Barbados Nation News

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:38:29 +0000
QEH lifts temporary lockdown of Accident and Emergency Department
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has lifted the temporary lockdown of its Accident and Emergency Department (AED). It was revealed in a notice today that normal operations have now resumed. The lockdown had been put in place following a shooting in...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:17:07 +0000
Update: One injured in shooting incident at Cave Hill
Police are investigating a shooting which occurred at St Stephen’s Hill, Cave Hill, St Michael, around 1:45 p.m. today. Inspector Duane Griffin of the District ‘A’ Police Station’s Criminal Investigations Department spoke at the scene and con...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:45:01 +0000
Victims identified in fatal Carrington Road collision
Police have identified the two teenagers who died in Sunday’s fatal road traffic collision along Carrington Road, St Philip. The victims were named by relatives as 19-year-old Julisha Blades of Pounders Road, Crane, St Philip, and 19-year-old Raqua...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:01:30 +0000
Shooting incident at Cave Hill
Update Police are investigating a shooting which occurred at St Stephen’s Hill, Cave Hill, St Michael, around 1:45 p.m. today. Inspector Dwayne Griffin of the District ‘A’ Police Station’s Criminal Investigations Department spoke at the scene...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:29:44 +0000
Entrepreneurs tapping into AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly shaping how entrepreneurs in developing countries start, manage and grow their businesses. That is the finding of the new UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) publication Artificial Intelligence Unleashe...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:16:07 +0000
Bluefin tuna fetches record $3.2m at Tokyo auction
A bulky bluefin tuna made a splash at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Monday morning, fetching a record 510.3 million yen ($3.2m; £2.4m) at the market’s first auction of the year. The winning bid for the 243kg fish came from Kiyomura Corp,...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:02:25 +0000
Non-nationals ‘must meet’ 11-Plus criteria
Children born outside of Barbados must fulfil certain criteria in order to write the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination slated for Tuesday, May 5. This was among the directives announced by education officer in the Examinations a...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:00:43 +0000
Racha: We have a good chance of winning U19 World Cup
West Indies Under-19 all-rounder Aadian Racha believes the regional side is in prime position to capture their second ICC Under-19 World Cup title. Racha, the lone Trinidadian selected in the 15-member squad, has lofty expectations for the team at th...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:46:27 +0000
BHTA: Stranded visitors being accommodated
Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) Ryan Forde says efforts have been ongoing to accommodate visitors stranded in Barbados after disruption in air travel due to United States military air strikes in Venezuel...

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:11:43 +0000
Trinidad and Tobago reiterates support for US military crackdown on illegal drug trade
-The Trinidad and Tobago government has reaffirmed its support for the United States mission “aimed at dismantling all elements which facilitate transnational crime in the Americas”. In a statement to the extraordinary meeting of foreign minister...

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