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Effective from January 8, people who don’t need a visa to travel to Britain, including Barbadians, will need to complete United Kingdom’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) form. The document will have to be completed at least 72 hours before arrival at any UK border. The cost of the authorisation is 10 pounds, which is just under 25 Barbados dollars. Joining us now to provide more information this new development is Chargé D’affaires at the British High Commission here in Barbados, Malcolm Geere.

Although Barbados and the Caribbean have been under severe cyber attacks, the response has been very limited to non-existent, due to a lack of resources. That’s according to Cyber Security Expert, Neil Hinds. He’s a member of an International Cyber Security Team on island to assist both the public and private sectors to build resilience in this regard. Rachelle Agard attended the opening of the Caribbean Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Summit 2025, and filed this report.

West Indies Test Team Coach, Andrew Coley, says it’s time the batters start posting match-winning totals. Coach Coley was speaking in Pakistan today, ahead of the two-match test series which begins next week. He noted that the Windies bowlers have been doing their part to help the team to win, but the batters need some consistency. As far as the preparation process is concerned, Coach Coley says they’ll be getting ready to handle any and all conditions. The first test begins on January 17. Footage courtesy of Cricket West Indies