Barbados Nation News
Fri, 15 May 2026 02:00:08 +0000Update: Man escapes after firing gun at joint patrol in Pinelands incident
Police are investigating a shooting incident involving a joint patrol of the Barbados Police Service and members of the Defence Force under the Broken Trident Operation in Pinelands, St Michael. The incident occurred around 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, al...
Thu, 14 May 2026 22:27:06 +0000Barbados secures IMF precautionary agreement
Barbados has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a precautionary Stand-By Arrangement valued at approximately US$260 million, but Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley stressed today that the country was not enter...
Thu, 14 May 2026 20:22:09 +0000FATF compliance teams honoured compliance honoured
Thirty members of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF ), and the International Business Unit Economic Substance Team (IBUEST) were honoured for their successful implementation of the FATF Action Plan. They were presented with the gold award of achi...
Thu, 14 May 2026 16:19:48 +0000Police-involved shooting incident in St Michael
Update Police are investigating a shooting incident involving a joint patrol of the Barbados Police Service and members of the Defence Force under the Broken Trident Operation in Pinelands, St Michael. The incident occurred around 10:40 a.m. on Thurs...
Thu, 14 May 2026 12:47:15 +0000US citizen convicted of running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC
A US citizen has been convicted of helping run what has been described as the first known secret police station in the US on behalf of the Chinese government. A jury found that Lu Jianwang, 64, opened and operated the station in Manhattan’s Chi...
Thu, 14 May 2026 12:37:24 +0000Drunken mother placed on bond for misbehaving
The alcoholic drinks which Shernelle Dionne Walcott consumed on Tuesday caused her to misbehave for hours and ultimately landed her before a law court. The 38-year-old mother of seven of Pioneer Road, Bush Hall, St Michael, confessed to causing a dis...
Thu, 14 May 2026 12:30:40 +0000Bajans rally behind Roberts offer
Roberts Manufacturing Co. Limited, the 80-year-old Barbadian manufacturer of margarines, shortening, edible oils and animal feeds, closed off its public share offer with major participation from Barbadians. “The response of Barbadian investors to t...
Thu, 14 May 2026 12:17:49 +0000Madonna, Shakira & BTS to headline World Cup show
Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS will co-headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer’s World Cup final. The tournament, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, concludes with the final in New Jers...
Thu, 14 May 2026 11:57:09 +0000Regional countries concerned about leakage within tourism sector
Caribbean tourism ministers have expressed concern regarding the “leakage” within the sector and are trying to formulate strategies to deal with the situation, Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment M...
Thu, 14 May 2026 11:48:40 +0000Barbados opens first resident embassy in Ireland
Barbados has officially established its first resident embassy in Ireland, a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic, trade, tourism and cultural ties between the two island nations. Prime Minister Mia Mottley formally opened the chancery in Dublin ea...