Bridgetown vendors are expecting a last minute rush in Christmas shopping. Store owners and street vendors were of an optimistic nature. Trevor Thorpe has that story. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

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The Optimist Club of Barbados-Bridgetown brought some Christmas cheer to students of Arthur Smith Primary and their families. The club hosted a party for students at the school and also distributed hampers to parents. Chair of the Optimist Club's Christmas Project Ashaki Goodwin tells CBC News this is close to ten years the club has been hosting a Christmas activity at the school. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

Two new projects will be rolled out in the St. Michael South East Constituency in the coming months to benefit the elderly and those receiving palliative care. These initiatives are being spearheaded by Member of Parliament and Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw, as she seeks to meet some of the specific needs of elderly constituents. Anesta Henry has the report. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

The Regional Security System is urging the public to be vigilant with WhatsApp messages. The warning comes as the popular application has recently been used by cyber criminals to target unsuspecting victims. Wendy Burke has that story. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

A new test team coach and a new chief executive officer are among the changes announced today by Cricket West Indies, which are geared towards developing and improving both the men's and women's teams in 2025. The news was revealed this morning during a live media conference in St. Vincent. CBC's Anmar Goodridge-Boyce reports. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

Players in the rum industry gathered at Mount Gay Distilleries in St Lucy yesterday for the launch of a new barrel bond. The facility, which holds 18 000 barrels, is state-of-the-art with fire prevention and mitigation systems and a cellar where airflow and its effects on evaporation can be controlled and measured. The event included a plaque reveal and samples of 25-year-old rum as well as a tour of the new bond. (Video by Shanice King)

NDU: Empowering Persons with Disabilities This production is a celebration of the flagship work of the National Disabilities Unit (NDU) of Barbados, as part of its mandate to advocate for, and promote the advancement and empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. As the NDU joined the rest of the world on December 3rd in celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities to promote awareness and support for people with disabilities, this programme is a true testament of how the NDU is creating opportunities for the disabled community in Barbados. These NDU programmes are certainly helping the disabled in Barbados to be equally integrated into society, and to participate in all aspects of life. The production was first aired on CBC TV8 on December 3rd, 2024. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

Barbadians are being asked to donate literacy-based board games and other board games for the children in Carriacou and Petite Martinique who were impacted by Hurricane Beryl. The request from Chairman of the Regional Committee for International Development in the Caribbean Sharon Warner. She says board games like Scrabble can improve cognitive skills. She was a guest on Mornin' Barbados. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey believes the crime rate will fall in the coming years due to Government's policies. He was speaking at his annual Christmas party for constituents in St. Michael South. Among the moves made by Government in response to the crime situation are increasing the number of judges, introducing more stringent laws to deal with illegal guns and providing additional programmes for at risk youth. Minister Humphrey says the measures will have an impact. He also spoke about his portfolio, in his debrief of the year he believes it was a successful year. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

One foundation is in its fifteenth year of showing love and Christmas spirit to children who are less fortunate. The Love at Christmas Foundation Charity Programme which held its annual Christmas Luncheon recently at Solidarity House, began in 2009 and has been helping children over the years around the Christmas time. The committee normally works alongside the Welfare Department to identify children who are less fortunate and every year they hold a luncheon as well as distributing gifts to the children to allow them to feel the Christmas and loving spirit. Speaking at the luncheon was Vice President Heather Bridgeman. She said the purpose is to allow children to know that there is someone out there who still cares and loves them. Bridgeman says the hope is to be able to put on more events like these and not only at Christmas time. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

Barbadians are being warned to be on high alert for mosquitoes and sandflies as they go about their business and visit people during this Christmas season. The warning from Director for Biosecurity Studies at the University of the West Indies Dr. Kirk Douglas. He says the clinical manifestations of the Oroupouche virus are similar to that of Zika and can have negative impacts on unborn children and very young children. To date, two cases of the virus have been detected in Barbados. Dr. Douglas was speaking as a guest on Mornin' Barbados. He adds while the virus is not new, it was discovered in Trinidad and Tobago in 1955, and is considered a re-emerging infectious disease. Some of the symptoms include fever, headaches, pain behind the eyes, vomiting and abdominal pain. Dr. Douglas says as a result the level of surveillance in Barbados and the Caribbean have increased. He says those who may become infected will not be severely impacted. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

From humble beginnings to executive chef and now owner of the newest restaurant in Barbados. Alfredo Batson says the opening of the Rhum Stop Restaurant, located at Time Out Hotel in the St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church grew from a passion and a dream that finally came true. The restaurant is promising ultimate food, music, and rum-infused experiences every week. A partnership was also formed with an international brand of spirits from Kansas City that will be exclusive to the Rhum Stop. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has been listed as one of the world's most powerful women, according to the influential Forbes magazine. She was featured in the magazine's top one hundred for this year. It listed among her achievements the fact that Ms Mottley became the island's first female leader in 2018 when she was sworn in. Additionally, Forbes says Prime Minister Mottley has become a global leader on the issue of climate change, noting that in 2021 she issued an impassioned speech to the un general assembly, calling for action. Later that year, the United Nations Environment Programme named her  a "Champion of the Earth for Policy Leadership." Forbes also points out that under Ms Mottley's leadership, Barbados officially became a Parliamentary Republic in November 2021, removing the queen of England as its Head of State. Prime Minister Mottley was also listed on Forbes' inaugural sustainability leaders this year. In May 2022, Mottley was featured on the cover of Time Magazine, the first Barbadian to do so, and was named among the 100 Most Influential People of that year, in recognition of her outspoken advocacy for addressing climate change. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #Forbes #Women

History was made this morning when the luxury superyacht Emerald Sakara, with scores of passengers on board, became the first small cruise vessel to utilise new moorings off Speightstown, St Peter. Tourism stakeholders are pleased with the development and the commitment to improve the northern town's tourism potential, through the arrival of more cruise ships. Anesta Henry has the story. Subscribe to CBC Barbados https://www.youtube.com/@cbcbarbados246 Connect with the CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 X: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #AnestaHenry #Yacht

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????Fresh Six Men’s Lobster with black rice & vegetables???????? Tonight, How To Cook Like A Bajan takes you on a culinary journey starting with fresh lobster from Six Men’s in St. Peter…A dish as elegant as it is flavourful! Chef Gregory Austin’s secret to the perfect flair? The signature flame is ignited with Mount Gay Eclipse…Watch as the rum elevates the dish!???? Plus all the other Bajan favourite ingredients such as Anchor butter.???? All this magic happens in the sleek, transparent glass pot from Do It Best…see the perfection unfold. ????️Try this at home…full Recipe in today’s Sunday Sun. ???? Watch episode 5 in season 8 now. How To Cook Like A Bajan is brought to you by partners: SOL Mount Gay Rum Blue Flames Blades and Williams Bryden Stokes Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union Anchor Butter Anchor Extra Yield Cooking Cream Anchor New Zealand Cheddar Cheese Massy Stores Do It Best Home Centre Hanschell Inniss Swiss Farmer’s Choice M&M’s Rose & Laflamme BADMC Carmeta’s Armstrong Agencies Country Kitchen Essence Country Kitchen Black Strap Molasses Simply Natural Coconut Oil Rhino Garbage Bags Soft & Pretty Hand Towels Pietro Coricelli Olive Oil #HowToCookLikeABajan #BajanCookingShow #CaribbeanCooking

Patrick Jackman did not just lose a son when Antonio Bishop died early Saturday morning along Bennetts Road, St James. He said they were close like brothers. It was hard learning of his son’s death and identifying the body, but friends and some of their former cricket colleagues have been calling and lending support. Bishop, 37, of of Alleynedale, St Lucy and his friend Ron Benn, 41, of Rose Hill, St Peter both died in the accident. Two others were injured and taken to the hospital. (Video by Jameel Springer) #Barbados #BarbadosNews #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #TheSourceMatters