Barbados Nation News

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:35:30 +0000
Ministry of Health: Increase in syphilis cases
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising the public that cases of syphilis are increasing in Barbados and is urging persons to take practical steps to protect their health. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is both preventable ...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:39:17 +0000
Friends of Democracy pay election deposits
The Friends of Democracy (FOD) party is determined to prevent another political redwash. However, they are not seeking Government, but rather Opposition. After the party’s 12 candidates paid their election deposits earlier at the Treasury Departmen...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:20:12 +0000
DLP pays election deposits
The Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) 30 candidates paid in their $250 election deposits this morning at the Barbados Revenue Authority in Country Road, St Michael.  Supporters were on hand to greet the candidates as they completed the process. ...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:02:17 +0000
Police appealing for witnesses to January 18 fatal collisions
Lawmen at District “B” Police Station are also calling on members of the public who may have witnessed the two fatal accidents which occurred on January 18 to contact that station. The first occurred around 3:18 p.m. along Searles Road at...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:48:29 +0000
Man charged with acts preparatory for cannabis trafficking
The Barbados Police Service has arrested and formally charged Anthony Francis Lerius, 42, of Upper Wellington Street, St. Michael, in connection with acts preparatory for the purpose of trafficking. The offence is alleged to have occurred between Dec...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:19:15 +0000
Rowe: I understand frustration of City folk
At 33 years old, Dale Rowe represents a new generation stepping into Barbadian politics – one that understands firsthand the frustrations of young voters who feel left behind by traditional representation. As the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candi...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:12:20 +0000
Bradshaw: Foundation laid for St Lucy folk
Confronting St Lucy residents’ long-running brown water woes head-on, Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw on Wednesday acknowledged deep public frustration but insisted the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) administration had deliberately laid the foun...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:02:10 +0000
Polius named new CIBC senior director
Kemar Polius has been appointed Senior Director, Head of Corporate Banking and Sustainable Finance, with CIBC Caribbean, from February 1, 2026. This follows the retirement at the end of January of Mrs Gillian Charles-Gollop, who previously led the ba...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:44:38 +0000
Lawyer on assault charge gets bail
A lawyer appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on three charges. Andrew Christopher Greaves, 58, of No. 1094 Kingsland Heights, Christ Church, denied assaulting Pearl McFarlane and causing her actual bodily harm last July 2...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:36:50 +0000
AG sees progress on judicial reform
Attorney General Dale Marshall says Barbados has made significant progress in its mission to reform its criminal justice system. He made the comment while addressing the opening of the Second Attorneys General Roundtable at the Lloyd Erskine Sandifo...

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