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The brother of deceased Michael Yearwood and the cousin of the man accused of killing Yearwood on Wednesday described him as a loving, caring and friendly man. Peter Yearwood and Daquan Pierre both spoke glowingly of the former tyre repair man when the murder trial of Raheim Ricardo O’Neil Hinds, continued in the No. 5A The post ‘Loving man’ appeared first on Barbados Today.

Students were among the young people who took advantage  of the second national Community Youth Open Day held at the Oistins Bay Gardens today. Hosted by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, the showcase focussed on entrepreneurship and small business and formed part of a planned series of outreach programmes aimed at sharing The post Ministry spreading value of […]

As officials broke ground on Tuesday to make way for the new Hotel Indigo on the south of the island, Prime Minister Mia Mottley gave the assurance that Barbados’ ageing tourism product is in line for a major transformation with new hotel construction and continued upgrading of old properties. Mottley said her government was prepared The post Building on BEST appeared first on Barbados Today.

Barbados and other Caribbean islands are being encouraged to focus on strategies that would promote sustainable tourism as the region continues to rebuild the sector post COVID-19. One regional academic also says that the successes of the industry in the past had not come without a cost and it is time to consider balance in The post Tourism spotlight on building sustainable industry appeared […]

Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance Dwight Sutherland has announced that five four-block units at Alleyne’s Court, Whitepark Road, will be completed by the end of October. Sutherland said the rent-to-own units will address some of the housing challenges in the urban corridor. Ten per cent of the houses would be allocated to persons with The post Multi-block units nearing completion […]