This week shots were fired across the Port Bow of the ship “Bajan”, one of the vessels in the Rihanna Navy. Undaunted, the crew guided their assault, and fired a series of proverbial volleys off the port beam and has been engaged in battle ever since. What are we going on about? The ongoing Twitter […]
At least two members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have re-introduced visa requirements for Haitian nationals. According to reports from various Caribbean News Sites, the Barbadian and Dominican Governments have re-introduced visa requirements for Haitian nationals entering their country. While the restriction applies to holders of ordinary passports they do not apply to those Haitian […]
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has made an emphatic call at the United Nations to support dialogue on Venezuela’s political troubles and oppose war threats. Said the PM: “The Venezuelan people must be allowed to decide on their future according to the principles of the United Nations Charter, principles of non-intervention and non-interference, prohibition of […]
No major incidents, damage or injuries were reported across Barbados following the passage of Tropical Storm Dorian last Monday night and into early morning. And the public service is set to resume operations, while the Transport Board will resume a staggered servicel. In addition, all polyclinics and 24-hour services in the health care sector will […]
A team of Barbadian fishermen could soon be headed to Tobago for discussions on fishing, with the expectation this could lead to the end of a years-old fishing dispute. At least, that is the hope of Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who believes representatives of the two groups should hold talks on investment opportunities. She was […]
By Stephen Weir When September rolls around the Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s Festival Management Committee (FMC) will lose one of its original members. Bajan Canadian Calypsonian Roger Gibbs has reached the end of his formal board term. After years of giving sage advice to Carnival, Gibbs will no longer be part of the management team […]
The days of the mass production of sugar in Barbados are long gone. Cleviston Haynes, the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, said last Friday in response to a query about the state of the sugar industry, where low production, high costs and dwindling land under cultivation are impacting on the revival of this […]
The time has come to permanently retire all Caribbean currencies. This is the view of Economist, Dr. Delisle Worrell, in his latest Economic Letter for June 2019. “The currencies of Caribbean countries have now outlived their usefulness, and have become a liability,” according to Dr. Worrell who is a former Governor of the Central Bank […]
A luxury Caribbean compound which has reportedly hosted everyone from Prince Harry to Rihanna and Tom Cruise is for sale for £31.9 million. Elton John, Hugh Grant, Bruce Willis, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Kidman, Rod Stewart and Sting are all understood to have visited the ultra-glam retreat in Barbados too. Cove Spring House is gated […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados government is working on new legislation that will provide the legal framework for organs to be harvested from donors after death. Over the last 30 years, about 19 transplants had been performed at the country’s sole public hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, but these transplants have been limited to organs […]
