Barbados Nation News

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:23:05 +0000
Tourist tax expected to be introduced for London
The mayor of London has cautiously welcomed reports that he is to impose a tourist levy on visitors staying overnight in the capital. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give Sir Sadiq Khan and other civic chiefs the authority to do so through th...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:04:25 +0000
Wanted man in police custody
Peter Macfarren Rouse of No. 26 Grazettes New Road, St. Michael, is now in police custody after being the subject of a wanted bulletin issued on Friday, November 21.  Rouse surrendered to officers at the Black Rock Police Station on Saturday.  He w...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:35:07 +0000
Wanted man turns himself in
Marc Anderson Francis, alias “Barrz”, of Mount Standfast, St. James, is now in police custody after being the subject of a wanted bulletin issued on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Francis surrendered to officers at the District ‘E’ Police Statio...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:54:09 +0000
Police gearing up for the season 
As the Christmas holiday season nears, the Barbados Police Service is gearing up for its Yuletide operation, intensifying efforts to maintain a safe environment for citizens. Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce recently disclosed that with an influx...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:45:20 +0000
Lashley joins BLP
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley last night confirmed that former Democratic Labour Party MP for St Philip North, Michael Lashley, has joined the Barbados Labour Party – a dramatic development announced as the party gathered in St Joseph to install ...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:33:12 +0000
Shallow may have to resign if he becomes MP, says Perreira
Retired cricket commentator, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira believes that Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr Kishore Shallow might have to step down from the position if he is successful in the upcoming general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadi...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:38:25 +0000
Jamaica receives support from IDB
In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group President Ilan Goldfajn joined Caribbean heads of state in a visit to Jamaica’s devastated areas to offer solidarity and support in the country’s urgent response and re...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:31:11 +0000
New partnership agreement between interCaribbean Airways and Virgin Atlantic
A new partnership agreement has been signed between interCaribbean Airways and Virgin Atlantic, a move that will enable travellers to easily navigate the Caribbean. The arrangement uses Barbados and Antigua as key connection hubs between interCaribb...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:02:59 +0000
Over 8 000 names to be cut from voters’ list
A total of 8 291 names have been earmarked for removal from Barbados’ voters’ register as the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) enters the final stage of the most comprehensive clean-up of the list in more than 30 years. Of these, 4 923 p...

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:53:57 +0000
Three-way battle for St Thomas
The internal race is heating up in St Thomas as three contenders seek the Barbados Labour Party’s nomination ahead of the December 7 vote at the Lester Vaughan School, marking what insiders say is the most vigorously contested internal battle the c...

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