America Barbados Cidel's US$40.000 donation to The Salvation Army is helping dozens of families, serving hot meals during the holidays and providing clothes through their thrift shop
America Barbados An electronic vehicle registration system has been installed and will soon be operational to track uninsured or unregistered vehicles and detect speedsters, sending data to police database
America Barbados In an overnight ceremony in Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president yesterday, making of the Barbados the world's newest republic - the event coincided with the country's 55th anniversary of independence
America Barbados Today ends the 2021 My Barbados, a competition for children to describe what kind of country they would like to live in in the future
America 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
America Barbados 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
America Barbados 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
America Barbados The island's only power company, Barbados Light & Power Co. Ltd, is pushing for an 11.9% increase in tariffs after 11 years
America Barbados 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
America Barbados 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
America Barbados 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
America Barbados 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