Barbadian sprinter Kishawna Niles is set to be elevated to the silver medal in the women’s 100 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Under-20 Championships. This comes following the disqualification
Continue readingNiles set to move to silver in 2024 World Juniors medal change
Openers Kemar Brathwaite and Shian Brathwaite stole the spotlight on the final day of the Barbados Pride trial matches. The pair added an unbroken partnership of 127 as the Kraigg
Continue readingOpeners star on final day of Barbados Pride trials
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is again making an appeal to members of the public to collect family and wards who have been discharged from inpatient care. In a statement,
Continue readingQEH: Collect discharged patients and ease bed pressures
Recognising the financial strain multiple births place on families, government will be providing financial assistance to these parents until the children reach age five. In announcing the Multiple Births Cash
Government will begin a national consultation on traffic congestion next week as it moves to address growing concerns about gridlock across Barbados. Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn, speaking during the presentation
Continue readingNational consultation on traffic to begin next week
The Government will establish two dedicated gun courts and introduce tax concessions on security equipment as part of new measures to address the escalation in gun violence. Minister of Finance
Continue readingGovernment announces gun courts and tax breaks for security systems
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a Small Craft Warning and High Surf Advisory for Barbados The advisory, issued Monday evening, said conditions are expected to persist through midweek,
Continue readingSmall Craft Warning and High Surf Advisory remain in effect for Barbados
Increases to the Reverse Tax Credit (RTC) and Compensatory Income Credit (CIC) for the 2025 income year, aimed at putting more money back into the pockets of lower- and middle-income
Continue readingReverse Tax Credit increased for lower-income earners
Government has announced measures to protect Barbadians from rising energy costs. Barbados National Energy Company Limited (BNECL) has locked in the price of heavy fuel oil, which powers electricity generators,
Continue readingGovernment moves to cushion impact of rising fuel costs
Barbados’ debt-to-GDP ratio has fallen significantly, Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn announced today during the presentation of the Annual Budgetary Proposals and Financial Statement today in the House of Assembly.
Continue readingBarbados’ debt-to-GDP ratio falls to 93.3%, Minister Straughn Says