Environmental Health Officer Frandy Felix was deployed to Jamaica to assist with Post-Hurricane Melissa Relief Effort orgainised by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).CARPHA is coordinating regional support for the Barbados Defense Force (BDF) and Emergency Medical Team (EMT) following the impact of Hurricane Melissa on 28 October 2025.On 22 November Environmental Health Officer, Mr. Frandy Felix, joined the BDF team as it mobilises a Type 2 Field Medical Hospital at Savanna-la-Mar, Wes...

Hello You! I do hope that you are in the best of health, wealth and strength. The weekend was fun. There is now a Christmas buzz is in the air. The breeze is cool and chilly. The year 2025 is almost over.  What else could you ask for but to continue being the best version of you and enjoy every moment of it.  Christmas is almost hereThis Christmas feels different,lighter, brighter,like the calm breeze finally decidedto blow peace in my direction. The lights in the p...

On November 24, Soulpower Acquisition Corporation (Soulpower), a publicly-listed shell company associated with a 29-year-old entrepreneur, author, speaker, and consultant named Justin Lafazan, announced plans to combine with SWB LLC (SWB), a newly-formed Cayman Islands company established to launch what Soulpower has boldly described as a “new economy financial services conglomerate, stablecoin issuer and international bank”. The highly reputable OffshoreAlert publication has ch...

House of Luxury robbed for a second time.

Brian A. Davis has been appointed as Director of the Department of Waste Management effective 1st December 2025. Davis brings to the post more than twenty-five years of extensive technical, engineering, and senior management experience within the Virgin Islands Public Service. His career spans several key Government departments, including the Water and Sewerage Department, the Public Works Department, and the Ministry of Communications and Works.As Director, Davis will be responsible for th...

Ralph Gonsalves who has been the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines for the past twenty Five (25) years, has lost his seat to former Opposition Leader Dr. Godwin Friday, in a crushing defeat. The New Democratic Party (NDP) has secured victory in the 2025 national elections, concluding a quarter-century reign by Gonsalves. Dr. Godwin Friday, the party leader, will become the island’s seventh prime minister since its 1979 independence. The NDP’s strateg...

The Blood Bank at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital has issued and urgent notice for O+ and O– blood donations to support patient care. Donations can make a meaningful and immediate impact, the statement noted.The Laboratory is open for blood donation from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. For questions or to confirm eligibility, persons can contact the Lab at 284-852-7572.Please Note:• Donors should be in good general health.• Please bring a valid photo ID.• Ea...

Memories and unforgettable moments captured and shared through generations make the best stories. On Thursday, 20 November 2025, local retired educator, Dr. Christine D. Hodge of Ballast Bay, Tortola, celebrated with family, friends and well-wishers at the launch of her book entitled: “Real Family Jokes”. In this book, the author expresses these memories in the form of humour, culture and history. In her remarks, Dr. Hodge stated: “First of all, I ...