Barbados Nation News
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:58:15 +000019-year-old remanded on violent disorder charge
Tarrell Andre Cumberbatch will spend most of April on remand at Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). Cumberbatch, 19 years, of no fixed place of abode, was arrested and charged with violent disorder stemming from a January 3 incident. He was not allowed ...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:42:51 +0000Traffic changes for Oistins Fish Festival
The Oistins Fish Festival will be held in Oistins, Christ Church, from Friday, April 3, 2026 to Monday, April 6, 2026. As a result, a number of traffic changes will take effect. Road closures On Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Oi...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:06:08 +0000Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after mounting frustration with her performance, especially over the release of files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump also felt Bondi was not moving...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000Coach Hill folk on edge after attacks
Residents of Coach Hill, St John, are calling for urgent intervention as fear spreads throughout the district following a series of destructive incidents allegedly carried out by a mentally-ill man known to the area. Tensions escalated on Tuesday aft...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000Visitor to be sentenced next week for trafficking
After bringing almost 60 pounds of marijuana into Barbados over the weekend, a Canadian national will be sentenced next week. Ronald George Collins, 61, from Unit 102, 84 Oakville, London, Ontario, confessed before Magistrate Douglas Frederick on Wed...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:45:56 +0000EBC: Bajans opting not to vote
No constituency in Barbados managed to turn out 50 per cent of the registered voters for the February 11 General Election which was won 30-0 by the Barbados Labour Party. According to statistics released by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EB...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:18:27 +0000Man hurt in Long Gap shooting
A man was undergoing treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) after being shot at Long Gap, St Michael, early this morning. Police say two men were walking along the road, when they were approached by a group of people clad in dark cloth...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:53:40 +0000IN CUSTODY: Darion Alex Hackett
Darion Alex Hackett who was the subject of a “Wanted Man” bulletin, issued on Saturday, March 15, 2025, is now in police custody. Hackett, 34, alias “Fatman”, was wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. On Wednesday, April 1...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000Hands up for Grenada invasion
Barbados experienced the best kind of “Grenada invasion” on Sunday night when several artistes from the Spice Isle touched down at Rum Punch. Just as a general orchestrates chaos, the “Greenz” entertainers, with help from their Bajan com...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000Barbados wants stronger WTO
Barbados needs the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and is committed to “working constructively” with all of the institution’s members to strengthen it. Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Christopher Sinckler said that ...