Tag Archives: Barbados

WIW take 2-1 lead in USA U19 series

[ad_1] 146 The West Indies defeated the United States of America by five runs on Wednesday at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, University of the West Indies St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago. The home team eked out a victory, and took the advantage in their five-match women’s Under-19 series. After losing the first game, […]

Crime surge a threat to tourism, business leaders warn

[ad_1] 247 Business leaders have sounded the alarm over a recent surge in violent crime, warning that it poses a significant threat to the island’s vital tourism industry and the global reputation it relies on. The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) and the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) have called for urgent action to […]

House Of Soca seeking legal advice

[ad_1] The C.O Williams House Of Soca is seeking legal advice following the release of the Courtesy Garage Pic O De Crop results early yesterday morning. Tent manager Sharon Carew-White declined to provide details of the specific query only saying broadly it related to the results in which three calypsonians from the tent, namely Billboard, Mr Deejay and Sir Ruel, were among the […]

West Indies must continue learning in final match, says Bishop

[ad_1] 84 The third and final Test match between England and the visiting West Indies gets underway on Friday. England have won the first two matches in the series fairly comprehensively, and they are now looking to complete a 3-0 sweep of the tourists. The first Test saw an emphatic three-day England victory to cap […]

BHTA elevates two talented team members

[ad_1] 15 The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) has announced the promotion of two of its exceptional team members, Tessalee Moore and Rhea Walker, to pivotal roles within the organisation. Moore takes on the mantle of special projects manager, while Walker steps into the role of member relations marketing officer. Moore ‘s journey with […]

Bajan lads win CWI Men’s U19 2-Day, now aiming for the double

[ad_1] 195 Barbados are the 2024 West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 2-Day Champions, having taken first-innings points from defending champions, Jamaica, in the final at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in Kingstown, St Vincent & the Grenadines on Sunday. And now they are hungry for further success. A half-century from Raneico Smith when first […]

Bus owners chief wants govt crackdown on indiscipline

[ad_1] 34 The chief spokesman for the nation’s public transport owners has urged the Mia Mottley administration to take decisive action against indiscipline in his industry, declaring that “government needs to stop talking and let us see some sort of action related to some of these indisciplined, unruly persons that continue to create issues for […]

Barbados triumphant in tapeball triangular

[ad_1] 163 Kodi Phillips scored the first hundred of the 2024 Caribbean Tapeball Tri-Nation Series on Tuesday, guiding Barbados to a massive win over Saint Lucia in the final at Londonderry Playing Field in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The 31-year-old from St Joseph Cultural Club, the leading scorer in the 2024 St Joseph Tapeball Tournament, […]

Ferry service gets officlals’ backing

[ad_1] 287 Private-sector-led ferry service initiative Connect Caribe, set to launch by the end of November this year, has received strong backing from a key envoy and the island’s hotel industry spokesman, who suggested it could revolutionise regional trade and tourism. The consortium behind the ferry, spearheaded by a subsidiary of Pleion Group Inc. Barbados, […]