Christmas Message 2024: Bright future ahead
As we embrace this festive season, I want to take a moment to reflect on the journey we have shared and the exciting path that lies ahead. With the joyful spirit of Christmas upon us, I invite you to celebrate not only this holiday but also the incredible legacy we have built together over nearly […]
Christmas Message 2024: Make a positive difference
One writer rightly stated: ‘Christmas is a time of giving, the most precious gifts of all being love and care. It is a time when we should open our hearts wide and embrace the opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of others, our closest family members, and the strangers alike.’ In […]
Charity aims to transform lives, one hamper at a time
A grassroots charity founded in 2000 is now delivering food and support to 40 vulnerable households across Barbados each week, with several beneficiaries achieving notable educational and housing successes. Neighbour Neighbour, which operates across six parishes, has built a network of corporate and individual donors to provide regular food supplies to families in need, […]
Kwanzaa call for unity, empowerment, new heroes
Kwanzaa 2024 is expected to be a powerful voice petitioning for unity, cooperative action, and regional solidarity, according to the organisers of the annual festival. Now in its 42nd year, the festival will not only honour African heritage but also push for the establishment of a cooperative credit union for Pan-Africanists in Barbados, express solidarity […]
Haynesville group again presses for urgent community facility
In a bid to transform the crime-ridden image of Haynesville, St James, the Haynesville Youth Club has renewed its urgent call for a community centre. Despite nurturing over 100 young people and producing national athletes, the club operates from a cramped former police outpost, hampering its efforts to reach more at-risk youth and expand […]
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. Many wept as they placed flowers at a mass grave in Ulee Lheue village, where more than 14,000 unidentified […]
Survivor of gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going an hour or more without help. Two reporters and one police officer died in Tuesday’s attack at the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital. Seven journalists covering the event […]