Barbados

The country will soon have legislation to allow for the creation of a free zone on the island, given the need for more foreign direct investment in a range of industries and sectors of the economy

Barbados' Under-20 men's football team left the island today for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where they will participate in Group C of the Concacaf qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia

The country's parliament has elected a woman as its first president; it is on its way to becoming a republic and abandoning its monarchy status

The island's only power company, Barbados Light & Power Co. Ltd, is pushing for an 11.9% increase in tariffs after 11 years

Dr Adanna Grandison, vice-president of the Barbados Medical Association, has urged residents not to shy away from undergoing the Covid-19 test, stressing how such a short process can save lives

PM sets new target of 50.000 vaccinated in 5 weeks; more and more people in the country are wondering when the curfew can be lifted and what greater freedoms the vaccinated can enjoy

Today begins the 'Parenting The Next Generation' program: young parents between 18 and 25 will have the opportunity to improve their skills on child development, effective communication, substance abuse and sexual and reproductive health

Barbados-born Jacob Bethell will captain England Under-19s against West Indies

Emergency ambulance services modernized fleet and increased vehicles to 8, from 6, improving EAS efficiency in responding to the most urgent of a total of 15.000 calls a year to emergency number 511

International coffee brand Starbucks has opened in the country, making it the fifth in the Caribbean to operate shops, after Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands and Panama

Runner Sada Williams sets the new national record at the Olympics for the 400m women race in Tokyo - the last time this record had been set was 43 years ago

To reinvigorate the intra-regional tourism, airport taxes for regional travellers will be reduced by 50%, a decision that follows neighboring countries such as Antigua and Barbuda

Notwithstanding a newly reimposed curfew, the Barbados Medical Association has openly expressed its desire to see even more restrictions, given the severity of the latest wave of Covid-19 and the infections spike