Barbados Nation News
Fri, 08 May 2026 20:24:33 +0000St. Lucia hosting Caribbean Investment Summit
The St. Lucia government says it regards the four-day 2026 Caribbean Investment Summit (CIS26) as representing a strategic platform to strengthen regional cooperation, reinforce international credibility and ensure that investment migration continues...
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:39:43 +0000Benefit concert for Mother’s Day
The Cancer Support Services is continuing to mark its 30th anniversary this year with the staging of a special benefit concert – Hymns My Mother Taught Me on Mother’s Day. The event will not only celebrate mothers and the lessons of nav...
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:29:57 +0000‘Went home after hearing scream’
A witness yesterday recalled hearing a scream coming from the house owned by Samantha Bristol. Sometime later, said Rohan Whittington, he saw a black and yellow truck, which accused Roger Delisle Sealy usually drove, parked in the area and a red liqu...
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:22:04 +000013 schools closing for repairs
Thirteen schools will close a month early this term as the Ministry of Education Transformation attempts to get a jump-start on school repairs. However, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is questioning the effectiveness and efficiency of the ministry...
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:14:50 +0000Nicholls: Govt committed to safe, orderly migration
Barbados has reaffirmed its commitment to safe, orderly and regular migration while urging stronger international cooperation and climate financing during the Second International Migration Review Forum at the United Nations headquarters in...
Fri, 08 May 2026 12:07:22 +0000Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says
A third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said. The patient is currently on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-A...
Fri, 08 May 2026 11:49:05 +0000West Indies Women’s cricket celebrates 50 years since the historic first match
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has officially marked the 50th anniversary of a watershed moment in regional sports history following the first international match played by the West Indies Women’s cricket team in 1976. In a statement released today, CWI...
Fri, 08 May 2026 11:34:58 +0000Bajan starts cancer treatment in Colombia
Doctors in Colombia confirmed Barbadian Noi Jemmott had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, and had commenced treatment. Noi, 17, left Barbados last Saturday via air ambulance. Her father Janson Jemmott told the...
Fri, 08 May 2026 11:29:13 +0000Tudor: More urged to register
More than 54 000 Barbadians have already received the first round of Government’s Cost of Living Cash Credit, with $5.43 million disbursed in April as part of the one-year relief programme announced in the 2026 Budget. The National Insurance and So...
Fri, 08 May 2026 11:12:12 +0000Police seek help locating missing St Michael man
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing man Carlisle Thorne, 86, of 1st Avenue, Lower Richmond Gap, St Michael. According to the Barbados Police Service, Thorne was last seen around 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2026. He is ...