Barbados News – Caribbean Life

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana.

Caribbean governments react to new Trump tariffs

By Bert Wilkinson

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Prime Minister of Grenada The Hon. Dickon Mitchell attends the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on Sept. 23, 2024 in New York City.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Colorful buildings in the capital St. George, Grenada. The Chinese has funded several projects in Grenada including low income housing and upgrading the Maurice Bishop International Airport.

Antigua

China heads for the Caribbean

By Dawn Plummer

Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

Guest Perspective

Shaping the future: How advocacy fuels progress in a changing world

By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on Sept.21, 2023 in New York City.

Barbados

Barbados partners with World Bank to rebuild after Hurricane Beryl

By Bert Wilkinson

Barbados' Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

Barbados

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

Barbados

Resignations trigger shake up of Barbados cabinet

By Bert Wilkinson

Jack O. Ombaka spokesman for the Multinational Security Mission in Haiti (MMS) addresses the press as second contingent of 70 Salvadoran soldiers arrive in Haiti to join UN-backed multinational force aimed at combating armed criminal gangs in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on February 04, 2025. Despite the presence of the multinational force, gangs continue to wreak havoc in metropolitan areas of Port-au-Prince.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Carlon Bowen-Tuckett of West Indies poses for a photo on Jan. 10, 2022 in Georgetown, Guyana.

Sports

Pride, Hurricanes, Harpy Eagles stroll to victories

By Devika Ragoonanan

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on Sept.21, 2023 in New York City.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Immigration

CARICOM leaders to discuss deportations

By Bert Wilkinson

Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua's Ambassador to the U.S.

CARICOM must prepare for deportees

By Bert Wilkinson

Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean countries.

Guest Perspective

The Caribbean’s Education System: What do declining pass rates reveal?

By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean countries

A cargo ship is seen passing through the Panama Canal, a historic passageway that accommodates thousands over many years.

Caribbean nationals praised for helping to build the Panama Canal, President Trump plans to reclaim

By Tangerine Clarke

Christopher Cumberbatch will discuss his career designing and creating sets for stage and screen on Saturday, March 8, as part of the daily schedule of art, fashion, film, and performance.

15th Annual CaFA Fair Barbados to headline multi-awarding designer Christopher Cumberbatch

By Tangerine Clarke

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