Unbeaten USA, Barbados to face off in Rising Stars Men’s final

BAS­SETERRE, St. Kitts – USA-1 and de­fend­ing cham­pi­ons Bar­ba­dos will meet to de­ter­mine the cham­pi­ons of this year’s Ris­ing Stars Un­der-19 Men’s 50-over Cham­pi­onship fol­low­ing the com­ple­tion of the sev­enth and fi­nal pre­lim­i­nary round …

Starbucks opens new drive-through store in St Philip, Barbados

Starbucks has opened a new drive-through store in the One Six Roads district of St Philip, Barbados, in collaboration with its operating licensee, Caribbean Coffee Baristas (Barbados). It is the seventh café and fourth drive-through store for the brand on …

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Walton signs Barbados firm as global distributor

Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC has signed a global distributorship agreement with Barbados-based private company Bargain Warehouse Inc to expand its international reach. Bargain Warehouse will sell, distribute, and market 13 Walton products in 16 …

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Help Cara battle brain cancer

By Choiselle Joseph For Cara Alyssa Wiggins, every day is a battle – but not one she’s fighting alone. Since being diagnosed in August 2023 with grade three to four glioblastoma, a highly aggressive and fast-spreading form of brain cancer, the 26-year-old …

PM renews call for fair financing

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley isn’t letting up in her call for a level playing field for the financing and facilitation of climate resilience for Caribbean countries. The Barbadian leader yesterday issued a repeated, but powerful call for unity and …

Cummins’ global strategy call for small businesses

Minister of Energy and International Business Senator Lisa Cummins yesterday called for global cooperation and alignment to support the growth and resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Speaking at the inaugural SME ministerial event …

Alleyne in the running at BCA

In a significant development for Barbadian cricket, Dr Rudolph Alleyne, respected academic and sports administrator, has officially announced his candidacy for a position of board member and director of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA). The …

$1.29m attack hits surplus

A cyber attack wiped away $1.29 million of the surplus the country’s largest credit union, Barbados Public Workers’ Cooperative Credit Union Limited (BPWCCUL), would have earned over the past year. This and $3.2 million in costs related to BPWCCUL’s …