Barbados beat T&T to win regional Super50 cricket
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Barbados defeated Trinidad & Tobago by 17 runs to win the NAGICO Super50 Regional cricket tournament at the Queen's Park Oval on Saturday. Barbados won the toss and...
View ArticleBarbados play Jamaica in friendly
BARBADOS’ football quest for redemption begins today at the National Stadium when a fledgling brigade go to battle against regional powerhouses Jamaica at 8:30 p.m. With the Caribbean Football Union’s...
View ArticleBoyz get by Barbados 2-0 in friendly
ST MICHAEL, Barbados -- Late goals from Darren Mattocks (76th) and Deshorn Brown (82nd) helped Jamaica to a scratchy 2-0 win over hosts Barbados in Sunday night's friendly game here at the National...
View ArticleBEHIND THE HEADLINES: US continues money hunt
Credit who? Up until late last year when Chris Sinckler, Barbados’ Minister of Finance, told Parliament that the Government had secured access to a US$225 million bridging loan from Credit Suisse, most...
View ArticleBajans do it 7–6
Barbados started the 2014 Lime/Hyundai-sponsored Cheshire four-match polo classic with a bruising but nail-biting 7–6 victory over the visiting Cheshire team from Britain last weekend. Playing in front...
View ArticleBarbados name unchange squad
Bridgetown—Title holders Barbados have named an unchanged 13-man squad for their second round WICB first-class Day/Night match against Guyana at Providence in Guyana, March 7 to 10.
View ArticleHigh Commissioner to Barbados named
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today named diplomat Jan Henderson as New Zealand’s first High Commissioner to Barbados. "The High Commission in Bridgetown, co-located with the British High...
View ArticleWHAT MATTERS MOST: BNOC now lending to Govt entities
It was surprising to learn recently that the Barbados National Oil Company (BNOC) has a debt service reserve account (DSRA) with a balance of almost $35 million as at July 31, 2013. The surprise came...
View ArticleBroomes: Still room for village clubs
SCORE ONE for the smaller clubs in Barbados. Parkinson Memorial principal Jeff Broomes believes Bajan society still needs sports clubs that are firmly rooted in their districts, saying they are...
View ArticleCLICO policyholders disagree with Barbados central bank governor's statements
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday March 6, 2014, CMC – The Barbados Investors and Policyholders Alliance INC (BIPA) says confusion surrounds a recent statement by Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Delisle...
View ArticleTime for tourism change
BARBADOS TOURISM needs “frills and a game-changer”. This is the view of St George South MP Dwight Sutherland, who urged tourism promoters to add frills to Barbados’ “core business” – sun, sand and sea....
View Article'12 Years a Slave' and Barbados PM 'Tom' Adams' historic dislocation (Part 1)
During my Advanced Level study of English Literature at the Barbados Community College, Dr. Viola Davis, author of “Derek Walcott: Dramatist” and “The Creative Use of Schizophrenia In Caribbean...
View ArticleBarbados January Tourist Visits by Country
Barbados tourist visits rose 3.8% in January from the same time last year, according to the Barbados Statistical Service in Bridgetown....
View ArticleBarbados set for Commonwealth Games rugby sevens 'dream'
Sean Ward is a car mechanic and delivery driver from Barbados who was expecting to watch the Commonwealth Games this summer with his friends on the idyllic Caribbean island. Instead, he will run out on...
View ArticleMechanic ready to face All Blacks
Barbados will play in the rugby sevens competition after Nigeria withdrew last month.
View ArticleJordan returns to old Barbados haunts
If Bill Athey, the former England batsman, had not gone on a reconnaissance trip to Barbados to seek out a potential cricketer for a scholarship at Dulwich College, Chris Jordan might conceivably have...
View ArticleBeijing to Barbados Laughfest smiles all over the globe
So, in addition to buying merchandise and tickets, pack your smile the next time you head to Hollywood, or better yet, Barbados, as some people did. It might take a lot of positive coaching to convince...
View ArticleBarbados: Aristodemus bids for repeat win in Gold Cup
ARISTODEMUS, hero of last year's Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup, faces ten rivals when he defends his crown in the 33rd renewal of the £64,000 contest. The five-year-old son of Giant's Causeway, owned by...
View ArticleGALLERY: Krikke Boys Model Search heats up Barbados Lounge Bar
GALLERY: Krikke Boys Model Search heats up Barbados Lounge Bar. The Krikke Boys Model Search drew a large crowd to Barbados Lounge Bar on February 28. Pictures by Bianca Turri. The Krikke Boys Model...
View ArticleStrong Earthquake Shakes Barbados
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck northeast of Barbados early Tuesday, jolting thousands from their sleep but causing no reported damage or casualties. It also was felt in the nearby French Caribbean...
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