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One of the signature Crop Over events is returning this year, though in a slightly smaller format.Bridgetown Market, which has been a Crop Over staple for many years, was originally not planned to be part of the 2022 Crop Over season, however, according to President of the Barbados Association of Retailers, Vendors and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN) Alistair Alexander, this year’s event is very much still on, just on a smaller scale.“BARVEN has embarked on staging Bridgetown Market this year… you know government was not holding Bridgetown Market, [however] BARVEN has decided it should be held se...

Barbados has lost as many as 70 nurses to overseas recruiters and there is the possibility more could follow suit, General Secretary of Unity Workers Union (UWU) Caswell Franklyn has warned.Franklyn, who led a strike of over 150 nurses between last December and February this year, said many of the health workers have taken up employment overseas as they were adamant they would not return to work here under existing conditions.“I can’t tell you where I get my information from but I can assure you that they can’t deny it – a lot of nurses have left Barbados, I think almost 70,” he said...

A St John woman has been ordered to pay a $20 000 fine for possession of a loaded firearm which she said she stole from a licensed gun holder to commit suicide.Of that amount, 40-year-old Natalie Delores Clarke, a resident of Stewart Hill, had to pay $5 000 forthwith on Thursday.She stole the .22 pistol containing ten rounds of ammunition from the vehicle of Vincent Alleyne on May 19, 2021.Alleyne had met Clarke three weeks prior to the incident, struck up a friendship, and would transport her to various locations at her request.After getting one such request he placed his gun under the driver...

With Crop Over and other public events making a return this summer, the Central Bank of Barbados is encouraging Barbadians to be vigilant when making cash transactions and to check their money as soon as they receive it.“The level of counterfeiting in Barbados is generally quite low, and has been even more so over the past two years,” revealed Octavia Gibson, Director of the Bank’s Currency and Payments Oversight Department. “But we don’t want people to become complacent. With the country opening back up and many mass activities on the calendar, there will be an increase in commercia...

Barbados and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states could attract major investment of more than US$5 billion (BDS$10 billion) across a range of sectors in the coming years, if the plans of venture capital firm Upturn Funds Caribbean (UFC) are successful.Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of UFC Ambassador Dr Andre Thomas told a news conference on Tuesday that discussions were still ongoing with government officials in the region as several potential investors line up to explore investment options for various projects in the Caribbean.“They are excited. We have sold them on our...