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 National Tridents football team and their management attended a recent anti-doping presentation and question-and-answer session at the BFA Technical Centre in Wildey

The YES - Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme - Community Business Labs programme was started: it seeks to help young people develop businesses and make them sustainable; it was launched first in the northern area with 20 small entrepreneurs registered

Much-awaited 13th Barbados Food and Rum Festival 2024 will open later this week; taking place from 24 to 27 October, it promises an expanded lineup that highlights the island’s rich gastronomic heritage and its status as the birthplace of rum

Barbados was rated most creative economy in the Caribbean, ranking 77th in the Global Innovation Index 2024; the country over-performed regional average indicators of institutions, human capital, research, business sophistication, knowledge and technology