BusinessEconomyLocal NewsRegional PM Mottley: Caribbean, Africa must build their own trade routes by Barbados Today 23/09/2026 written by Barbados Today 7 min read Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean and African countries have a duty to create their own trade routes, to be able to ensure that they have the credit ratings that … Continue Reading 23/09/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CARICOMLocal NewsRegional โManifestoโ launched as CARICOM ushers new reparations phase by Ricardo Roberts 19/09/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 19/09/2026 Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong has said a new phase in the global movement for reparatory justice for transatlantic slavery has begun with the launch of a revised CARICOM Ten-Point … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegional PM urges govts: Turn reparations advocacy into action by Emmanuel Joseph 18/09/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 18/09/2026 A technical committee of historians and economists is to quantify Barbadosโ compensation claim for more than two centuries of slavery, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on Friday, urging Caribbean governments … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegional Indigenous chief presses for stronger role in reparations movement by Ricardo Roberts 18/09/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 18/09/2026 The Caribbeanโs indigenous people must be at the heart of the regionโs reparations agenda, not an โafterthoughtโ, Taรญno Chief Damon Gerard Corrie has told a regional conference. The chief of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeDominicaGrenadaLocal NewsRegionalSt Kitts & NevisSt LuciaSt VincentYouth Climate plans fail to track investment in children – study by Shanna Moore 17/09/2026 by Shanna Moore 17/09/2026 Climate plans across Barbados and five other Eastern Caribbean countries do not contain the measures needed to track whether climate investments are actually benefiting children, according to a new UNICEF … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CommunityLocal NewsRegional โRepatriationโ proposal before CARICOM reparations conference by Ricardo Roberts 17/09/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 17/09/2026 A proposal for a Jamaica-Ethiopia pilot programme to help Rastafarians, among other Caribbean people, resettle in Africa is to be presented at the Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegional UWI researchers win worldโs largest education prize for transforming early childhood development by Barbados Today 13/09/2026 by Barbados Today 13/09/2026 Two University of the West Indies (The UWI) researchers have been named 2026 Yidan Prize laureates for Education Development. Widely regarded as the world’s highest accolade in education, the award … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsRegionalWorld Hurricane season set to break record as El Niรฑo stifles storm development by Barbados Today 13/09/2026 by Barbados Today 13/09/2026 A new hurricane season record will be set this week as a historic and still strengthening El Niño stifles tropical development in the Atlantic. To date, no hurricanes have formed … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPoliticsRegional BDF sends third medical rotation to Venezuela by Lauryn Escamilla 11/09/2026 by Lauryn Escamilla 11/09/2026 The Barbados Defence Force has deployed its third rotation of medics to Venezuela to continue to treat survivors of the June catastrophic earthquake, with Caracasโs envoy here expressing gratitude for … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsRegionalSuriname Barbados explores Suriname for construction materials by Shamar Blunt 11/09/2026 by Shamar Blunt 11/09/2026 Barbados is looking to Suriname for silica sand and aggregate as domestic supplies dwindle, while the government accelerates infrastructure investment, Senior Minister Kerrie Symmonds has told visiting executives from a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
