Tag: Barbados Nation
US Senate votes to curb military action in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – The US Senate voted on Thursday to advance a resolution that would bar President Donald Trump from taking further military action against...
40 years for murder
Convicted murderer Raheem Travonte Barnett, who was described as a “danger to society”, was sentenced to 40 years in prison by the No. 4...
CXC moves to support Jamaican students
KINGSTON – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced the accommodations that will be made for Jamaican students who have been negatively affected by...
Economic growth ‘to weaken’ this year
The private consumption and external demand which stimulated economic growth in Barbados and the region in recent times, will weaken this year, causing Latin...
BAS renews call for increase in pork tariffs
The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) has renewed its call for a sharp increase in tariffs on imported pork, warning that without urgent action, local...
Lawyer for Nick Reiner withdraws from murder case
A high-powered lawyer for Nick Reiner, who is charged with murdering his Hollywood director father Rob Reiner and mother Michele, has withdrawn from the...