Barbados Nation News

Sun, 31 May 2026 00:57:24 +0000
CG Zest Wellness launches corporate wellness programme in Barbados
CG Zest Wellness, the wellness division of Coralisle Group Ltd., has officially launched in Barbados, expanding access to its corporate wellness programme for members of the Group Medical Insurance product offered through CG United Insurance Ltd. The...

Sun, 31 May 2026 00:48:56 +0000
Update: Pinelands shooting victim identified
Police have identified the victim in Friday morning’s fatal shooting at Martins Road, Pinelands, St Michael, as 30-year-old Darius Anthony Perch of Maple Path, Pinelands. According to police, Perch was sitting in a motor car outside a residence...

Sat, 30 May 2026 23:52:14 +0000
PSG beat Arsenal in shootout to retain  Champions League 
Gabriel Magalhaes skied the decisive spot-kick as Arsenal were denied a first Champions League triumph in a penalty shootout defeat by Paris St-Germain, who won the competition for a second successive year. Mikel Arteta’s side lifted the Premie...

Sat, 30 May 2026 22:24:34 +0000
6.0 earthquake felt south of Barbados
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake was recorded south of Barbados on Saturday afternoon, according to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC). The quake struck at about 5:27 p.m. local time and was located roughly 100 kilometres s...

Sat, 30 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000
BPI: 65 Years at the Heart of Barbados 
For 65 years, the Port of Bridgetown has been at the centre of everyday life in Barbados. It’s where food, medicine, building materials, and goods arrive to keep businesses stocked and the economy moving. It’s where cruise ships dock and thousand...

Sat, 30 May 2026 16:14:36 +0000
BLPC gets approval to recover rental cost
Barbadians can expect higher electricity bills after the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) approved an application by the Barbados Light & Power Company Ltd (BLPC) to recover the costs of temporary rental generators through the Fuel Clause Adjustment...

Sat, 30 May 2026 16:08:43 +0000
Two more charged in tourist attack
Two more young men have been charged in connection with the recent attack on a tourist whom the court heard suffered a fractured skull. The incident occurred at Lower Bay Street, St Michael on May 17. Kenavar Antwan Charles, 19, a tiler of Tweedside ...

Sat, 30 May 2026 15:50:48 +0000
Mottley eyes 5% growth
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is challenging the business community to help lead Barbados out of its comfort zone and make a push towards achieving inclusive economic growth of three to five per cent. As she celebrates eight years in office, Mottle...

Sat, 30 May 2026 15:43:52 +0000
US judge orders Trump’s name be removed from Kennedy Center
A US judge has ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the title of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Washington DC venue cannot be renamed without congressional approval, the judge ruled on Friday, also blocking...

Sat, 30 May 2026 15:30:23 +0000
Richards lawsuit put back to July
The case in which former judge Dr Sonia Richards is suing the Government has been adjourned until July. In the interim, the court has ordered that Queen’s Counsel Roger Forde, who is appearing for the defendants, refile his application to strike ou...

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