Barbados Nation News
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:27:27 +0000Man charged with cannabis and driving offences
A 25-year-old St Michael man has been arrested and charged with several cannabis and driving-related offences stemming from an incident on August 28. Shaquan Shaquille Wickham, of 5F Maddison Terrace, Deacons Farm, St Michael, was formally charged by...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:43:10 +0000TKR coach DJ Bravo calls on Bajans to come out tonight
Dwayne “DJ” Bravo, the West Indies cricket super star all-rounder turned master tactician, has thrown down the challenge to the cricket fans in Barbados to come out, enjoy what the game has to offer and fill Kensington Oval for tonight’s mega...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:59:28 +0000QEH relocates four outpatient clinics to George Street
Four outpatient clinics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will be relocated to George Street, Belleville, from Monday. The hospital said the ENT, Neurology, Paediatrics and Dermatology clinics will begin operating at the new location, directly op...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:55:25 +0000Man placed on bond and ordered to pay up
He lost sleep worrying about what would happen to Shane Rene Bartlett, said complainant Samuel Trotman. However, any fears the complainant had were allayed after Bartlett was placed on a bond and ordered to pay compensation, in the District “A” M...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:19:16 +0000Missing 17-year-old traced safe
A 17-year-old girl who was reported missing on Wednesday has been traced and is safe. Kymiah Paulesha Clarke, of Lot #56, Valley Drive, Constant, St George, was reported missing on September 2. The Barbados Police Service thanked members of the publi...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:13:47 +0000Trinidadian man in New York pleads guilty to sex trafficking, admits kidnapping six women
A 33-year-old Trinidadian national and lawful permanent United States resident has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and admitted to kidnapping six additional women. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that, during a plea hearing, Chad Barclay ...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:04:52 +0000GIS denies parent’s claims
The Government Industrial School (GIS) has responded to a parent’s allegations over the treatment of her teenage daughter published in yesterday’s Weekend Nation. Through a Barbados Government Information Service release, it described the ...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:25:04 +0000UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa’s true size
The UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa. The “Correct the Map” resolution, sponsored by Togo and backed by African Union (AU) members, passed with th...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:31:29 +0000Move to protect health records
As Barbados digitises its health records and hospital systems, officials say the change must not leave anyone behind. At a public consultation Thursday night held via Zoom on the digital component of the Health Services Resilience Programme...
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:42:18 +0000Explosion at Aquatic Centre
Fire officials and ambulance personnel are on the scene of an explosion at the Aquatic Centre, Wildey, St Michael. A number of loud explosions were heard around 7 p.m. and reports are that chlorine stored on site had exploded. A number of people hast...