Barbados Today
U17 Girls' 300m hurdles
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- U17 Girls' 300m hurdles
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Early action in the Under 17 Girls' 300m hurdles of the Frank Blackman and Sada Williams Zone, of the Dasani BSSAC Championships, presented by ICBL, at the Usain Bolt Complex.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Podium Highlights: Laila McIntyre
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Representing Harrison College, Laila Mcintyre took the race to the entire field in the Under 17 girls 1500m setting a blistering pace and lead from start to finish. When she crossed the line, the clock showcased a new BSSAC record of 4:45.15. The previous record holder was Janelle Inniss of Parkinson Memorial who ran 4:45.68 back in 1994. Additionally, Inniss won CARIFTA gold in both the 800m and 1500m during the 1994 edition.
📹: Nathan Goddard-McCarthy
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- Old Massy building gutted in late-night blaze
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Fire officers remain on the scene at Fairchild Street, Bridgetown, following a late-night blaze that gutted the old Massy building on Thursday. Station Officer Roger Bourne said the fire is under control, with crews working to extinguish hotspots and secure the area amid concerns about structural collapse. No injuries were reported, but two people were rescued during the blaze, one of whom was taken to hospital.
📹 : Shamar Blunt
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- Bishops Land hero recounts fiery order
- Runtime
- 5:26
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- In the quiet moments following a tragedy, the line between courage and grief often blurs. For Anderson Browne, that line was etched in the smoke and heat of a Two Mile Hill fire around midday on Wednesday, March 4, that forever changed his life and claimed the life of a man he had known since childhood.
Browne sat down with his wife, Julia, for an exclusive interview with Barbados TODAY, his body bearing the physical marks of a desperate rescue attempt, and his voice wavering between the relief of survival and the crushing weight of loss.
📹 : Ricardo Roberts
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- Search continues for missing fishermen as hopes remain
- Runtime
- 4:25
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Search efforts are ongoing for two fishermen who went missing at sea after leaving the Berinda Cox Fish Market last Saturday aboard a vessel called Red Rooster.
When Barbados TODAY visited on Thursday, fisherman George Cox recalled the last moments before their departure and said he remains hopeful they will be found.
President of the Oistins Fisherfolk Association, Neil “Cougar” Bourne, said they are taking a wait-and-see approach as rough seas continue to hamper search efforts. He remains hopeful the vessel has drifted rather than sunk.
📹 : Ricardo Roberts
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- Under-17 Boys' 100m
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Speed on display during the Under-17 Boys' 100m races on Day One of the Frank Blackman and Sada Williams Zone at the Dasani BSSAC Championships.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Under-17 Girls' 100m
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Under-17 Girls bring the pace in the 100m on Day One of the Frank Blackman and Sada Williams Zone at the Dasani BSSAC Championships.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Ifill welcomes Bridgetown upgrades but calls for wider disability access
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Former Senate President and President-elect of the Rotary Club of Barbados South, Kerry-Ann Ifill, has welcomed budgetary investment aimed at improving accessibility in Bridgetown for persons with disabilities, describing it as a positive step.
However, she is urging authorities to go further by expanding accessible public transportation and support services across the island. Ifill, who is also Human Rights Commissioner for Barbados, was speaking to Barbados TODAY following the launch of the Accessibility Pathways to Independence initiative, a collaboration between the Ministry of Labour and the Rotary Club of Barbados South.
📹 : Ricardo Roberts
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- Disabled council head questions budget allocations
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, Patricia Blackman Padmore, says the $600 000 allocated to improve accessibility in Bridgetown is insufficient, while also raising concerns about the $100 monthly cost-of-living grant.
📹 : Ricardo Roberts
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- McIntyre breaks U17 1500m record at BSSAC
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Laila McIntyre shattered the BSSAC record in the Under-17 Girls 1500m, stopping the clock at 4:45.15 on Day One of the Frank Blackman and Sada Williams Zone of the Dasani BSSAC Championships, presented by ICBL, at the Usain Bolt Complex.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- PM on traffic plans
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Speaking during the Budget debate on Wednesday, the Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that plans are underway to ease traffic congestion across the island’s road network, including the construction of an overpass slated for completion within the next 18 months.
📹: Parliament of Barbados
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- PM explains Budget
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Mia Mottley explained some elements of the national Budget during her contribution to the debate on Wednesday.
📹: Parliament of Barbados
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- Regional drill training underway
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Members of the Barbados Defence Force and other security agencies were seen Thursday morning conducting drill exercises in Bridgetown as part of an All Arms Drill Course, aimed at strengthening instruction, precision and ceremonial standards across the region. The training brings together 48 participants from local security services and RSS member states to improve drill execution, leadership skills and overall coordination.
📹 : Shanna Moore
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- Steel orchestra sends President off in style
- Runtime
- 0:39
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The Christ Church Foundation School Steel Orchestra capped off President Jeffrey Bostic's visit with a lively medley.
📹: Lauryn Escamilla
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- Boatbuilding symposium participants tour B&F Marine
- Runtime
- 4:11
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Students of the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology and other participants in the Disaster Resilient Boatbuilding Symposium toured B&F Marine Limited in Edgecumbe, St Philip on Tuesday, gaining first-hand exposure to modern boatbuilding techniques, materials and technologies aimed at strengthening the durability and sustainability of fishing vessels.
📹 : Sheria Brathwaite
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- Christ Church Foundation musicians perform for President
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- A soulful showcase from the Christ Church Foundation School Pop Band, joined by singer Janae Lavia and saxophonist Nikhyl Burnett, set the tone for President Jeffrey Bostic's visit to the institution as part of his national tour.
📹: Lauryn Escamilla
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- Govt eyes trans fat crackdown
- Runtime
- 2:56
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Government is moving towards introducing legislation to restrict harmful trans fats in food, as part of efforts to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Davidson Ishmael said while addressing the National Nutrition Conference on Wednesday. The fight against NCDs, according to the minister, will require a multi-agency approach.
The conference forms part of activities to mark National Nutrition Month.
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- Portvale workers strike
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- UWU General Secretary Caswell Franklyn explains the reasons why the workers at Portvale Sugar Factory downed tools.
🎥: Sheria Brathwaite
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- Portvale workers strike
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Workers at the Portvale Sugar Factory are on strike and have gathered outside the factory yard in Blowers, St James. The employees are currently in discussion with their representative, Caswell Franklyn, general secretary of the Unity Workers Union.
🎥: Sheria Brathwaite
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- Cane harvest season
- Runtime
- 0:17
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The 2026 sugar cane harvest is getting underway, with freshly cut cane spotted in transit through Warrens— likely bound for Portvale. The start of the crop signals another busy season ahead for the island’s sugar industry.
📹: Maria Bascombe
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- Under-15 Girls' 1500m
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Foundation School dominated the U15 Girls' 1500m race, finishing first and second today in the Esther Maynard and Shane Brathwaite Zone of the Dasani BSSAC Championships.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Under-13 Boys' 100m
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Records tumbled in the Under-13 Boys' 100m dash at the Esther Maynard, Shane Brathwaite Zone of the Dasani BSSAC Championships, where the mark fell twice in the sprint showdown.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Japan-UNDP partnership to strengthen Barbados’ boatbuilding sector
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Barbados’ boatbuilding industry is set for a boost through a multimillion-dollar partnership with the UNDP and Japan. The initiative will bring Japanese shipwrights to train SJPI students and local workers, supporting skills development and knowledge transfer. Deputy Prime Minister and fisheries minister Santia Bradshaw said strengthening shipbuilding capacity is key to the long-term growth of the fishing industry.
📹: Sheria Brathwaite
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- Traffic congestion now affecting tourism sector, says BHTA
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- BHTA Chairman Javon Griffith is warning that worsening traffic congestion is now affecting the tourism sector, pointing to staff lateness, operational delays and growing frustration over the past four months. He is calling for a comprehensive overhaul of Barbados’ traffic management system.
📹 : Ricardo Roberts
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- BSSAC director eyes more records on Day Two
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Meet Director Dorian Best says expectations are high for Day Two of the Esther Maynard and Shane Brathwaite Zone of the Dasani BSSAC Championships at the Usain Bolt Complex, following a strong opening day that saw more than a dozen records fall. With field events already underway and track action set for a packed schedule, Best is anticipating another competitive day as athletes continue to push for spots in next week’s finals.
📹 : Kurtis Hinds
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- Farmers brace for uncertain sugar crop
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The 2026 sugar crop begins Tuesday with the Portvale Sugar Factory set to accept canes from daybreak, but veteran farmers warn the centuries-old industry stands at a critical crossroads amid stalled restructuring and declining production prospects.
Long-standing producers say they do not want to see sugar cane disappear from Barbados’ agricultural landscape, stressing that no other crop can replace it across the island’s vast acreages.
Edgecumbe Plantation manager and veteran farmer Richard Mayers, who has spent nearly five decades in the industry, voiced concern about the sector’s long-term survival.
📹 : Sheria Brathwaite
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- Tax holiday extension
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Finance Minister Ryan Straughn has announced that, in response to the uncertain global economic climate and fluctuating oil prices, Barbados will extend its tax holiday on electric vehicles (EVs) until March 31, 2029. In addition, the cost of replacing batteries in both hybrid and fully electric vehicles will qualify for a five-year personal income tax deduction.
📹: Parliament of Barbados
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- Straughn: Capital spending to jump to $875M
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Finance Minister Ryan Straughn says Government will target $875 million in capital spending next fiscal year, up from about $540 million this year. He reported that 79 per cent of this year’s capital budget had been executed by January, with spending expected to reach roughly 96 per cent by the end of the fiscal year.
📹: Parliament of Barbados
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- Straughn: Budget marks post-IMF milestone
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Finance Minister Ryan Straughn says the 2026 Budget is the first presented outside an IMF programme, signalling stronger public finances after years of fiscal reform. He noted Barbados’ debt-to-GDP ratio has now fallen below 100 per cent.
📹: Parliament of Barbados
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- Budget will respond to Barbadians’ concerns — Straughn
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Finance Minister Ryan Straughn says Barbadians can expect measures addressing concerns raised during the election campaign and amid shifting geopolitical conditions. Speaking on arrival at Parliament ahead of delivering the 2026 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals, Straughn said the government has adjusted its approach and is confident Barbadians will see that it has been “flexible, responsible, and responding to the concerns that have been expressed.”
📹 : Shamar Blunt
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- Public weighs in on budget expectations
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- As Parliament prepares to present the 2026 Budgetary Proposals, the public is sharing what they believe the focus should be.
📹 : Ricardo Roberts
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- 71-year-old woman remanded on murder charge
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- 71-year-old Veronica Eudora Mayers of Bridge Gap, Upper Goodland, St Michael has been remanded to prison after appearing in court on a murder charge.
Mayers is accused of the murder of Ralph Forde, which allegedly occurred on March 9, 2026.
She appeared before the District ‘A’ Criminal Court on Monday, where she was remanded to prison until April 13.
The charge was brought by officers attached to the Barbados Police Service Criminal Investigations Department (Black Rock). Investigations into the matter are continuing.
📹 : Ricardo Roberts
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- Budget Expectation: Caribbean Youth Environment Network
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- CYEN National Coordinator Sydelle Felicien says she is hoping the upcoming Budget will provide for an increase in facilities to allow greater youth participation in developmental and engagement activities.
📹 : Sheria Brathwaite
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- Budget Expectations: Barbados Nurses Association
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The Barbados Nurses Association says it is looking forward to several key developments in the upcoming Budget, including the finalisation of a long-awaited long leave agreement for nurses, the outcome of the job evaluation exercise, and the creation of additional posts within the nursing service, according to its president Dr Fay Parris.
Government’s financial proposals will be delivered on Monday at 4 p.m. in the House of Assembly by Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn.
🎥: Sheria Brathwaite
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- Under-11 Girls 4×100m relay
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Action continues at the 2026 NAPSAC Championships Finals with the Under-11 Girls 4×100m relay.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Under-9 Boys 4x100m relay
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Action continues at the 2026 NAPSAC Championships Finals with the Under-9 Boys 4×100m relay.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Budget Expectations: Barbados Youth Development Council
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- President of the BYDC, Caleb Brathwaite says he is looking for an increase in funding in the upcoming Budget to allow the council to expand its youth programmes, particularly in response to the rise in deviant behaviour among young people
📹 : Sheria Brathwaite
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- Mottley presents medals to 600m champions
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Mia Mottley presents medals to the winners of the Girls’ 600m event during the Chef Foods NAPSAC Championships finals happening now at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- St Winifred’s Russell wins Under-13 boys’ 400m
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Joshua Russell of St Winifred’s School celebrates after winning the Under-13 boys’ 400m final at the Chef Foods NAPSAC Championships finals at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex. Russell said he focused on relaxing early in the race before sprinting the final metres. He added that he is confident heading into the 200m event later in the meet.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Under-13 girls 400m final
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Athletes compete in the Under-13 girls’ 400m final during the Chef Foods NAPSAC finals at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Under-9 athletes on the move
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The energy continues at the 2026 Chef Foods NAPSAC Finals as the Under-9 girls’ and boys’ 80-metres bring quick bursts of speed to the track at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Under-7 athletes 50m at NAPSAC
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The youngest athletes take to the track in the Under-7 50 metre races at the 2026 Chef Foods NAPSAC Championships.
Barbados TODAY's Sports Coordinator Kurtis Hinds brings viewers along with live commentary from the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- NAPSAC officially underway
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The 2026 Chef Foods NAPSAC Championships got off to an energetic start as officials formally declared the games open, setting the stage for another exciting day of primary school athletics. Moments later, the action began on the track with the Open Boys’ 800 metres, where Zalique Jones of Eden Lodge stormed to victory moments ahead of Czar Broome Webster of West Terrace in a strong and competitive early performance.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- PM arrives at NAPSAC 2026 finals
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Mia Mottley has arrived at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex, joining fellow ministers and officials as the finals of the 2026 Chef Foods NAPSAC Championships get underway. The annual primary schools athletics meet is expected to draw strong competition from across the island.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Blackman: NAPSAC finals about discipline and future champions
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Education Transformation Minister Chad Blackman says the Chef Foods NAPSAC Championships finals are about more than competition, noting that the meet helps instil discipline, focus and important life lessons in young athletes. Speaking at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex ahead of the finals, he praised organisers and said the event remains a key platform for nurturing Barbados’ future athletes for regional and international competition.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Chef Foods NAPSAC finals
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Athletes from schools across Barbados line up ahead of the opening ceremony of the Chef Foods NAPSAC Championships finals at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.
📹: Kurtis Hinds
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- Crash caused temporary traffic delays
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Traffic piled up along the ABC Highway this morning as emergency personnel attended to an accident which left two persons injured.
📹 : Shanna Moore
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- Two persons injured in morning crash
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Two persons were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital following a motor vehicle accident along the ABC Highway Friday morning.
Station Officer Fernando McAllister told Barbados TODAY that officials were alerted to the incident around 7:12 a.m.
📹 : Shanna Moore
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- Emergency personnel at scene of crash
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Emergency personnel are on the scene of an accident along the ABC Highway in Haggatt Hall, St Michael.
More details as they come.
📹 : Shanna Moore
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- Wife recounts dramatic rescue attempt in Bishops Land fire
- Runtime
- 5:28
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Juliette Brown recounts the terrifying moments her husband, Anderson Brown, rushed into a burning Bishops Land home to rescue 98-year-old Noel Marshall. Marshall later died from severe burns sustained in the blaze, while Brown remains hospitalised at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after suffering injuries during the rescue attempt.
🎥: Ricardo Roberts
