Barbados Nation News

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:15:52 +0000
Volleyballers create history by stopping Dominican Republic in straight sets
Barbados’ Young Volleyballers created history with a straight sets victory over Dominican Republic to advance to play for the fifth position when the NORCECA Under-17 Continental Championships entered the penultimate day on Saturday in Managua. The...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:31:15 +0000
Guyana to export fresh produce directly to CARICOM
The Guyana government says that within the next 12 months it will begin transporting fresh produce directly from the interior to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states. President Irfaan Ali says the initiative is set to revolutionise regional trade, ex...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:13:11 +0000
Yvonne Weeks: From 13 pills to thriving at 73
For many, receiving a diagnosis of diabetes and high blood pressure marks the start of major challenges. In 2007, Yvonne Moore was facing that reality in her mid-50s. She was also coping with high stress, battling depression and taking 13 different t...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:46:06 +0000
Judy Lorne: Taking her Barbadian products to the world
Judy Lorne has no official title, but in her own way she has been representing Barbados at food festivals and agricultural fairs in Martinique over the past six years. She is simply proud to do so because of her love for her country. A private chef a...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:36:03 +0000
‘Room for tourism boost’
Barbadian tourism expert Alvin Jemmott believes the sector is “in a relatively good position” but has significant room for improvement. The former chairman of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. warned that there could come a time when no amount ...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:24:33 +0000
Dialogue with US ‘critical’
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds wants to see reinforced dialogue on climate change with regional and global partners. A guest on yesterday’s Starcom Network radio call-in programme Sunday Brass Tacks, the senior min...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:11:21 +0000
Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger State on Friday have escaped. The Christian Association of Nigeria says they have been reunited with their families. A major military-led search and rescue ...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:40:49 +0000
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff passes away at age 81
Jimmy Cliff, one of the most prominent and beloved proponents of reggae music, has died at the age of 81. A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience through hits such as Wonderful World, Beautiful People and ...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:13:14 +0000
Bajans urged to rethink cancer care
The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is encouraging Barbadians to take a multi-disciplinary, integrated approach to cancer care. During a break in BAMP’s annual conference yesterday, themed A Holistic Approach to Cancer Car...

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:52:00 +0000
BRA and BLA in bind over drivers having duplicate licence plates
A number of motorists are unsuspectingly driving around without their vehicles being registered and with duplicate licence plates. DAILY NATION investigations revealed that this problem may have resulted from a system instituted during the COVID...

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