Barbados Nation News
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:16:47 +0000Wanted: Ravier Ishmeal Straker
The Barbados Police Service is appealing to the public for assistance in locating 36-year-old Ravier Ishmeal Straker, who is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. Straker, whose last known address is Lightfoot Lane, St M...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:09:21 +0000Four men remanded on murder, firearm and violent disorder charges
Four men have been remanded to prison in connection with multiple serious offences including two murders, firearm-related crimes, and violent disorder across several police jurisdictions. They are Miliki Colvin Forde, 18, of Belleview Gap, Waterford,...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:26:57 +0000Maynard remanded on murder, firearm and theft charges
Karl Omar Maynard, 43, of Four Roads, St Philip, has been formally charged with multiple offences, including murder, following investigations conducted by the Barbados Police Service. Maynard is accused of murdering Cameron Elcock on June 12, 2025, i...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:06:58 +0000Javairne Thompson charged with assisting offender, assaulting police
Javairne Jason Thompson, 41, of Nicholls Road, Seaview, St James, has been formally charged by the Barbados Police Service in connection with a series of recent offences. Thompson is facing three charges – one count of assisting an offender bet...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:40:36 +0000Afiyah Mounter charged in connection with aiding prison escapee
Afiyah Akilah Asher Mounter, 29, of Nicholls Road, Seaview, St James, has been formally charged in connection with the recent escape of prison inmate Kishon “Pappy” Thomas. She was arrested by members of the Barbados Police Service’s Major Crim...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:18:43 +0000Women’s marathon world record holder Chepngetich suspended for doping suspicions
PARIS, France – Ruth Chepngetich, the Kenyan who shattered the women’s marathon world record last year, has been provisionally suspended on suspicion of doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday. Chepngetich, who improved the reco...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:44:01 +0000Digital dependency a hidden trade imbalance
Canada recently abruptly cancelled its digital services tax less than 24 hours before collecting US$2 billion from tech giants. The trigger wasn’t Silicon Valley lobbying – it was United States (US) President Donald Trump’s threat to suspend tr...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:23:10 +0000Syrian leader pledges security for all, slams Israeli strikes on Damascus
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says protecting the country’s Druze citizens and their rights is a priority as he announces that local leaders will take control of security in the city of Suwayda in a bid to end sectarian violence in the south and...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:13:17 +0000Barbados’ foreign policy being challenged in court
The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI) has mounted a legal challenge to Barbados’ foreign policy, calling on it for urgent action in response to “Israel’s ongoing atrocities in Gaza”. CMPI, supported by the Caribbean Against ...
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:27:08 +0000Barbados off EU list on August 5
Barbados will be officially removed from the European Union’s (EU) money laundering blacklist on August 5. Attorney General Dale Marshall has welcomed this development. He said the return of stability and predictability in the ability to do busines...