Smith and Carter set up easy Barbados win
Barbados kept the winning streak going for teams batting first in the Nagico Super50 with a 28-run win over Trinidad & Tobago
View ArticleThe Barbados Island Inclusive package is back!!! Take advantage of "free...
TORONTO, Feb. 4, 2014 /CNW/ - The Barbados Island Inclusive package is back for 2014! Canadians can now take advantage of this great money-saving offer by booking before March 15 th , for travel to...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Sam Headley
Researched by SANDRA SEALEY It was unheard of in Barbados in the 1940s, far less at The Lodge School – one of the last vestiges of colonialism in Barbados – that a black boy and the son of a bus driver...
View ArticleRum, turtle hatchlings and a hotel with 'luxury included' on bountiful Barbados
When your every whim is catered for, it's hard to leave the Sandals Barbados resort, but step outside and discover a fascinating island, says Jack Davidson.
View ArticleTourism boost for disabled
The marketing of Barbados as a disabled-friendly destination broke new ground yesterday when a visiting post-polio group from Florida went on an island tour. It was a result of the ongoing efforts of...
View ArticleBarbados to meet El Salvador in Davis Cup
Bridgetown (Barbados), Feb 6 (IANS/CMC) Barbados' giant-killing tennis players have fixed an appointment with El Salvador in their next Americas Zone Group 2 Davis Cup fixture here in April.
View ArticleBarbados to host inaugural Caribbean Economic Forum
BRIDGETOWN— Distinguished visiting economist Dr C Fred Bergsten will participate in the first-ever Caribbean Economic Forum on February 19. Bergsten, senior fellow and director emeritus of the...
View ArticleEarthquake Hits Caribbean Island Of Barbados
An earthquake measuring magnitude 6.7 has struck off the Caribbean island of Barbados. The quake hit early morning local time and people called radio stations to report it, according to the Daily...
View ArticleBarbados crisis keeps Sagicor downgraded
Sagicor’s lost investment grade rating has been reaffirmed because of the negative outlook Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has on the economic crisis in Barbados.
View ArticleLewis Hamilton joins Top Gear Festival Barbados line-up
TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2014 /CNW/ - The Barbados Tourism Authority and Top Gear Festival has announced that 2008 Formula One World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, is set to join the star-studded line-up of world...
View ArticleJumpers hold gold
Barbados turned in gold medal performances at the Caribbean Equestrian Association (CEA) Junior Jumping competition held recently at Big “C” Stables in Frere Pilgrim. Blessed with great weather for the...
View Article$4m buy-in
SANDALS BARBADOS has spent more than $4 million buying local supplies in its 16 weeks of operating here. Head of the Jamaican hotel chain Sandals Resorts International (SRI), Gordon “Butch” Stewart,...
View ArticleFULL STORY: Hoping to ride it out
WITH tears in his eyes, Barbados’ leading jockey, Patrick Husbands, said he would retire if doctors recommended more surgery for a right leg injury he sustained last year. That means racing fans may...
View ArticleBarbados: Fragile consensus
The peaceful shoreline of Barbados stands in contrast to the rising tide of public vitriol surrounding the country's economic woes. - File. Wilberne Persaud, financial Gleaner COLUMNIST In late...
View ArticleBarbados opposition party boycotting parliamentary celebrations
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday February 28, 2014, CMC – The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) says it will not participate in Friday's 375th anniversary celebrations of the Barbados'...
View ArticleSunday Supper: Fish pie & cou-cou
Barbados Fish Pie includes shrimp, scallops and fish with layered potatoes and sauce. / MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY One of the joys of foreign travel is the discovery and enjoyment of indigenous...
View ArticleHistoric parade
Home to one of the oldest Parliaments in the Commonwealth, Barbados began its Commonwealth Day celebrations early in honour of the 375th anniversary of Parliament, with a parade of flags in Historic...
View ArticleBWU helping displaced workers
THE BARBADOS WORKERS’ Union (BWU) has not abandoned those who have lost their jobs in the sweeping public sector cuts. BWU senior assistant general secretary Orlando Scott said the trade union was...
View ArticleAfrican touch in schools
ACROSS BARBADOS, primary schools are teaching their young charges all about their links with Africa. It is Black History Month and the focus is again on Africa. The SATURDAY SUN visited three schools –...
View ArticleRoyal visit!
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are on a private visit to Barbados and during their stay, they have been participating in fund-raising events aimed at acquiring funds for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award...
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