Skilled workers needed!
Barbados is facing a deepening construction labour crisis, warn industry leaders as major firms struggle to find masons, carpenters and other skilled workers as demand surges to unprecedented levels. Chief executive officer (CEO) of the JADA Group Philip Tempro told the Sunday Sun: “We should be focusing on skills training on this island and mentorship programmes but […]
Colombia and Trinidad runners dominate 2025 Run Barbados Sleeping Giant 5k Run
Colombian Egris Mailyn Arias Rodriguez and Trinidadian Christopher Mitchell are the 2025 Sleeping Giant 5K winners Rodriguez completed the run, which started and ended at the Bay Street Esplanade in St. Michael, in 18:35 minutes. She crossed the line just 20 seconds ahead of Barbadian star junior athlete Laila McIntyre, who clocked 18:56 minutes. Third […]
Trinidad and Colombia runners claim top spots at Run Barbados 10K
Nicholas Romany from Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia’s Palmenia Raquel Agudelo Berrio emerged as the champions of the 42nd edition of the Run Barbados Casuarina 10K Race, held tonight along the scenic Bay Street Esplanade, St Michael. Competing in the 26–30 age category, Romany retained his title for the third successive year, crossing the line […]
Man remanded in court over St. George shooting
The Barbados Police Service has arrested and charged 28-year-old Jarell Stefon Sutherland of Ellerton, St. George, in connection with a shooting and related offences on November 27. Sutherland faces multiple charges, including the use of a firearm, endangering life in relation to five victims – Akeil Jackson, Sachin Etwaroo, Chad Bynoe, Brandon Devonish – and […]
Cops: Recruitment better than expected
Police are still on the hunt for more good men and women to join their ranks, after what was said to be one of its best ever recruitment exercises last month. A senior lawman, who did not want to be identified, said with the Barbados Police Service having vacancies for 254 officers, the first recruitment […]
Persistent trend of gun violence
Recruiting of children into gangs and the pressure on the health care systems are among the concerns raised in a just-released report on firearms dealing and public health in the Caribbean. “The Caribbean region continues to suffer from high rates of gun violence and has seen an increase in homicide rates since 2016, briefly tempered […]
Heroics by Greaves, Roach earn Windies historic draw against Kiwis
Led by herculean efforts from Justin Greaves and Kemar Roach, the West Indies produced one of the best-ever batting performances in Test history to defy the odds and secure a hard-fought draw against New Zealand in the opening Test here on Saturday. Given little chance of batting out the day after resuming on 212 for […]
Guyana launches first digital school
Guyana Friday launched its first ever digital school with President Irfaan Ali the country must move from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one as well as from dependence on extraction to dependence on invention. Ali said the school is not only a milestone for Guyana but also for regional integration and the dream of […]
At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa. Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed the venue in Saulsville township, west of the capital Pretoria, early on Saturday. A three-year-old is among the dead. “At least three unknown gunmen entered this hostel where a group of […]
Jewell’s care for the dearly departed
By Petra Noel-Arthur The child appears without warning, arms outstretched. He moves with the certainty of recognition, pulling her into an embrace that bridges two worlds – his life just beginning, hers spent in the company of endings. How many times has she held life in her hands at its final, soulful stage? Now, […]