Government’s Budget, setting out the Estimates of Expenditure and Revenue for the financial year 2026-2027, was yesterday laid in Parliament by Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn, together with a projected forecast for the current financial year 202...

Anthony Fitzpatrick Lynch has passed away. Ninja Man, as he was more commonly known to most Barbadians, reportedly collapsed in The City earlier today and passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Lynch was one of Barbados’ better known street c...

For 65 years, Parkinson Memorial School has had one simple goal: to take every child who walks through the door and show them that they can be great. The school proudly bears the name of Rawle Parkinson, a man known as the “Grandfather of Educa...

West Indies have been drawn in a tough group for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in England.  The schedule for the prestigious global event, which will include 12 participating teams, was unveiled on Tuesday by the International Cr...

Richard Pybus, the former West Indies head coach and director of cricket at CWI, has been appointed Afghanistan’s new head coach. He takes up the post following the team’s group stage exit at the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Englishman take...

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley this morning introduced the country’s first anti-defection legislation. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, is geared is at providing a specific framework which governs sitting Members of Parliament who cross the...

NASSAU – A former police officer , who  had served on the Royal Bahamas Police Force with distinction, has indicated he will appeal against a 30 year jail sentence after he was found guilty of plotting the murder of his alleged romantic rival. Jus...

Berger Paints has closed its operations in Barbados. Reports reaching The Nation indicated the plant at Exmouth Gap, Brandons, St Michael was closed and staff were sent home this morning. When the team arrived, the place was closed and a security gua...

Financial literacy, including capital market awareness, must start early in the schools. That is the advice from Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) managing director Marlon Yarde, who also said that regional cooperation is now essential as artificial inte...

by Morissa Lindsay Leaders Paradise Football Club suffered a 3-2 loss to Brittons Hill on Sunday in the Barbados Football Association’s (BFA) Premier League at the BFA Technical Centre in Wildey. As the battle among the top five contenders in ...