Barbados Nation News

Fri, 01 May 2026 14:16:16 +0000
Regional countries to benefit from new initiative to deal with reduce plastic waste
Small business enterprises in the Eastern Caribbean are being given the opportunity to benefit from a community-driven action project on plastic pollution that has been launched under the “Closing the Caribbean Plastic Tap” initiative. The Sustai...

Fri, 01 May 2026 14:03:06 +0000
Walters: Growth not reaching public
The Democratice Labour Party (DLP) has chided the Mia Amor Mottley administration for continued reliance on a “narrow growth model” and over-reliance on tourism and construction. DLP spokesperson on finance and economic affairs, Senator Ryan Walt...

Fri, 01 May 2026 13:55:36 +0000
G7 to look at aid system reform
Development Ministers of the G7, a group of the world’s most advanced economies, ended their talks here in Paris yesterday with a consensus that the approach to development, including how countries like Barbados access financial and other support, ...

Fri, 01 May 2026 13:44:18 +0000
Cancer survivors take the runway
Scores of patrons turned out at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed for last weekend’s “Shades of Purple” fashion show. The fundraiser in celebration of Cancer Support Services’ 30th anniversary focused the spotlight on Barbadians journeying with c...

Fri, 01 May 2026 13:33:18 +0000
St Joseph, St Thomas residents frustrated by outages
Some Barbadians living in St Joseph and St Thomas are seeing little to celebrate this May Day, saying they feel as though they have been left out to dry after prolonged water disruptions. From Shop Hill in St Thomas to Mellows, Spa Hill and Chimboraz...

Fri, 01 May 2026 13:20:30 +0000
Six injured in Washington state school stabbing
Six people have been injured in a stabbing at a school in the US state of Washington following an “altercation”, police said. Five high school students and an adult security guard were taken to hospital on Thursday, Tacoma Fire Department...

Fri, 01 May 2026 13:09:44 +0000
PM Browne leads ABLP to victory in general election
Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s gamble of calling a general election nearly two years ahead of the constitutional deadline, paid off on Thursday when he guided his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to a commanding victory. Preliminary r...

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000
Yacht Club seek fourth title.
Defending champions Barbados Yacht Club will be looking to seal a fourth Interclub Tennis title when they face Paragon in the final on Saturday afternoon at the Raymond Forde National Tennis Centre. They secured their spot in the final when they emer...

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000
CTUSAB wants action on boards
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) wants to know what is happening with the boards of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and secondary schools. During a media conference recently at its Garrison, St Michael headquart...

Fri, 01 May 2026 03:45:50 +0000
Fatal accident at Lucas Street
A male driver succumbed to injuries at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) after a collision with a concrete structure today at Lucas Street, St Philip. According to police, the vehicle was travelling in the direction of King George V Memorial Park wh...

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