Barbados Nation News
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:38:32 +0000West Indies batting greats to join CWI team in India
Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Richie Richardson and Brian Lara have been called up by the West Indies. These three great batsmen have been picked to join the team during the upcoming Test series in India. However, they won’t be making a return to the cr...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:11:00 +0000Wales ready to rumble tonight
Weymouth Wales head coach Asquith Howell says confidence is high in his squad ahead of tonight’s must-win clash against Cavalier in the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup at the Wildey Turf. The recent 1-1 draw with Defence Force at the Hasely Crawford Stadium...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:10:00 +0000Simmonds four-for brings WI cheer
After two defeats which saw them fall at the feet of Nepal, West Indies finally found their feet and responded with a superb victory to end the T20 International series on a high at Sharjah International Cricket Stadium. Met with a green pitch which ...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:03:00 +0000Bermuda bracing for hurricanes Imelda and Humberto
HAMILTON – National Security Minister, Michael Weeks, warned that he could not “overstate the seriousness” of the threat posed by Hurricane Imelda as it moves closer towards Bermuda on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per ...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:11:00 +0000BERT watchdog wants deeper analysis of new trends
The Social Partnership watchdog established to monitor Barbados’ economic reform programme is recommending a deeper analysis of how Government’s spending patterns have changed. With the authorities preparing the third Barbados Economic Recovery a...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:53:27 +0000Caricom backs UN’s resolution to restore peace in Haiti
CARICOM has thrown its support behind a United Nations resolution aimed at restoring peace in Haiti. The UN Security Council Resolution for a UN Support Office and Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti, co-written by Panama and the United States, was...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:22:00 +0000More under probation care
The Barbados Probation Service’s 2024 operational report is showing an increase over 2023 of individuals being placed under its care for offences. There were 89 individuals placed on probation last year, an increase of 27.1 per cent from the 70 in ...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:54:00 +0000Big hopes for cancer walk
This year’s CIBC Walk For The Cure is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Following a service at Christ Church Parish Church, medical coordinator of the Barbados Cancer Society’s Breast Screening Programme, Dr Shirley Jhagroo, said all indications ...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:10:48 +0000Rush to find missing students after school collapses in Indonesia
Indonesian rescue teams are frantically searching for scores of young students buried for two days under rubble in Sidoarjo, East Java, after their Islamic boarding school collapsed on them during afternoon prayers. In one pocket of the mangled con...
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:38:27 +0000Snapchat to start charging for storing old posts
Snapchat is going to start charging for storing old photos and videos users keep on the platform. The popular messaging app has allowed users to save and store previously posted content in its Memories feature since it was introduced in 2016. But it ...