Barbados Nation News

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:59:07 +0000
No covid-19 outbreak at QEH
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital continues to monitor trends in the community as it relates to a potential increase in Covid-19 cases, and reports indicate more patients are presenting to the Accident and Emergency Department with symptoms of the virus. ...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:06:28 +0000
Devastating wildfire burns down part of western Canadian tourist town
A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially destroying up to 50% of structures, and firefighters were working on Thursday to save as many buildings as possible, authorities said. Jasper is in the middle o...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:59:30 +0000
Cow itch solution in the works, says AG
Government is setting up a programme to manage the nuisance of cow itch, primarily found on agricultural lands. Attorney General Dale Marshall, SC, told the House of Assembly that while the plant was a serious concern for health authorities, all the ...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:11:54 +0000
Netanyahu meets Biden at White House
Benjamin Netanyahu has met President Joe Biden at the White House, a day after delivering a fiery speech to Congress. Israel’s prime minister also plans to meet Vice-President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Mr ...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:27:44 +0000
Pundits: Dems must revisit constitution
Political scientist Peter Wickham yesterday weighed in on the recent resolution of the court battle within the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) stating the way was now paved for the party to mend fences. He expressed optimism about the party’s future,...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:13:12 +0000
CrowdStrike backlash over $10 apology voucher
CrowdStrike is facing fresh backlash after giving staff and firms they work with a $10 UberEats voucher to say sorry for a global IT outage that caused chaos across airlines, banks and hospitals last week. The cybersecurity company – whose soft...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:46:05 +0000
Burglar strikes again, to serve time
Last September, Jermaine Hartley Cox admitted to a Bridgetown court that it was he who entered the building Lady Wonder as a trespasser and stole articles valued $265 belonging to Margaret Rock-Clarke on July 25 last year. He was sentenced to nine mo...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:24:32 +0000
Ship with nine crew sinks off Taiwan as typhoon hits
Rescue officials in Taiwan are searching for a cargo ship with nine crew members that has sunk off its southern coast. The Tanzania-flagged freighter had been off the southern port city of Kaohsiung when Taiwan was struck by Typhoon Gaemi. The storm ...

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:59:20 +0000
House Of Soca seeking legal advice
The C.O Williams House Of Soca is seeking legal advice following the release of the Courtesy Garage Pic O De Crop results early yesterday morning. Tent manager Sharon Carew-White declined to provide details of the specific query only saying broad...

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:41:38 +0000
Eight party crashers on $2 500 bail
Eight party crashers who jumped the fence instead of paying at the door ended up landing in court. They appeared before Magistrate Joy-Ann Clarke in the District “C” Magistrates’ Court on Monday, charged with unlawfully entering, in a wanton ma...

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