Station Officer Roger Bourne provided an update on the house fire at Boyce Road, Free Hill, Black Rock. He also reminded the public about the importance of fire safety, especially during the holiday season and stressed the need for insurance to prepare for unexpected events like this. (Video by Reco Moore) #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados

Brittons Hill is the champion of the Fresh Start Alliance Inc. Masters Football Tournament. In the final recently at the Barbados Lumber Company Ground, Brittons Hill won a nervy penalty shootout 2-1. Meanwhile, in the third-place playoff, Insight Optical Wildey also won on penalties against Scotty’s Car Rentals Empire. CBC’s Damien Best 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

The best of the island's young footballers were on show as the various age group finals of the 2024 BFA Guardian Group Youth Tournament were held at the BFA Technical Center at Wildey. The under-17 champions were Pinelands who won 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 deadlock scoreline with Barbados Soccer Academy. The under-13 champions were Pro Shottas, while Kickstart Rush won the under-15s. CBC's Ann Marie Burke reports on those two finals. 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

Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady Ship will be making ten calls to the Bridgetown Port this winter season. That's according to Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. Andrea Franklyn. She says the ship designed exclusively for adults offers a unique and sophisticated cruise experience that aligns with Barbados' reputation as a premier destination for refined and authentic travel. She was speaking during the ship's inaugural visit to the port. Meanwhile, Captain Nick Sunderland says the ship which made its inaugural visit with more than 2000 passengers is pleased to commemorate its first visit to the island. 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

Rum producers in Barbados and the region are looking for new markets amid concerns about trade instability. The revelation from Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA) Vaughan Renwick. He says they are also worried about the possible threats posed by the new US administration. Mr. Renwick says the association will present Regional Heads of Government with a special 50th CARICOM Anniversary Blend at next year's Heads of Government conference in Barbados in February. 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 Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cuban authorities to further bolster the island's sports sector. Sports Minister Charles Griffith says this MOU will improve the sports project in the country. He was speaking on return from a visit to the Spanish-speaking nation. 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

Coleridge and Parry are overall champions of the 2024 Joseph Payne Memorial Field Events Competition. Competing in the five-school event on their home field at Ashton Hall today, CP totalled 319 points, with 167 to win the boys' section and 152 for second place among the girls'. Alleyne, who captured the girls' title with 187 points, was second overall with 297, while St. George Secondary finished third overall with 284 which included third amongst the females with 132. 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

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Management and staff of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council have been challenged to be agents of change in response to the evolving job market. Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Kay McConney, made this call during her remarks at the TVET Council’s 30th anniversary gala and awards ceremony, held at Wyndham Grand Barbados Sam Lord’s Castle Resort on Sunday evening. McConney emphasised the Council’s responsibility to sustain a well-performing system that meets national and regional demands while encouraging them to embrace change in order to address the shifting needs of the labour market. (Video by Jameel Springer) #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados

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The clothes on his back are all Edwin Griffith has left after a fire destroyed his home in Water Street, Christ Church, on December 7. Not even his dogs survived. “There was nothing I could do,” he said as he recalled how the blaze consumed his house and shed, and damaged the adjacent sports bar and restaurant owned by his son. The cause of the fire is yet unknown, according to Tremelle Perch, divisional officer of the Barbados Fire Service which responded with three tenders, one each from the Port Fire Station, Worthing Fire Station and Bridgetown Fire Station.

Employees of the Barbados Community College are being challenged to push boundaries and strive for excellence. It's coming from Chairman of the College, Dr. the Honourable Allyson Leacock. Anesta Henry 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

As the island seeks to reduce the level of crime, we are being told about positive efforts to instill behavioural change among boys at a young age. Principal of the Milton Lynch Primary School Tyrone Marshall says investing in more programmes for this group can help quell some of the violent behaviour in society. Milton Lynch is one of the educational institutions involved in the Safe Schools Programme. Rachelle Agard 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

Barbados has recorded its highest homicide rate in a single year with 2025 just weeks away. Attorney General Dale Marshall has described the nearly 50 cases as alarming. 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 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities

Corporate Barbados is being asked to contribute to Government's One Family Programme. Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey says while several businesses have been offering assistance to the programme, which seeks to reach 1000 vulnerable families, there is a need for others to follow suit. He made the appeal as the Barbados Light and Power Company Ltd made a donation to the effort which Mr. Humphrey says Government intends to expand. Managing Director of the BL&P Roger Blackman says the company is pleased to make the donation to the One Family Programme, through its 'Brighten Your Christmas' initiative. 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

Barbados and other regional countries have been told about the importance of collaboration among countries to address the challenges posed by the Oropouche virus, dengue and avian influenza. The advice from the Pan American Health Organisation comes as it reports the geographical expansion of Oropouche and the largest dengue epidemic since records began in 1980. Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa stresses when countries share information, coordinate, and support responses to diseases, lives are saved. Though PAHO has observed an increase in cases of Oropouche, the outbreak is said to be on a much smaller scale than dengue. Barbados' Ministry of Health and Wellness recently confirmed two adult cases of the Oropouche virus on island. Dr. Barbosa has also given an update on the H1N1 or avian influenza. 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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18 records fell at the 2024 BASA Short Course National Championships, as the six-day meet ended over the weekend. Two of those new marks fell on Sunday's final day at the Aquatic Centre in Wildey. Both were in the 200 metre Individual Medley. In the Girls 9-10, Gabriella Babb of Pirates Club erased the old time of three minutes, 45.05 seconds to set a new time of two minutes, 45.05 seconds. Then in the Boys 9-10, Zachary Ladipo went under the old record of two minutes, 53.25 seconds to set a new standard of two minutes, 43.62 seconds. The action overall was very competitive as CBC's Ann-Marie Burke looks at some of the Backstroke and Breaststroke events. 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

Government's decision to move the national hurricane season preparations from June 1 to May 1 has been a step in the right direction. Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams says the decision made two years ago, has been bearing fruit given that intense weather systems have been forming earlier than usual in recent years. 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 #CBCNews #ConnectingBarbadianCommunities