Barbados News

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has fought through adversity but the best is yet to come, Prime Minster Mia Amor Mottley told the nation during Sunday’s Ceremonial Parade and National Honours Ceremony at Kensington Oval to mark the country’s 58th anniversary of Independence.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Barbados has completed the world’s first ‘debt-for-climate’ swap aimed at raising money to help the Caribbean island build resilience in its water systems to the damaging effects of climate change.

(Barbados Today) Barbados and the U.S. Export-Import Bank (USExim Bank) have signed a US$500 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve critical sectors, including renewable energy, cybersecurity, water and sanitation, and maritime domain awareness.

(Barbados Nation) The Democratic Labour Party’s 69th Annual General Conference took a chaotic turn on its second day, leading to police intervention to restore order.

(Barbados Nation) Attorney General Dale Marshall says comprehensive reforms to ensure the speedier passage of cases through the courts and reduce the backlog are on the way. 

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is once again recruiting nurses from Ghana, despite reports that a number of them, particularly those from the first batch entering the country, had broken their contracts to go to greener pastures in the United Kingdom.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley issued the following statement today addressing issues of violence, drug abuse, social media and video games.

(Barbados Nation) Submissions will continue next week when the re-sentencing hearing of convicted Campus Trendz killer Jamar Dewayne Bynoe resumes before Justice Michelle Weekes.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados and the State of Palestine formally established diplomatic relations on Tuesday, June 11, at a ceremony at the Barbados Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

(Barbados Nation) The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is gearing up to introduce a new electronically driven information system within the next few months at its Accident & Emergency Department (A& E) which could lead to significantly reduced wait times at this island’s largest medical health facility.

(Barbados Nation) Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has urged Government to revisit its plan to build 15 mini stadia, suggesting the concept is “misconceived” and that consideration be given to building fewer such facilities.

(Barbados Nation) Increased seismic activity at the Kick ‘em Jenny submarine volcano near Grenada since Friday, February 9, has placed disaster management officials on alert.

(Barbados Nation) Government backbencher Ralph Thorne has crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition in a stunning move.

(Barbados Nation) An additional 25 000 seats out of the United States will be available for travellers when Delta Airlines makes a return to Barbados since 2016.

(Barbados Nation) With the radiotherapy machine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) out of operation for several months, close to 100 cancer patients are on a waiting list to get the life-saving procedure in other countries.

(Barbados Nation) Member of Parliament for St Michael North West, Neil Rowe, has been removed as Deputy Speaker.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is yet to comment further on reports that some of its senior officials are now on administrative leave.

(Barbados Nation) In an effort to deal more effectively with attorneys stealing from their clients, the Barbados Bar Association has submitted sweeping changes to the Legal Profession Act, which includes a rigorous process of auditing attorney’s client accounts as well as a more rigid disciplinary procedure.

(Barbados Nation) Yesterday was the hottest day in Barbados on record, as the temperature peaked at a sizzling 34.2 degrees Celsius.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is being touted as one of the main contenders to be the next secretary general of the United Nations, with a fellow regional leader saying she would get his vote.