Speak out on illegal guns and illicit activities, Minister implores
Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams has made an impassioned appeal for the public to cooperate more with the police in the wake of a spate of violent crime. He condemned the silence of people within communities who are aware of individuals owning illegal firearms and engaged in illicit activities yet do nothing. […]
Depeiza opens Elite season with ton
Giovonte Depeiza recorded the first century of the 2025 Barbados Cricket Association Elite division three-day Championship when the new season bowled off on Saturday at various grounds across the island. Depeiza, fresh off collecting the prestigious Most Outstanding Cricketer award for the 2024 season, stroked 101 not out in 127 balls against ESAF Pickwick at […]
Angry protesters assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies
Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum after the shock of the Republican’s first weeks in office. So-called Hands Off! demonstrations were organized […]
Globalisation didn’t fail America — Washington did
Few topics ignite more partisan heat than globalisation. For decades, US leaders have blamed it for shuttered factories, lost jobs, and stagnant wages. From Ross Perot’s “giant sucking sound” in the 1990s to Donald Trump’s “America First” tariffs, the political narrative has been straightforward: globalisation hurt the United States. But like most convenient stories, this […]
Guardian Life celebrates milestone
Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited, the life, health, and pension arm of the Guardian Group, celebrated its 20th anniversary of operations in Barbados on April 1. The milestone, commemorated under the theme 20 Years of Anchoring Lives – Charting a Course for a Secure Tomorrow, featured a series of celebratory activities, which included a […]
Cars, houses damaged in St Michael shooting incident
Three motorcars and two houses were damaged in a shooting incident in the area of Vine Street, St Michael, on Saturday. Police say they received a report that a series of gunshots were fired at about 2:20 p.m. There were no reports of anyone being injured. The police are appealing to anyone who may have […]