Barbados Nation News

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:05:21 +0000
Man charged with murder and multiple firearm offences
A 34-year-old St Michael man has been charged with murder and several other serious offences following investigations by police. Darion Alex Hackett, of Block 8E, Sorrel Lane, Eden Lodge, was charged with the murder of Mitch Boyce, along with serious...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:52:47 +0000
Man injured in collision at Passage Road
One man was undergoing treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital tonight after being involved in a collision with a car along Passage Road, St Michael. The accident left him pinned to a wall after people in the area reported hearing the screeching of...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:42:35 +0000
Fogging Schedule: April 13 to 17
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will concentrate its mosquito eradication programme in some St. Michael districts when it conducts its fogging exercise next week. The Unit will start in the following communities on...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:35:43 +0000
Govt to develop pothole plan
Motorists navigating Barbados’ roads have grown increasingly vocal about the worsening conditions, with potholes emerging as one of the most persistent and visible concerns. At the same time, questions about the pace and progress of roadworks c...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:23:23 +0000
At least 30 feared dead in crush at Haitian tourist site
At least 30 people are feared to have been killed in a stampede at a popular tourist site in Haiti on Saturday. The incident took place on Saturday during an annual Easter gathering at the Laferrière Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage site, Jean Henri...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:16:26 +0000
Stitching Success: How Tia Olton took Barbados to Milan
When one of Barbados’ top creative directors and designers, Tia Olton, of label TIALANI Fashion Designs left Barbados in February to participate in Milan Fashion Week in Milan, the regional capital of Lombardy, in northern Italy, she was ...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:11:04 +0000
Dems question NISSS role
While the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) acknowledges initiatives like the Cost of Living Cash Credit are necessary and timely to “cushion the most at-risk in our society”, it is wary of the National Insurance and Social Security Service (NISSS) b...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:05:52 +0000
Home for Gun Court identified
A location for the island’s first dedicated Gun Court has been identified after a tour of the Supreme Court Building at Whitepark Road, St Michael, Minister of Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Michael Lashley revealed yesterday. Speaking at an ev...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000
Justin Bieber headlines Coachella with nostalgia-fuelled set
Justin Bieber made a nostalgia-fuelled return to the major stage as Coachella’s much-anticipated headline act. The 32-year-old spent much of Saturday night’s gig sitting in front of a laptop and singing to YouTube music videos of his olde...

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:47:05 +0000
Bassarath: Cricket officials in Barbados knew of CWI’s plans to skip Kensington Oval
Cricket West Indies (CWI) vice-president Azim Bassarath said he is shocked by the response from Barbadian officials regarding Kensington Oval’s exclusion from hosting regional or international matches in 2026. After it was recently revealed that no...

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