Barbados Nation News

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:58:21 +0000
Israeli strikes leave 14 dead, 37 hurt in Lebanon
Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on ​Sunday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave seven towns beyond the “buffer zone” ‌it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed t...

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:32:54 +0000
Fogging Schedule: April 27 to 30
The Vector Control Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness will concentrate its mosquito eradication programme for three days this week in several St Michael and Christ Church districts. On Monday, April 27, the team will start in the following c...

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:02:20 +0000
Portvale repairs still incomplete
Grinding at Portvale Sugar Factory remained on pause yesterday as work continued to fix a mechanical failure since Thursday. A spokesman for the Barbados Energy and Sugar Company (BESCO) Inc., operators of the Blowers,St James factory, said enginee...

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:14:16 +0000
Night of nostalgia at the Mecca
Legend it was billed and legendary it was. Reggae worshippers, casual fans of the artform and the innocent observers were treated to a night of nostalgia and ultimate throwback at this year’s edition of Legends of Reggae Show & Dance.  The eve...

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:22:49 +0000
Cancer worry
Barbados’ high number of new cancer cases for a population of just over 270 000 is of concern to a leading United States specialist, who says too many women are delaying testing and screening while modern innovations are rapidly changing treatment ...

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:20:26 +0000
Call to teach Sir Garry’s legacy
Former West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd is appealing for The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers’ legacy to be taught in schools so that children can be educated on his immense contribution to Barbados, the region and the world. He made the cal...

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:09:45 +0000
Durant blames absentee fathers
A senior pastor has pointed to absentee fathers as one of the root causes of delinquent behaviours among young men. Apostle Dr David Durant told the Sunday Sun in an interview that even as mothers manage single-parent households, the void left by fat...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:36:36 +0000
Killer jailed for 38 years
Thirty-eight years in jail. That is what the killer of the cousin of Barbadian National Hero Rihanna got when he reappeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court yesterday. The judge further chastised Shawayne Dashawn Williams’ mother, as she called...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:26:06 +0000
US to let Venezuela pay Maduro’s lawyer in drug trafficking case 
The United States has agreed to modify its sanctions ​on Venezuela to allow the South American country’s government to pay Nicolás Maduro’s defense lawyer, backing ‌off a restriction that had threatened to derail the drug traffickin...

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:39:41 +0000
Holder contributes in losing debut for Titans
West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder finally made his long-awaited debut for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but it couldn’t prevent them from going down by five wickets to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) here on Friday. Pl...

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