Barbados Nation News
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:17:15 +0000Man charged with wounding in St. George
The Barbados Police Service has arrested and formally charged Chad Widmark Cox, 32, of Drax Hall Hope, St. George, for wounding Orvid Wilkinson on November 27. Cox is scheduled to appear in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court on Tuesday, December 2.
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Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:29:40 +0000Five for the 59th
Five newborns were welcomed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday up to press time as Barbados celebrated its 59th year of Independence and fourth as a republic. The first, a girl named Azaiyah Maynard Alleyne, was delivered by 27-yearold Tiffany...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:12:23 +0000UNAIDS urges Caribbean to overcome disruption to transform AIDS response
UNAIDS Monday reaffirmed its commitment working with governments, civil society and people living with and most affected by HIV in the Caribbean region to help in building a resilient, people-centred HIV response that protects progress, strength...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:51:47 +0000Hardware store owner counts heavy losses after St George fire
The owner of Precision Electrical Sales & Services Inc. says he has lost everything after a fire destroyed the long-standing hardware and electrical business at Bridge Cot, St George, on Sunday night. Derek Sargeant, who has operated the store fo...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:46:40 +0000Bostic’s focus on new awards
Loyal son The Most Honourable Jeffrey Davidson Bostic was installed as the second President of Barbados in a ceremony marked by a call for Barbadians to renew their love for country and the revelation of President’s awards to give young people a he...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:12:40 +0000BRA guidance for financiers
The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) has found that some local financial institutions are falling short of the procedural requirements needed to effectively share specific financial account information for tax purposes as the country has committed to...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:51:52 +0000Drakes says work ethic behind Pride’s Super50 Cup success
Head coach of the Barbados Pride, Vasbert Drakes has lauded his team’s work ethic after they captured the CG United Super50 Cup title in Trinidad on Saturday. The Pride captured the US$100, 000 first prize with a dominant nine-wicket victory ...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:34:27 +0000US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike claims
US lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for answers about military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, after a report alleged that a follow-up strike was ordered to kill survivors of an initial attack. Republican-led committees ove...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:49:35 +0000Sir Ruel: Music comes naturally for me
Music is life and the sky is the limit. He is Chad Bowen, known by virtually everyone as Sir Ruel, a sweet-singing calypsonian from the House of Soca. He credits the tent with shaping his musical prowess, and for that he expressed prof...
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:13:06 +0000Dirty water making a mess of business
A water leak which has been flowing for the past five months has been bringing discomfort to residents and businesses in the Reed Street, The City community. Dadrina Emmanuel, who operates the Community Education Empowerment and Development (CEED) Ce...