Barbados Nation News
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:13:43 +0000High surf advisory issued for Barbados
A high surf advisory is in effect for the western coastlines of Barbados. Choppy sea conditions along the western coastlines are expected from Wednesday, November 5, 2025 and a low-pressure system in the northern Atlantic is expected to aggravate the...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:44:33 +0000Traffic changes for Barbados Food and Rum Festival
On Thursday, November 6, 2025, The National Cultural Foundation in collaboration with the Barbados Food and Rum Festival, will be holding a culinary event along Oistins Main Road, Christ Church. As a result, anumber of traffic changes will take effec...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000Call for overhaul of debt financing
Minister Of Energy And Business Senator Lisa Cummins wants a renewed approach to debt financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and a move away from “outdated models”. Speaking during yesterday’s IGM 200 Conference – Pow...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0000Thorne knocks borrowing spree
Government came under heavy criticism from Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne yesterday for its borrowing during debate of the Development Bank Of Latin America And The Caribbean Bill, 2025 in the House of Assembly. The legislation provides for Barbados ...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000CCJ turns down Pile’s application
Disgraced Former Attorney Vonda Minerva Pile will remain disbarred. This comes after Barbados’ highest court, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), turned down her application for special leave to appeal disbarment, saying it had little chance of s...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:17:06 +0000Barbados Licensing Authority pleased with progress of new system
As the Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) continues to test its new platform, some of the services have resumed at the Pine, St Michael headquarters and will continue on a phased basis. This is the word from Chief Licensing Officer (CLO) Treca McCart...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000Funeral director seeking St Lucy pick
Funeral Director Ian Griffith has expressed interest in being the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate for St Lucy. Griffith, whose navel string is firmly buried at Half Moon Fort, St Lucy, where the family business Earl’s Funeral Home is also l...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:53:05 +0000Man hurt in Cave Hill shooting
A man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) for treatment yesterday after being shot multiple times at Cave Hill, St Michael. Police say the man, whose name has not been made public, was sitting in the area of Montgomery Pasture, when a mas...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000Brathwaite only BLP name so far in St Joseph
Nominations to select the Barbados Labour Party’s next candidate for St Joseph are likely to take place later this month, says Ryan Brathwaite, the man expected to run in place of long-serving Member of Parliament and Attorney General Dale Marshall...
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000Concern over future of youth
Barbados is at a critical juncture where some of its youth hang in the balance, and it is more important now than ever to empower them to reach their full potential and find alternatives to crime and violence. Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Offi...