Six juveniles charged with multiple offences
Six juveniles have been arrested and formally charged with a series of offences, including robbery, endangering life, use of a firearm and theft of motor vehicles. The charges stem from incidents reported between February and September 2026 and were laid by the Barbados Police Service Major Crime Unit and Criminal Investigations Department in Hastings/Worthing, Central, […]
OAS to support Antigua and Barbuda in strengthening democratic participation in schools
The Organisation of American States (OAS) will collaborate with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Antigua and Barbuda to strengthen democratic participation, responsible citizenship and youth engagement within the country’s education system. The OAS said the initiative was launched this week during its first consultation mission to Antigua and Barbuda, marking the beginning […]
CNN and MS Now denied White House access after Trump banned major media outlets
CNN and MS NOW journalists have been denied access to the White House after US President Donald Trump announced he was banning the outlets. An MS NOW reporter and a photographer tried entering the White House grounds on Saturday morning, but their badges would not scan and a security guard confiscated them, the outlet reported. […]
Three men charged in September robberies
Three men have been charged in connection with two alleged robberies earlier this month, including an incident on September 12 during which a serious bodily harm charge was also laid. Nathan Caleb Barker, 22, of Citrus Drive, Workmans, St George; Akeem Kareem Inniss, 23, of Bonwell Road, St Joseph; and Racaid Akeil Leroy Holder, 34, […]
Conductor, driver confess to assault
Two route taxi employees who confessed to beating a man on Monday will be sentenced on September 23. Dario Jamar Cheltenham, 33, of Phillips Road, St Stephen’s Hill, Black Rock, St Michael, and Jerad Ondre Brathwaite, 29, of Brereton Village, St Philip, admitted to Magistrate Jared Richards yesterday that they unlawfully assaulted Paul Rollins on […]
FA chair demands Infantino release World Cup sell-off documents
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has been told to release all documents relating to his controversial plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup in a letter sent by Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt. Hewitt, a Fifa vice-president, said that the Fifa Council should also receive a written explanation for the cancelled suspension of […]
CPL ‘boost’
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) play-offs are already delivering a welcome boost to Barbados’ tourism sector, with some hotels reporting a surge in occupancy as overseas cricket fans arrive for the tournament’s historic final week. Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association chief executive officer Ryan Forde said they did not yet have property-by-property figures, […]
Sadaqat powers Kingsmen to convincing victory over Tridents
Maaz Sadaqat produced a sensational display of power hitting to carry the Jamaica Kingsmen within sight of their first Caribbean Premier League final with a nine-wicket thrashing of the Barbados Tridents in their Eliminator contest on Wednesday. Player-of-the-Match Sadaqat smashed a boundary-studded 112 off just 49 balls, as the Kingsmen easily chased down the Tridents’ […]
Ministry: Six companies seek exploration licences
Government’s quest to find commercially-viable oil and natural gas resources offshore Barbados has caught the international oil industry’s attention. The Ministry of Energy, Business Development and Commerce has disclosed that when the three-month period for parties to pre-qualify ahead of negotiating exploration licences ended on September 1, there were six applicants. The submissions were made […]
Central Bank’s BiMPay warning
BiMPay users are being warned never to share their verification codes, tokens, passwords or other security credentials with anyone. The caution has come from the Central Bank of Barbados following what it says is a reported social engineering fraud involving an online loan offer. The bank stressed that there was no indication the BiMPay platform […]