Two Jamaicans and a Canadian to appear in court on drug charges
19 August 2019Three people who were held at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Friday were charged with trafficking drugs valued more than $230 000. Read More
BWA apologises, working on solutions
19 August 2019The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) apologised to customers in some northern and eastern sections of the island who have been enduring water outages. Read More
City road closed
19 August 2019Workmen are carrying out extensive road rehabilitation work in King Williams Street off of River Road, St Michael, between Vine Street and its junction with River Road. Read More
New dengue fears
19 August 2019WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is warning of what it describes as “the complex situation” of dengue in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More
Water fury
18 August 2019Some rural Barbadians who have had to contend with persistent water shortages, are fed up with depending on water trucks, but the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is pleading for patience and cooperation. Read More
Dems ‘gearing up’
18 August 2019A year after being catapulted up the ranks to raise the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) from the ashes, president Verla De Peiza says she believes the Dems are on their way to being ready for the next general election, constitutionally due in 2023. Read More
Safety first, warns cop
18 August 2019Operators of public service vehicles (PSVs) are being advised to exercise extreme caution as they ply their routes. Read More
130 bus target
18 August 2019The Transport Board will have 115 buses available by the first week in September – in time for the opening of the school year, says chairman Ian Gooding-Edghill. Read More
Two ex-BAICO workers get OK to file case
18 August 2019Former British American Insurance Company (Barbados) Limited (BAICO) employees have made a major breakthrough in their battle to end a seven-year wait for severance pay. Read More
Flood watch discontinued
17 August 2019The flash flood watch that was issued for Barbados earlier today, has been discontinued. Read More
Met Office issues flash flood watch
17 August 2019At 3 p.m. today the Barbados Meteorological Services issued a flash flood watch for Barbados. The watch will remain in effect until 6 a.m. tomorrow, and may be upgraded to a flash flood warning if conditions warrant. Read More
Classic seals the deal
17 August 2019The 2019 Courtesy Pic-O-De-Crop calypso competition has been finally sealed for William “Classic” Waithe as he collected a $100 000 cheque for taking the monarchy this year. Read More
Author Paule Marshall passes
17 August 2019Paule Marshall, who channelled the often marginalised experiences of women, African Americans and West Indians into lyrical, passionate and politically charged fiction, notably in her debut novel Brown Girl, Brownstones, died August 12 at a care centre in Richmond.... Read More
Police identify latest shooting victim
17 August 2019Police are investigating the report of a shooting which occurred about 8:55 p.m. last night, in the area known as Granny’s Car Park, Oistins, Christ Church. Taxi driver, Carol Anderson Leroy Coultress, reported that while he was sitting in his taxi waiting for some... Read More
New laws for jet ski operators
17 August 2019The rowdy behaviour displayed by some jet ski operators, which places sea bathers, snorkelers and divers in danger, will no longer be accepted. Speaking during a post-Cabinet press conference at Government Headquarters, Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy,... Read More
WEATHER: Tropical wave brings rain
17 August 2019A tropical wave is affecting the island. The Barbados Meteorological Services is forecasting fair to partly cloudy conditions this afternoon. It will also be hazy and breezy at times with isolated thunderstorms. Read More
School repairs on schedule
16 August 2019Three weeks before the beginning of the new school term, Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw has given the assurance that most schools are on schedule for the September 9 reopening. Read More
No word yet
16 August 2019It’s still too soon to say if Government and workers of the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) will see eye-to-eye on garbage collection on weekends. Read More
$5.5m to start youth corps
16 August 2019Government is set to pump a little over $5 million immediately into the formation of a Barbados Youth Advance Corps. Read More
UPDATE: Man shot in Oistins
16 August 2019A taxi driver was shot in the hand tonight in the car park at Oistins, Christ Church. Reports reaching Nation News indicate the man took a group to the southern town for the popular Friday night lime and was in the vehicle waiting on them to return. Read More
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