Barbados Nation News

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:52:26 +0000
Vybz Kartel makes Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay Top 5
King of the dancehall Vybz Kartel made the Top 5 for the first time in his career on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart. He is featured on Travis Scott’s PBT, which glides from #7 to #5. The song also features singer Tyla. PBT gives Vyb...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:47:09 +0000
Doctor receives BARP scholarship
Family physician Dr Charla Corbin was named the 2025 recipient of the BARP Charitable Trust Scholarship, receiving a grant of $10 000 to advance her research into cognitive impairment and early signs of dementia among older adults. The award was pres...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:26:20 +0000
$35 000 in fines for gun and ammunition
Stressing that gun offences strike at the heart of public safety, a judge imposed a total of $35 000 in fines on Nachaun Jarad Forde when he reappeared in the No. 4A Supreme Court on Wednesday. “Such weapons have the capacity to cause grave harm an...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:20:50 +0000
WINAIR adding Barbados as part of new 2026 routes
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has announced that regional carrier WINAIR will add new flight services in some of the routes which Caribbean Airlines Ltd. (CAL) is dropping. The BVI’s Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer held a government ...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:11:33 +0000
WI fight back after Conway’s double hundred powers Kiwis to massive total
The West Indies’ batters have started strongly chasing New Zealand’s mammoth first innings total, to leave the game in the balance at the end of play on the second day here on Friday. With veteran pacer and leader Kemar Roach unable to take the f...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:31 +0000
New report finds cybersecurity maturity improves in Latin America and Caribbean
A new study has found that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have made significant progress in strengthening their cybersecurity capacity, but persistent gaps in resources, workforce development, and cross-sector coordination continue to l...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:36:41 +0000
Suspect in shootings of Brown University and MIT professor found dead
The suspect ‍in ​last week’s ‌mass shooting at Brown University has been found dead in a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, following a six-day multi-state manhunt, police say. They identified the suspect as Claudio Neves Valente, ...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:13:12 +0000
‘More customers’ choosing maintenance
As Christmas approaches, upholstery and cleaning businesses are experiencing their annual surge, though this year’s patterns reveal some notable shifts in consumer behaviour. For Richard Foster, owner of High Maintenance Detailing, the fe...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:38:04 +0000
Minimum wage hike ‘challenge’
The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has warned that repeated increases in the national minimum wage could have wider knock-on effects across the economy, potentially driving up costs for businesses and consumers. It also wants a stro...

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:14:34 +0000
Road works to pause as contractors begin year-end break
Sub-contractors working on the Scotland District Road Rehabilitation Programme will proceed on their yearly vacation break as the year comes to a close, the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) has announced. Infra Construction Inc. will begin its b...

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