The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus and Deloitte & Touche Barbados Ltd have formalised their longstanding partnership in support of UWI students who can undertake development programs under the company’s social responsibility initiative

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

Rum and Sargassum Inc, a local deep-tech start-up, and the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies launched the first vehicle powered by bio-compressed natural gas

An incident, involving the threatening behaviour of a parent, led to the early closure of Hilda Skeene Primary School and police intervention, just days after a stabbing at Alexandra School