The Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) are advising residents of St. Lucy to boil water from their taps until further testing of water is completed. Routine post-flood testing in various parts of the parish has shown an increased presence of brown water. This increased... Read more

Faced with the challenge of sweltering heat and the need to keep cool and well hydrated, our supermarket shelves and our gas station carousels offer a variety of fluids to the consumer. While bottled water, coconut water and sports drinks are appropriate options to beat the heat, energy drinks can... Read more

In a published article in April 2024, I highlighted the numerous failures of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security. These include, but are not limited to, the failed medicinal cannabis project despite the spending of more $15 million on the initiative, inability to reduce the food import bill,... Read more

Some sections of the island are experiencing heavy to intense showers and thunderstorm activity as a result of a trough system affecting the island. The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a flash flood warning, particularly for some northwestern, central and eastern districts, while a flash-flood watch is in effect... Read more

Three Barbadians will receive honorary doctorates from the University of the West Indies (UWI) as the institution continues its annual tradition of honouring the sterling contributions of a select group of the region’s notable luminaries.   The UWI said it will confer a Doctor of Science (DSc) on regional and... Read more

Pine Hill Dairy, the island’s sole milk processor, has reported an improvement in milk supply from Barbadian farmers, leading to increased availability of some milk products on supermarket shelves, despite the dairy industry’s ongoing supply crisis. Shafia London, country manager of dairy parent Banks Holding Limited, said in a statement... Read more

US passport holders can skip a trip to federal offices or mailing renewal forms and instead renew their passports online, the Department of State announced Wednesday. “Our online passport renewal system is an important example of how the department is modernising government services,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday in a press release.“The... Read more

The Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) are advising St Lucy residents to boil water from their taps before using it due to an increase in discolouration. In a release, the BWA said further testing is being done to determine the cause of the brown water.“The... Read more

The Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) are advising residents of St. Lucy to boil water from their taps until further testing is completed. Routine post-flood testing in various parts of the parish has revealed an increased presence of brown water. This discolouration has led... Read more

The Barbados Police Service is investigating the unnatural death of a man following a dispute earlier today on Denton Road, Grazettes, St Michael. According to reports, officers responded to a report of an altercation between two men. Upon arrival, they found one man deceased at the scene. A person of... Read more

A flash-flood warning is in effect for Barbados until 6 p.m., or sooner if conditions warrant. A flash flood warning is issued when rapid flooding due to heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time (generally less than six hours) is occurring or is imminent in the warning... Read more

A flash flood watch is in effect for central, northern and some eastern districts of Barbados from 10:15 a.m. today and will be terminated at 6 p.m., or sooner if conditions warrant. A trough system is affecting the island and is expected to bring heavy to intense rains and thunderstorm... Read more