Barbados Nation News

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:43:06 +0000
Over 220 enter Party Monarch 2026 Competition
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) announced that 92 performers have registered for the Power Soca competition, while 134 entries have been received for Sweet Soca. Several established names are among the entrants, including Lil Rick, Peter Ram, ...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:57:57 +0000
Three Surinamese nationals charged in separate cocaine cases
Police have charged three Surinamese nationals in separate cocaine-related cases linked to May 23.  Police say 33-year-old Farino Revelino Bergmans was charged with possession, trafficking, intent to supply and importation of cocaine after alleg...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:14:07 +0000
Jones opens up about struggles
Akela Jones, the much-loved track and field athlete, has delivered a raw and emotional account of the personal battles she continues to face while pursuing international success. She revealed that despite qualifying for her first Commonwealth Games ...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:07:24 +0000
Caribbean in ‘debt-climate trap’
A leading regional economist, who once led the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, is warning that the Caribbean is in a debt-climate trap that it needs to break out of using structural reforms. Jwala Rambarran, who is now a senior policy advisor w...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:58:32 +0000
Ministry must be notified of mass events
Members of the public who may be planning a mass event are reminded that they must notify the Ministry of Health and Wellness by writing to the Environmental Health Department that is responsible for the area where it will be held. The ministry said ...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:53:26 +0000
US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China
The U.S. ‌Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a potential loophole that may have led companies to export the world’s most advanced chips – like Nvidia’s most sophisticated Blackwell processors – to subsidiaries ...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:45:52 +0000
Don’t wait until last minute to prepare, advises Nicholls
Minister of Home Affairs and Information Gregory Nicholls is urging Barbadians not to wait until the last minute to prepare for the hurricane season. He made the appeal during a church service at St James Parish Church yesterday to mark the official ...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:35:34 +0000
PM Browne says Antigua and Barbuda will only accept 10 refugees annually
The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will accept 10 third-country nationals, including refugees” from the United States annually, but maintains that Washington must provide assurances that proper background checks are conducted and that ...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:10:09 +0000
Fourth man charged in connection with 2024 murder
Police have charged a fourth man in connection with the 2024 murder of Shane Parris. Jelani Finidi Kemau Nowell, 26 years, of Cliffden, Church Village, St Philip, is scheduled to appear in the District ‘C’ Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He is al...

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:47:35 +0000
Hillaby Turner’s Hall School not closed after scarlet fever detected
At least one child at Hillaby Turner’s Hall Primary School has tested positive for scarlet fever, but the Ministry of Health and Wellness says there is no need for it to be closed. A statement issued by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr The Most Honour...

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