Clean Up Barbados with Green Nation
On Saturday, September 19, hundreds of Barbadians will roll up their sleeves across the island for the annual Green Nation Clean-up, taking place one day ahead of World Clean-up Day. First launched by Nation Publishing five years ago, Green Nation brings together everyday citizens, schools, local businesses, environmental groups and Government agencies to play their […]
BLPC powering a nation for 115 years
For 115 years, the story of electricity in Barbados has been closely connected to the island’s social and economic development. From the first electricity generated in Bridgetown in 1911, Barbados Light & Power Company Ltd. (BLPC) has evolved alongside a changing nation, expanding its infrastructure and embracing new technologies. In this upcoming feature, we trace […]
Shooting at Westbury Road
Update The Barbados Police Service has confirmed the death of a man who was shot at Morris Gap, Westbury Road, St Michael, earlier today. Police public relations and communications officer Inspector Ryan Brathwaite confirmed the unnatural death, noting the man passed away en route to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, after receiving a gunshot injury. More […]
Bim Got Talent joins forces with New York team
Barbados is witnessing a powerful demonstration of what can happen when international and homegrown partners unite around the development of young people. Bim Got Talent’s “Up Next Youth Showcase” is gaining significant momentum, with support from organisations, businesses, entertainers, educators, media houses and individuals in Barbados, Canada and the United States — all committed to […]
Green, de Kock eliminate Patriots, put Tridents within sight of playoffs
The South African duo of Chris Green and Quinton de Kock produced match-winning performances to push the Barbados Tridents within one win of the Caribbean Premier League playoffs via a nervy four-wicket win over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Thursday. Green’s decision to bowl first paid dividends for the Tridents, with his four-wicket […]
Trump promises $5000 payment if Republicans win midterms
United States President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5 000 payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections – a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars. The offer was made in a speech at the party’s first-ever convention in the middle of a […]
Favour costs ex-soldier $24 000
What was intended to be a kind gesture and a favour for an elderly woman cost former Barbados Defence Force soldier Anthony Sylvester Mayers $24 000 when he appeared in the No. 5 Supreme Court yesterday. Stressing that each case must be judged on its merits and that the court did not see Mayers as […]
Bajan shooters bag two Pan Am medals
Competitive shooters Cliff Roett, Christopher Young and Gregory Wood led the Barbadian delegation with silver- and bronze-medal finishes at the 2026 Pan American Handgun Championship, held in Aruba from August 26 to 29. The championship brought together 650 of the region’s leading sport shooters for a highly-competitive event, giving the Barbadians an opportunity to test their skills […]
Barbados steps up swine fever defence
Barbados is stepping up efforts to protect its agriculture sector from animal health and biosecurity threats, particularly African Swine Fever (ASF), in the face of warning about the possibility of breaches. Regional officials has warned that the risk of the disease breaching the island’s borders remains real despite the country’s clean record to date. Agricultural […]
Man remanded on bodily harm charge
O’Brien Antonio Franklyn is scheduled to be back in court on September 30. Franklyn, 48, of Quarry Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, was not required to plead to the indictable charge of causing serious bodily harm to Andre Jamal Harry. Acting Magistrate Jared Richards, sitting in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court, remanded Franklyn to Dodds […]