Barbados Nation News
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:40:34 +0000Drought persists as wet season begins with limited relief, BMS reports
Barbados is still in drought conditions despite the official start of the wet (hurricane) season, with rainfall patterns continuing to fall short of what is typically expected at this time of year, according to the Barbados Meteorological Services (B...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:19:22 +0000Lady Elba spotted reading Nation on Barbados visit
While on a family getaway in Barbados, Lady Elba picked up a copy of the Daily Nation featuring a photograph of herself and husband Sir Idris Elba. The model, activist and wife of the newly knighted actor included the image in a recap post following ...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:52:24 +0000Police investigate collision at Free Hill, Black Rock
Police were on the scene of an accident along Free Hill, Black Rock, this morning involving a car and a motorcycle. More details as they come to hand.
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Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:34:51 +0000Wanted Man: Dwayne Marlon Drakes
The Barbados Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a man wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. He has been identified as Dwayne Marlon Drakes, also known as “Oily,” with last known addres...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:49:19 +0000Cry for help
Seventy-seven-year-old Maria Jordan is in urgent need of assistance after watching helplessly as her home and all its contents went up in flames. The wooden house in Weston, St James, was destroyed last Saturday morning, leaving Jordan and three othe...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:40:09 +0000Update: Woman stabbed in Bridgetown
Police at Central Station are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred around 5:45 p.m. on Monday, at the junction of Nelson Street and Fairchild Street in Bridgetown, St Michael. Investigators say a dispute between a man and a woman escalated...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:33:38 +0000Man killed in late-night collision on Codrington Road
A man died following a collision involving two motor vans along Codrington Road, St Michael, late Monday night. Police said the crash occurred around 11:15 p.m. as the vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. Emergency ambulance personnel res...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:25:06 +0000Somali referee Artan barred from entering US
Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States. Artan, the 2025 Confederation of African Football (Caf) men’s referee...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:13:15 +0000CIBC Caribbean profits dip
CIBC Caribbean Bank Limited has recorded a dip in its quarterly and half-year profitability but management says the financial results remain “solid”. On the heels of recent news that it would be acquired by Bermuda’s Bank of N.T. Butterfield ...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:03:17 +0000Call to better fund reintegration
University of the West Indies Professor Dwayne Devonish wants to see Barbados’ reintegration programme “strongly resourced” and an “all-of-country approach” to helping people released from prison. He was addressing yesterday’s opening of ...