Barbados

Barbados Food and Rum Festival was named best culinary festival in the Caribbean, City of Bridgetown as best emerging culinary destination and Jean and Norma Holder Hospitality Institute as best culinary training institute

As the country prepares for the potential bad weather associated with approaching tropical waves, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has decided to extend its pharmacy opening hours to facilitate the purchase of medicines

An Ageospatial map developed by the governemnt will help determine the location of people across the island, identify vulnerable people and respond to their needs before and after a disaster

Barbados Seniors and Masters Squash Nationals 2024 will be held from tomorrow 6 to 9 June at the Barbados Squash Club in which Senior Men, Senior Women, Masters Men aged +40, +50 and +60, and Masters Women aged +40, +50 and +60 will participate

The decision to move the Bridgetown market, a key attraction of the annual Crop Over Festival, from its traditional location on the Spring Garden Highway to its original Broad Street location has caused a wave of unease among vendors

94 residents have found jobs through the Job Workz programme; Member of Parliament for St Philip West, Kay McConney, praised the result as fruit of an initiative she has supported since her 2018 election campaign

With over 1200 troops from 36 nations, Exercise TradeWinds 2024 kicked off in Barbados on 4 May, at its 39th year; the military exercise enhances readiness among allied forces with immediate goal of ensuring security for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

The Rotary Club of Barbados has announced the recipients of its annual Pride of Workmanship awards for individuals and organisations in the public and private sectors that exemplify excellence in their fields and provide valuable services to the community

Electric buses are coming in a donation from the China International Development Cooperation Agency, part of the effort to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce Windward island's carbon footprint

Kathleen Victoria Lloyd, Barbados' newest centenarian, was celebrated as a fashionista with a keen sense of humor and a deep affection for her family

Good Shepherd Primary's two-time double crown champions held a parade to toast their athletes' recent successes at the National Primary School Athletics Championships

Haymans Market, a new food, retail and entertainment complex, now in its fourth month on the site of the old Haymans plantation and sugar factory in St. Peter, was officially opened

The country has signed a $50 million loan with the Inter-American Development Bank to support efforts to increase climate resilience in coastal areas