Barbados News

Barbados passes another IMF test

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has passed its latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) test with flying colours, in the process impressing the directors of the fund, and opening up for itself access to almost $100 million from the Washington-based institution.

Nioca Howard and son Nico Roach died on Sunday in an apparent drowning. (GP)

Barbados: Mother, son drown

(Barbados Nation) The anguished wails and screams of Stacie Howard filled the air at Welches, Christ Church Sunday evening after she identified the bodies of her daughter and grandson who died in an apparent drowning.

Barbados HIV food bank struggling

(Barbados Nation) The HIV Food Bank continues to struggle to feed an increasing number of clients and has reached the point where it is forced to distribute less food.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley at the opening of the CARICOM Office in Kenya yesterday.

Barbados PM opens CARICOM office in Kenya

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley yesterday accepted, on behalf of her regional colleagues, space in an ultra-modern business complex in Nairobi, Kenya, to be the home of a joint diplomatic mission.

Skerrit wins again

(Barbados Nation) In his election victory speech last night, Prime Minister and leader of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) Roosevelt Skerrit called for restraint, respect and calm in the country.

Mia Mottley

Barbados Light and Power increasing generating capacity

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Light & Power Company yesterday agreed to urgently add another 15 kilowatts of generating capacity to its electricity grid, part of the process of guaranteeing its capacity after two consecutive days of power outages last week.

Murder No. 43 in Barbados

(Barbados Nation) The man who was shot and killed late Sunday night has been identified as Denzil Obed Scarboro, alias Blue, of Farm Road, St Philip.

Alexandra School

Barbados: Parents upset over social media video of cockroaches at school

(Barbados Nation) Parents of students at Alexandra School are expressing concern after a video circulating on social media showed a large number of cockroaches on the school’s compound.   In fact, some are even calling for health officials to conduct an investigation and suspend classesto give the school a full cleaning.

Barbados debt deal to save $5b

(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ debt exchange deal reached with foreign creditors last week will see it having to issue bonds valued a little over $1 billion.

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