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Two injured in chopping incident in The City

Police are on the scene at Baxter's Road, The City, where two people were injured in a chopping incident. It is understood that the man and woman were in an...

TAP upset with cashless rollout

Operators in the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) are “furious” over the apparent stealth launch of the cashless system,...

Marcus Garvey’s legacy honoured at Amphitheatre rededication

The Marcus Garvey Amphitheatre was rededicated during a ceremony with Garvey's family as special guests. The plaque was...

Two on a string of theft and firearm charges

Farrell and Jones appeared before Chief Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court #1 today. They were...

Nicholls touts law’s value to national security

There is no need to fear that a law seeking to collect information on travellers will criminalise anyone. The...

HEATHER-LYNN’S HABITAT: Speightstown ‘not dead yet’

IT IS FROM HERE that intrepid Barbadians set out to conquer the United States East Coast in 1670.Schooners once set sail from here for...

Combermere closed this week

MINISTER of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Ronald Jones has decided Combermere School will remain closed for the remainder of this week, in order...

Callender charged, to appear in court

THE MAN WHO came to THE NATION on crutches has been charged by police.Twenty-nine-year old Shiamar Tishake Callender, of Risk Road, Fitts Village, St...

Missing girl traced

ARAYA SANDIFORD, who was reported missing, has been traced.Police say the 13-year-old of Rockhampton Road, Grazettes, St Michael has been located and is safe.Her...

NATION newscast April 22, 2015

IN TONIGHT’S NEWS:Police searching for graveside gun.Power Company cuts for Social Partnership meeting.And the Usain Bolt Complex comes to football’s rescue. https://www.youtube.com/embed/6xilNrKYYqs

Happy 100th birthday, Alberta

BARBADOS’ newest centenarian Alberta Wells is being feted today.She did not receive a visit from Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave, but was joined by...