Barbados Nation News

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:14:21 +0000
El Salvador rout Barbados 13-0 in CONCACAF women’s qualifier
Barbados’ senior women’s football team suffered a 13-0 thrashing in their second CONCACAF qualifier at the hands of El Salvador on Sunday at the Estadio Nacional Las Delicias in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. Recalled goalkeeper Kamillah Burke was kep...

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:55:04 +0000
Update: Police confirm identity of man fatally stabbed at Cave Hill
Police have confirmed that Nigel Gibbs, 75, of Cave Hill, St. Michael, was fatally stabbed on Sunday at Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill. Initial investigations revealed that Gibbs was walking along a track when he was approached by another male who infli...

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:40:00 +0000
Police confirm identity of man shot at Cox Road
Police have confirmed that Tyrese Skinner, 24, of Fustic Village, St. Lucy, was shot on Sunday, at a business establishment on Cox Road, Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church. Investigations revealed that Skinner, who had attended an event at the establishmen...

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:32:23 +0000
Update – Man fatally shot at Chapman Cross Street identified
Police have confirmed that Neil Renville, 33, of Adventist Gap, Jackson, St. Michael, was fatally shot early Sunday morning. The police operations control received a report at approximately 1:36 a.m. on March 1, 2026, of a male body lying at Chapman ...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:59:31 +0000
House fire at Farnum Land, St Michael
Update One house has been destroyed and two others damaged following a structural fire at Deacons Road, St. Michael earlier today. Speaking on the scene, Fire Chief Errol Maynard said the Barbados Fire Service received the emergency call at approxima...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:30:52 +0000
2026 Budget set for March 16
Budget Day is March 16. Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn announced the date this morning in the House of Assembly. The 2026 Budgetary Proposals and Finance Statement will be delivered at 4 p.m. (AC) The post 2026 Budget set for March 16 appeared fir...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:03:51 +0000
Police seek public’s help in locating missing teen
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Shakira Hinkson of #27 Meadowvale Heights, Prior Park, St. James. The fourth-form student of the Parkinson Memorial School was last seen around 7:07 a.m. on Friday, February 27. Sha...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:42:45 +0000
Estimates debate under way in Parliament
This year’s Estimates Debate has started in Parliament with the Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman and his team taking positions in the Well of the House of Assembly. The Minister presented the direction of the portfolio and, with...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:11:59 +0000
Bar: Troubling lack of consultation
The Barbados Bar Association (BBA) has voiced serious reservations over the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The bill, which introduces antidefection rules requiring Members of Parliament to vacate their seats if they resign from, are expelled b...

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:06:48 +0000
Michael B Jordan upends Oscars race as Sinners wins big at Actor Awards
US actor Michael B Jordan has scored a surprise win at the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving him a surge of momentum in the final weeks before the Oscars. He was named best actor for his role in vampire horror Sin...

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