Local News

Two independent senators sworn in

12 December 2025

Independent senator Dr Kenneth Connell being sworn in this morning at State House. (Pictures by Haroon Greenidge.) Share...

Supervisor owns up to cement theft

12 December 2025

Share post: An operations supervisor was reprimanded and discharged after admitting that he stole some cement from his w...

Man charged with firearm and ammunition offences

11 December 2025

Share post: A 66-year-old St. Michael man has been arrested and charged in connection with a firearm and ammunition disc...

Clarification and Apology to Sandra Osborne

11 December 2025

BOA PRESIDENT Sandra Osborne (FP) Share post: On 8th December, 2025, we published posts on our feed and in our story fea...

BDF EMT volunteers “happy to help” Jamaica

11 December 2025

The first group of volunteers deployed with the Barbados Defence Force’s Emergency Medical Team (BDF EMT) under OPERA...

Prime Minister Mottley named among Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women for 2025

11 December 2025

Prime Minister Mia Mottley has secured a spot on the 2025 Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list, where she ranks...

PSV licensing backlog cleared

11 December 2025

Chief Licensing Officer Treca McCarthy-Broomes has declared that the licensing and inspection backlog affecting public s...

US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns ‘act of piracy’

11 December 2025

US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, marking a sharp escalation ...

Phone records show three calls

11 December 2025

 Three calls were made between the mobile number assigned to former calypso monarch Aziza Clarke and the one assigned t...

Bajan fruit cake taking shape

11 December 2025

One reader remarked: “Mrs Maynard-Watson, I understand what you are doing. Yes! A commercial fruit cake made with Baja...