Barbados Nation News

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:27:09 +0000
MISSING: Kymiah Paulesha Clarke
The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing girl Kymiah Paulesha Clarke. Clarke, 17 years, of Valley Drive, Constant, St George, was last seen on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. She is about 5’ in height and sli...

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:44 +0000
DJ Puffy issues apology to female reveller and Notting Hill Carnival
Deejay Puffy issued a public apology today for the “public humiliation” he caused a female reveller who was climbing and dancing on light post at Notting Hill Carnival in the United Kingdom. Puffy, real name André Parris, came under fire on soci...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:57:14 +0000
Foster ‘eating, sleeping, behaving  well’ at 107
Centenarian John Foster turned 107 on Monday.  And yesterday, with the usual sparkle in his eyes and the sharp wit for which he is known, he quipped to the MIDWEEK NATION: “I don’t have any dull moments. I sleep well, eat well and I behave well....

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:36:04 +0000
Second stabbing death in less than 24 hours
A person of interest is assisting police with their investigations into a stabbing death earlier today in The City. Two men were in an altercation in the Vendors Market at Fairchild Street, St Michael, around 9 a.m. One of them sustained stab wounds ...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:06:23 +0000
Stabbing victim identified
The man who died after an altercation at Fernihurst, St Michael, yesterday evening has been identified as Jamario Omar Holder. The 26-year-old of Block 7, Farm Road, Deacons, was reportedly in a dispute with another man during which he sustained stab...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000
MV Barima tragedy Inquiry likely to begin this month
GEORGETOWN – The Commission of Inquiry, appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the July 18 capsizing of the M/V “BARIMA” that resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people, says it is committed to conducting its work “indepen...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000
COB suspends CEO
Steve Belle, the long-standing chief executive officer (CEO) of the City of Bridgetown Credit Union (COB), has been suspended pending an internal investigation. Reliable sources said Belle was temporarily relieved of his duties by the new board of di...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:51:16 +0000
Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban
Tiger Woods has agreed not to contest a reckless driving charge as part of a deal with prosecutors, reducing the original charge of driving under the influence from a rollover crash in Florida. The golfer accepted a five-year suspension of his drivin...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:23:07 +0000
‘Long way to go in health battle’
It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart and Stroke Foundation says it is not relenting. The latest round in the war against ill health, obesity and non-communicable diseases took place on Sat...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:14:59 +0000
New DLP general secretary aims to unify party
The Democratic Labour Party continues to hold out an olive branch to former members in an effort to get them to return to the fold. Following the church service Sunday on the final day of the 71st Annual Conference at George Street, St Michael, newly...

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