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Central Bank provides update on delayed salary payments

The Central Bank of Barbados has issued a further update on delayed salary payments affecting some workers following the transition to the BiMPay system. The...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

Earthquake shifts political ground for Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez 

 Venezuela's strongest earthquake in over a century is the biggest challenge to Delcy Rodriguez's early leadership but could also allow the interim president to stamp...

Making the right Connections

Barbados’ tourism authorities are anticipating productive results from Connect Barbados 2026, the tourism showcase which brought close to 100 tourism operators from around the...
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BARP sounds caution

Not only does the Barbados Association of Retired Person (BARP) not support the call for retired returning nationals to pay towards their own health...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

MP tells of bank account blues

Government backbencher Dr William Duguid has complained that it takes too long to open a bank account in Barbados. He is suggesting that a colloquium...

Major blow to West Indies as Shai Hope ruled out with injury

Shai Hope has been ruled out of the first Test match for West Indies against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in...

Barbados launches new climate finance initiative with OPEC Fund

Barbados has partnered with the OPEC Fund for International Development to launch the Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Compact, a new initiative aimed at helping...

IMF $128m in the bag

NCF partners with Shakirah Bourne to bring Bajan Anansi tales into schools

The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has partnered with Barbadian author Shakirah Bourne to publish Bajan Anansi, a new collection of Anansi tales that will...
 

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Man in critical condition after shooting in The Pine

A man is in urgent need of blood after being shot last night in The Pine, St Michael. The Nation understands the young man, 26-years-old,...

Update: Jahmali Greenidge remanded to Dodds

Jahmali Jahwaun Irell Greenidge, 24, of Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St. Michael, appeared in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court #2 this morning in...

Former West Indies Under-19 cricketer Javon Searles suspended by ICC

Javon Searles, the former Barbados and West Indies Under 19 cricketer, has been named among three persons suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC)...

Call to improve mapping systems

CARICOM countries are being called on to strengthen data systems that will help map urban and rural areas and track and estimate the population...

Port to expand

Plans are being developed for a new purpose-built cruise facility at the Bridgetown Port and it could involve investment from major cruise lines. Barbados Port...

Accident at My Lord’s Hill

There are reports reaching the Nation of an accident involving a public service vehicle and a police officer on motorcycle at My Lord's Hill,...

Homeland security minister says US providing names of people linked to illegal drugs trade

Homeland Security Minister, Roger Alexander, says the United States has provided Trinidad and Tobago with a list of “persons of interest” in the country...

Rise in gunshot victims seeking help

There is an increase in gunshot victims who are seeking help from the Social Empowerment Agency (SEA). “That trend is on the rise. We have...

Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s

Major technology companies have been asked to bring in more robust age checks for under-13s in the UK, similar to those currently in place...

Man charged with murder in Cave Hill stabbing

Update Jahmali Jahwaun Irell Greenidge, 24, of Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St. Michael, appeared in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court #2 this morning in...