Barbados

The bags are already packed, your suntan cream is prepared, as well as your bathing suits are selected. You can barely contain your self with excitement. The luxurious villa getaway is coming up, as for this year, you are all going on a Caribbean getaway. You can nearly feel the beautiful white sand on your [...]  

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is on the verge of another financial downgrade. And Deputy Central Bank of Barbados Governor Harold Codrington says to avoid it the island must keep trimming its fiscal... View full article at stabroeknews.com  

(Barbados Nation) More arrests are on the cards following an intense police audit of shooting clubs and firearm dealers this past week. The ongoing investigation has also resulted in the transferral of two police officers and the temporary closure of the firearms section of the Royal Barbados Police Force. The SUNDAY SUN has further been reliably informed that an undisclosed number of unregistered firearms and quantity of ammunition were...  

After her appearance on The X Factor, Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson found herself being targeted by online abuse and jokes about her weight. The 20-year-old decided to shut up her critics by hiring a personal trainer for three-times-a-week sessions, [...]  

Once there, the staff will whisk your luggage away to your room, marked with luxe touches including Italian marble floors, plantation-style designer furniture, and state-of-the-art bathrooms. The top-notch spa, outstanding restaurants ...  

Barbados Free Press publishes a letter from a reader, expressing outrage at the minimun sentence for a man that claimed self-defense in his ex-girlfriend's murder: “At the same time we are all discussing Raul Garcia who got 15 years for his offense. So if this murderer had weed in his...  

Barbados, whose back-to-back titles came between 1975 and 1979, will look to new captain Kirk Edwards, teenage sensation Kraigg Brathwaite and Ryans Hinds to guide their batting exploits. "Jamaica have done exceptionally well over the past four ...  

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbados captain Edwards likes Barbados chances against champions said his side was geared up to face defending champions Jamaica in their second round, Regional Four-Day Championship clash at Sabina Park starting tomorrow.  

Barbados is home to some of the best beaches in Caribbean ... s Beach to add adventurous streak of aquatic sports to Last Minute Holidays To Barbados. If you are visiting the east coast, visiting Cattlewash Beach is a must. The golden sand beach is an ...  

The House is delighted to have recently been named in the TripAdvisor 2012 Travellers' Choice Awards as one of the ‘Top 25 Trendiest Hotels in the Caribbean’. Where better to spend your holiday in 2012? www.thehousebarbados.com. For more information on ...  

Politics is on the Barbadian blogging agenda, here and here, as bloggers consider “the viability of a third political party” and the need to “send many independents to Parliament…to disrupt the circle of corruption.” Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · comments (1) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit ·...  

Barbados Underground has been “following closely what is happening to the man we have dubbed the ‘Fearless Journalist’ Professor Freddie Kissoon,” adding: “The silence of regional media and governments is unacceptable on this matter.” Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit ·...  

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday, February 2, 2012 – Even as developers and the Barbados government explore local and international financing options to re-start the beleaguered Four Seasons project, reports coming out of Ireland are that another lawsuit ...  

And charges of police brutality during interrogation will also be harder to prove as the Royal Barbados Police Force prepares to roll out new state-of-the-art technology to record such proceedings. This will all be possible as police implement devices such ...  

(Barbados Nation) A CLICO solution that pleases all the interested parties looks unlikely. That was the prognosis of Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president Dr Warren Smith, who said Barbados... View full article at stabroeknews.com