Following PCR tests administered on arrival in Pakistan, Cricket West Indies (CWI) can confirm that four members of the West Indies touring party have tested positive for COVID-19 and will now undergo a period of self-isolation. Left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell, allrounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers, along with a non-coaching member of the team management […]
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The directors of Co-operators General Insurance Company Limited said the company, which is owned by credit unions across the island, reported a “relatively successful” financial year. In its audited financial statements for the year ended May 31, Co-operators General had total assets of $67.42 million and liabilities of $38.04 million. For the 2021 financial year, […]
As health authorities in Barbados remain on alert with the COVID-19 Omicron variant now detected in the region, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne says accelerating access to vaccines will be key to protecting populations, particularly the most vulnerable. Omicron, which was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) […]
Sagicor Financial Company Ltd is about to raise US $150 million (BDS$300 million) in a special bond offering that will be paying 5.3 per cent interest and matures in seven years. The announcement came yesterday from the former Barbadian-owned financial services company, which is now a Canada-based publicly listed company, trading on the Toronto Stock […]
Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn has rubbished as “wicked and nasty” a circulating WhatsApp voice note denouncing the Fair Credit Reporting Bill tabled in Parliament this week. The message claims the legislation is intended to create “a social credit system” which will prohibit unvaccinated citizens from accessing a range of services. In […]
Valencia Cumberbatch is one of the candidates vying for a spot on the Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Limited (BPWCCUL) Board of Directors. Ahead of the Annual General Meeting on Saturday, December 11, Barbados TODAY spoke with Cumberbatch about her passion for service and her plan of action, should she be successful in her […]
Posted on December 10, 2021 Posted on December 10, 2021 Washington – United States rapper Travis Scott has said he did not realise that concertgoers were in trouble during a deadly crowd surge as he performed in Texas last month. “I stopped a couple of times . . . at the end of the day […]
Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, The Honourable Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has described West Indies Cricket as being in a state of crisis. Speaking on Mason & Guest radio show in Barbados on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Gonsalves said he based his assessment on a string of poor performances from the Caribbean side […]
The holiday season is upon us and what is fast becoming one of Barbados’ most favourite past times is already abuzz with activity.In the past five years or so, the popularity of flea markets has skyrocketed exponentially, to the point that it has become a growing subculture. On most Saturday mornings arguably hundreds of people […]
The head of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says there are large sums of money to be accessed by governments to recover from various shocks, but he warned that such financing also “presented opportunities for corruption”. CDB President, Dr. Hyginus Gene Leon, made the assertion as he addressed the bank’s second annual Caribbean Conference on […]