Barbados Nation News
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:40:46 +0000Two men granted $500 000 bail on major cannabis charges
Two men appeared before the Holetown Magistrates’ Court today charged in connection with the seizure of a large quantity of cannabis valued at more than $1.5 million. Shawn Okeefe Bridgeman, 52, of Drax Hall Hope, St George, and Lenox Persid, 53, o...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:43:11 +0000Wrestling club objects to ban
Payne’s Wrestling Club has raised objections to a one-year suspension imposed by the Barbados Wrestling Association (BWA), saying the decision was taken without due process and without an opportunity for the club or its coaches to respond. The club...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:50:31 +0000Pine Road closed as police investigate collision
Pine Road, St Michael, is closed from the junction of 3rd Avenue to 6th Avenue, Belleville, as police carry out investigations into an accident. The collision involved a policeman on motorcycle and a car. With the closures, motorists can expect traff...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:18:38 +0000Thorne: BLP trying to steal election
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is accusing the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) of trying to steal the next General Election. The claim was made by Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne during a media conference in the Office of the Opposition Leader on Hinck...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:53:51 +0000Christmas Wonderland ‘a hit’
Scores of people attended The Church of Christ The King’s Christmas Wonderland on Sunday night to take in the spectacle created by hundreds of lights and multiple displays, all telling the story of Jesus’ birth and highlighting the familiar secul...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:27:15 +0000Wanted Man: Derick David Rudolph Crawford
Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating Derick David Rudolph Crawford, who is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. Crawford’s last known address is #12 Lakes Close, Eden Lodge, St Michael. He is de...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:52:22 +0000‘Build Barbados Inc.’
Barbados is a country that needs to behave like a company so that the average Bajan can prosper. This requires an improved collaborative approach involving Government, the private sector, and trade unions to establish what corporate governance advise...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:18:28 +0000Macron hosts Ukraine and allies to try to cement security guarantees
French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky and other key allies of the country as efforts intensify to agree security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. Heads of state and top offic...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:07:57 +0000Guyana suspends 100 Brazilian miners
The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) says 100 Brazilian miners have been suspended from all mining operations with immediate effect. In a brief statement, the GGMC said it is also suspended with immediate effect the miners permission to op...
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:55:59 +0000Youth owns up to lashing aunt with cutlass
Magistrate Douglas Frederick yesterday admonished a young man who assaulted his aunt by hitting her with a cutlass. Zachery Carlo Massiah, 24, of Ellerton Housing Area, St George, admitted that he unlawfully and maliciously wounded aunt Karen Risbroo...