Barbados Nation News

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:27 +0000
Two injured in chopping incident in The City
Police are on the scene at Baxter’s Road, The City, where two people were injured in a chopping incident. It is understood that the man and woman were in an altercation. More details as they come. The post Two injured in chopping incident in Th...

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:07:57 +0000
Man charged after 13.6kg of cannabis seized
A 27-year-old Christ Church man has been charged with trafficking and importing cannabis after police seized 13.6 kilograms of the drug with an estimated street value of $108,000. Jakobi Rolando Corbin, of Arawak Road, Chancery Lane, Christ Church, w...

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:34:12 +0000
BCA hails Matthews, Greaves
The recent international awards won by Barbadians Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews are justifiable reasons for Bajan cricket fans to be super proud. That is according to Calvin Hope, president of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), who yesterda...

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:36:26 +0000
World’s oldest person celebrates turning 117
The world’s oldest living person celebrates turning 117 years old in Surrey on Friday with her family and friends. Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater, took on the mantle in April 2025 after the death of Braz...

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:03:12 +0000
‘70% of workers disengaged’
Barbados could be losing $1.6 billion a year to disengagement and lost productivity in the workplace. That is the “conservative” estimate of new research by Dr Shindale Seale, an international organisational strategist based in the United States,...

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000
TAP upset with cashless rollout
Operators in the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) are “furious” over the apparent stealth launch of the cashless system, leaving them wondering how they would be paid or even buy diesel. Chairman of the United Transport Co-operative Ltd, Hu...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:17:51 +0000
Marcus Garvey’s legacy honoured at Amphitheatre rededication
The Marcus Garvey Amphitheatre was rededicated during a ceremony with Garvey’s family as special guests. The plaque was unveiled by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Dr Julius Garvey. After the unveiling, the entourage moved to the steel Shed...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000
Bajans deeper in debt
Barbadian families are deep in debt. While the latest Financial Stability Report (FSR) flags the $6.64 billion in household debt at the end of 2025 as one of the “critical areas of supervisory attention”, economist Dr Ankie Scott-Joseph warned th...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000
CCJ makes changes to panels
PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) said recently it has implemented with “immediate effect” revised arrangements for the assignment of judicial panels. “Under the new arrangements, all judges of the Court...

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:49:22 +0000
Police investigating unnatural death
Police are conducting investigations into an unnatural death early this morning in a St Michael district. The body of a female was discovered at the home she shared with relatives around 5 a.m., in what is a suspected suicide. A medical doctor visite...

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