Cycling Boost
WHO SAID the Barbados Cycling Union (BCU) can’t stage road races? One of the region’s biggest cycling events is coming to these shores again as the Caribbean Cycling Federation (CCF) recently awarded...
View ArticleGrowth forecast confirmed
In the economic review report for the first three quarters of this year, Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell said: “The Barbados economy is firmly set on the path to sustainable growth, led by the...
View ArticleFrom The Archives: Bajans look back with pride
“Ole time t’ings come back again”. And with Barbados celebrating 44 years of Independence on November 30, there is no better time to reflect on the things that are uniquely Bajan. Barbadians have...
View ArticleCarlton Brathwaite, Esme Wickham pass on
BARBADOS HAS LOST another two prominent citizens. NATION ONLINE has learnt of the death of engineer Carlton Brathwaite this morning while Esme Wickham reportedly passed yesterday. Brathwaite is...
View ArticleBarbados express adds Joel Garner touch
The Australian women's cricket team was braced for another barrage of Joel Garner-like fire and brimstone from rookie West Indies pace bowler Shamilia Connell in Thursday's one-day international at...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: PM’s Word
PRIME MINISTER FREUNDEL STUART says tertiary education in Barbados will remain free across the board, dismissing suggestions that only the “less well off” should receive state subsidies. And, he...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: All hands on deck for cleaner Barbados
Barbados finds itself in a Catch 22 situation today. While trying to fight the dangerous Aedes aegypti mosquito which is responsible for dengue fever and chikungunya, garbage can be seen piling up in...
View ArticleCarlton Brathwaite, Esme Wickham pass on
NATION ONLINE has learnt of the death of engineer Carlton Brathwaite this morning while Esme Wickham reportedly passed yesterday. Brathwaite is remembered as the Barbadian involved in the controversial...
View ArticleFrom The Archives: Bajans look back with pride
And with Barbados celebrating 44 years of Independence on November 30, there is no better time to reflect on the things that are uniquely Bajan. Barbadians have been dusting off their artefacts and...
View ArticleBarbados ratifies UN convention against organized crime
Barbados also ratified the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children; the Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; and the...
View ArticleWest Indies wonder in Barbados
A good choice for families, sports-lovers and first-time visitors, Barbados offers a safe and easy introduction to the Caribbean. The first English settlers arrived in 1627; today, the island has an...
View ArticleASP North America Junior Series returns to Barbados for Soup Bowl Pro Junior
The 2014 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Soup Bowl Pro Junior in Bathsheba, Barbados will run from November 14th – 16th. This is the second year for this Junior Men's and Junior Women's...
View ArticleFrom The Archives: Big Blow
Stuart revealed that 200 of the 1000 damaged houses will have to be replaced, and remarked: “I have to confess that I was flabbergasted at the fragility of the housing accommodation in Barbados.”...
View ArticleForde quits
Days after Barbados failed to qualify for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Cup finals currently taking place in Jamaica, Colin “Potato” Forde has quit as head coach of the national senior team.
View ArticleBarbadiana in focus for BimROCK
Modern, visually appealing and game-changing. These were some of the adjectives that came to mind when I got my first sneak peek at BimROCK Magazine, a monthly digital publication born out of a desire...
View ArticleUS Couple Blog About Their Incredible IVF Journey
LONDON, Nov. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This couple have documented their 6-year journey to becoming parents through their blog – www.travelforivf.com , which eventually led them to the Caribbean island ...
View ArticleREMEMBERING BARROW: Biography
Today, we continue our look at former Prime Ministers of Barbados with Errol Walton Barrow. These articles were published as a tribute in June 1987. BIOGRAPHY Name: Errol Walton (The Dipper) Barrow,...
View ArticleREMEMBERING BARROW: Barrow is dead
Barbados was plunged into mourning last night as news spread of the death of Prime Minister Errol Barrow, the second Barbadian Government leader to die suddenly in office in just over two years.
View ArticleLunch update - Barbados Pride vs T&T Red Force
Playing at the Queen's Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, Barbados Pride reached 85 for three at lunch after they were invited to bat by the hosts. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite batted through the session and was...
View ArticleIT MATTERS TO MARIA: Benefits cut
“He was given five months to live so we sold our home, bought a home here and came back to Barbados,” she said pointing out that her husband actually lived for five years, but was crippled and severely...
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