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Current Affairs, Troubles

November 2026

Why the 2026 U.S. Midterms Matter for Barbados’ Economy

Has Mia Mottley Lost Control of Her Cabinet?

October 2026

Gov’t defends Cuba embargo no vote | 10 of 22 TCN left JA | 136 J’cans left in shelters

Barbados Growth vs Reality: Why are Households Not Feeling It?

Green Praises Farmers as Agriculture Rebuilds After Hurricane Melissa

Jamaicans Urged to Explore Heritage Sites and Connect With Country’s Past

Cuban Health Workers Serving in Jamaica Under Individual Contracts

St Mary Woman and Relative Charged Over $3 Million Bank Deposit Error

Education Ministry Launches Firearm Response Protocol for Schools

Students Explore Jamaica’s Spanish and British Heritage at Port Royal Event

Khaleel Kothdiwala, Immigration Bill 2026 and Barbados’ Future

WE HAVE NO COUNTRY

UN and THA Development Partners Meeting

Why Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) Monopoly is Failing Barbadians

NWC rate hike faces fire | Gov’t overseas travel halted til 2027 | Holness backs JCF

Is BLPC Seeking a New Rate Hearing

Remembering Stephen “Shorty” Malcolm

Jamaica and South Africa: A Bond Forged in History

Issues remain with TCN deal

TOBAGO CARNIVAL 2026 STAKEHOLDER PRESS CONFERENCE

Record-breaking swimmer Eva Buzo will swim along Jamaica’s north coast for the People’s right to the beach

Government Reports Progress on Coopers Pen Relocation Ahead of November 30 Deadline

Four Men Mobbed After Alleged Shop Break-In in St Elizabeth

Man Convicted of Shooting and Robbing Policeman in Portmore

20 Honoured for Service to Westmoreland at Heroes Day Ceremony

Errol Greene Takes Helm at UHWI as Acting CEO

Jamaican Woman Pleads Guilty to Illegal Voting in US Election

Eco-conference in Hastings: Thoughtful connections, hope for the future

Is Barbados Serious About Food Security?

Teen charged with Kidd Lane murders | Sligoville Main Road fatal shootout | TCNs in JA

Don’t be Afraid or Sorry saying it: They are Derelict

Two Gunmen Killed in Sligoville Shoot-out That Left Corporal Dead

Nurse Battling for Life After Alleged Stabbing by Husband Who Reportedly Took His Own Life

Spend wisely amid job losses

Thanks for the music, Sparrow

22 “Third Country Nationals” (human beings) arrive in Jamaica. Why was this ever a good idea?

TOBAGO CARNIVAL 2026 STAKEHOLDER PRESS CONFERENCE

Tint Laws, Cannabis and Mobile Phones: How Barbados Lost Its Discipline

HANDING OVER OF FIRE APPLIANCE at the SCARBOROUGH FIRE STATION 13.10.2026

HANDING OVER OF LEGAL LICENCES TO STUDLEY PARKENTERPRISE LIMITED

HANDING OVER CEREMONY of the SIGNAL HILL POLICE MICRO UNIT 13.10.2026

AR-15 Rifle and Ammunition Seized in Denham Town

Manchester Man Killed in Goshen Main Road Crash

The Pirate City That Sank in Minutes! | Port Royal, Jamaica ???????? #Shorts

Diddy Reportedly Injured in Prison Fight With Jamaican Drug Lord ‘Dudus’

Keffe D Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Tupac Shakur’s Murder

SOD-TURNING CEREMONY FOR THE PROPOSED MARRIOTT HOTEL SITE

Barbados Economy Shows Resilience in New Afreximbank 2026 Brief

HANDING OVER OF LEGAL LICENCES TO STUDLEY PARKENTERPRISE LIMITED

OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE EAST TERMINAL A.N.R. ROBINSON INTERNATIONAL

Elon Musk’s Starlink Threatens FLOW’s Caribbean Dominance

Bob Woolmer: Murder, Natural Causes, or Something Nobody Will Say Out Loud? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SXDH3JhDZ3c

Minister Kirk Humphrey trying to Wrestle the PSV Monster to the Ground

Congratulations to friends at Media Institute of the Caribbean on your UNESCO partnership!

NaRRA scales back $115-m rent amid backlash | Murder rate down | Messi says farewell

A Tale of Two Houses

George William Gordon: The Jamaican Politician Britain Hanged by Moving Him Into a Martial Law Zone

A costly lesson for the Government

The meaning and purpose of education

Michael Manley’s, The politics of change — lies, half-truths, or just lostin translation?

Barbados on alert as Chidi Uzomba, a Nigerian national is hunted by the police

His Mother Has Alzheimer’s. He Came to Cuba for a Breakthrough Treatment

Energy-importing countries scaling clean energy three times faster than exporters

Putting in the work for our environment: a story from GraceKennedy Foundation on International Coastal Cleanup Day

Debris Found From Missing Air Ambulance; Search Suspended for Six Aboard

Security Guard Fatally Stabbed in Old Harbour; Ex-Boyfriend Sought

David Estwick’s first missteps

Medical Plane With Six Aboard Missing Near US Coast

Tougher Water Restrictions | Ghana Nurses Arrive | Jamaica Wins WorldSkills Gold

Tracking Fuel Prices in Barbados

Constable gets 22½ years for girlfriend’s killing

JTA Urges Emergency Water Funding for Schools

Maintenance Worker Killed in Sangster Airport Accident on His Birthday

Can Guyana Turn a UN Crisis into a Diplomatic Opportunity?

Salazar Backed Mass Deportations—Until It’s Re-election Time https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-kReuC1WERE

September 2026

ICE Took Her Baby. A Year Later, This Cuban Mother’s Still Fighting to Get Her Back

A call to protect Barbados’ credit unions

Limp Rope Strategy

Can Barbados Build a Norway-Style Sovereign Wealth Fund?

Criminals don’t ask for your party card

One for the Animal lovers

Cuba Fires Back at Trump at the UN

Digital Security: how Barbadians are exposed

Global South Stands with Cuba at United Nations

A Fictional Meeting Between Trump and Xi

Miss Universe Jamaica Sues | Fortnightly Pay Debate | Kari Lake Delay

From historical grievance to magnificent British atonement

I am not afraid of artificial intelligence, but….

How independent is Jamaica

Sentencing Delayed for Constable in Death of 20-Year-Old D’Jonnay Graham

Reggae Boyz Target Sharper Attack as Guatemala Visit National Stadium

Wanted Man Shot Dead In Alleged Confrontation with Security Forces

Blackouts Can’t Stop This Havana Movie Night

Pathways Leader Allegedly Ordered Members to Kill Police, Court Hears

Republic Day 2026 Cultural Show & Fireworks Display

Leroy Parris matter: when justice blinks

Family Awaits Answers Two Weeks after Beheading of St James Farmer

Minister Of Religion Charged With Sexual Offences After Alleged Assaults

$50 Million Added To Drought Programme To Boost Farming

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