Barbados Nation News

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:45:05 +0000
Barbados advances US$80m to secure its water future
The Government of Barbados is making a US$80 million investment in modernising its water infrastructure, marking another significant step in addressing one of the most persistent challenges facing households, communities and businesses across the isl...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:50:25 +0000
Brush my soul making waves
By Cheryl Harewood She has spent the last 20 years as a sculptor and her work can be found in South Africa, Australia, parts of North America and in Europe. Barbados has now been added to her list. When visitors and Barbadians alike travel to The Not...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000
Two Bajan-New Yorkers die in fire
Grief, shock and a deep sense of loss have gripped an East Flatbush community in the heart of Brooklyn after a deadly fire took the lives of two Bajans – a mother and her son. Eighty-year-old Angela Griffith and her 59-year-old son Wayne Griffith, ...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:55:15 +0000
162 detained over online praise for school shootings in Turkey
Turkish police have arrested 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings which took place this week. They were “found to have engaged in posts and activities praising crime and criminals and nega...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:10:32 +0000
Serious accident on ABC Highway
Emergency personnel are on the scene of a serious accident on the ABC Highway between Deighton Griffith Secondary School and Newton. More details as they come to hand The post Serious accident on ABC Highway appeared first on nationnews.com.

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000
IMF expects slower economic growth
Barbados and other countries will find out tomorrow if their 2026 economic growth forecasts have been lowered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the institution’s boss reveals that because of the Middle East War, “even our most hopeful ...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000
Scorpions sting Pride
A magnificent last day show by John Campbell and Kirk McKenzie helped seal a sensational come from-behind victory for Jamaica Scorpions over Barbados Pride yesterday. The pair of left-handed opening batsmen combined to completely batter the Bajan bo...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000
Rethink global finance, PM urges
The world is sliding backwards, warns Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, as she calls for a radical rethink of global finance to prevent Barbados and other vulnerable nations from being crushed by converging crises, including the war in the Middle East...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:22:25 +0000
US kills three in fifth suspected drug boat attack
The US military killed three people Wednesday in its fifth strike in five days targeting suspected drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, marking US Southern Command’s most concentrated stretch of publicly announced strikes in its month...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000
Murderer handed life sentence
Escapee and murderer Tyreke Delandre Benskin is too dangerous to be released as he poses a significant risk of committing further violence. So said Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell as she sentenced him yesterday to life in prison with a starting tarif...

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