States are heading to the island for this weekend’s seventh round of the 2024 Barbados Rally2 Championship sponsored by CIBC Caribbean and Ace H&B Hardware and administered by the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF). The talent-studded FIA R5 class in the Barbados Rally Club’s […]