Barbados Nation News
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:46:08 +0000Chase, Shepherd, Holder among biggest movers in T20I rankings
West Indies all-rounders Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder have made some of the biggest moves in the latest ICC bowling and all-rounders rankings, following their team’s success in the recent series against Bangladesh. Chase is now t...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:42:07 +0000Venezuelan, Guyanese caught in cocaine bust
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) says a Venezuelan and two Guyanese have been arrested in connection with the seizure of almost 24 kilogrammes of cocaine in East Bank Essequibo. In a statement on Saturday, CANU, said those arrested are a ...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:35:25 +0000UWU: Factory’s stance on protest in breach of Trade Union Act
General secretary of Unity Workers’ Union (UWU), Caswell Franklyn, is charging that the Barbados Energy and Sugar Company Inc. (BESCO) is acting illegally over a memorandum it sent to workers after they staged industrial action at Portvale Sugar Fa...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:28:56 +0000Hurricane Melissa triggers 100% payout from World Bank Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica
The World Bank says the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of US$150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage. In a statement on Friday, the World Bank said this is backed by a catastrophe bond issued in 2024 by the World Bank (...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:17:09 +0000BAMP warns of child obesity crisis
Barbados is facing an urgent health situation that could condemn a generation of young people to early heart disease, diabetes and stroke if childhood obesity is not dramatically reduced, warns president of the Barbados Association of Medical Practit...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:07:41 +0000US to boycott G20 in South Africa, Trump 0says
Donald Trump has said the US will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa over widely discredited claims that white people are being persecuted in the country. The US president said it was a “total disgrace” that South Africa is hosting...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:54:30 +0000New typhoon bears down on Philippines days after deadly storm
The Philippines is bracing for the arrival of another potentially devastating typhoon, less than a week after a different storm killed at least 200 people and left a trail of destruction. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, is forecast to intensify to ...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:59:09 +0000St Giles Nursery marks 18 with walk, road safety lesson
As St Giles Nursery School pupils prepare to explore their next theme on transportation, they took their first lesson to the streets yesterday in a walk that celebrated the My Lord’s Hill, St Michael school’s 18th anniversary while teaching vital...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:34:49 +0000One dead, another injured in early morning shooting at Weston
Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday at Weston, St James. According to reports from the Holetown Police Station, a group of people were socialising near a business establishment when one man, who was ab...
Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:34:34 +0000Police seeking Justin ‘Gringo’ Jones for questioning
The Barbados Police Service is asking for the public’s help in locating Justin Omari Jones, also known as “Gringo” or “Elgringo”, who is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. Jones, whose last known address is ...