Barbados Nation News
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:28:06 +0000No host yet for next CARIFTA Games
No country has yet stepped forward to host the next CARIFTA Games, according to North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) president, Mike Sands. Speaking during a media conference in St George’s, Grenada, today whe...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:15:19 +0000Gold medals for swim duo
Barbados secured two gold medals as Mihael Sobers and Christian Vanderpool covered themselves in glory at the 2026 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships yesterday at the Stade Georges Gratiant Lamentin in Martinique. In the day’s first session, Heid...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:10:23 +0000A father’s agony
“WHERE IS MY SON’S BODY!” That was the anguished cry of Jeffrey Odle, the distraught father of Kemo Grant, who died under mysterious circumstances while in police custody in June 2024. Odle visited The Nation recently to plead for information r...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:51:08 +0000Easter Message 2026: From Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley
This Easter, as people across Barbados and the world reflect on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, I believe many of us are also searching for something deeper in this moment. We are living in a time when the world feels anxious, divided and...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:43:12 +0000From calling to career: Khadija Williams leads with heart
Khadija Williams sits at the helm of the Social Work Student Association (SWSA) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, as president, not once, but two times around. It is a role the former Springer Memorial School student and p...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:35:02 +0000Grand Carifta Games opening
Spectators were treated to a vibrant display of Grenadian culture during the opening ceremony of the 53rd CARIFTA Games at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium, where music, dance, and local traditions took centrestage before the athletes took to th...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:27:49 +0000Residents put out by BWA road works
Residents of Half Moon Fort, St Lucy, have voiced growing concerns over the ongoing roadworks in their community, raising issues with the lack of communication about the repairs and the inadequate provision of detour routes. The project, which began ...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:22:17 +0000CTO remains “cautiously optimistic” about growth of regional tourism sector this year
The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) says it remains “cautiously optimistic” that the regional tourism sector will transition into a phase of more moderate, stable growth as global travel patterns normalise. “While grow...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:14:33 +0000Easter Message 2026: Rev’d Dr. Cicely Athill-Horsford
On this Easter Day, Christian voices around the world are raised with shouts of Alleluia, the Lord is risen, indeed! Easter is one of the glorious mysteries of the Christian faith. The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ provides for us t...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:06:46 +0000Dems: SMEs need help, not talk
Barbadian entrepreneurs are still waiting for real backing and the time for talk has long passed. That is the blunt assessment from Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesperson on small business, Jason Phillips, who is calling on Government to mov...