Barbados News

(Barbados Nation) The Democratic Labour Party’s 69th Annual General Conference took a chaotic turn on its second day, leading to police intervention to restore order.

(Barbados Nation) Attorney General Dale Marshall says comprehensive reforms to ensure the speedier passage of cases through the courts and reduce the backlog are on the way. 

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is once again recruiting nurses from Ghana, despite reports that a number of them, particularly those from the first batch entering the country, had broken their contracts to go to greener pastures in the United Kingdom.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley issued the following statement today addressing issues of violence, drug abuse, social media and video games.

(Barbados Nation) Submissions will continue next week when the re-sentencing hearing of convicted Campus Trendz killer Jamar Dewayne Bynoe resumes before Justice Michelle Weekes.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados and the State of Palestine formally established diplomatic relations on Tuesday, June 11, at a ceremony at the Barbados Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

(Barbados Nation) The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is gearing up to introduce a new electronically driven information system within the next few months at its Accident & Emergency Department (A& E) which could lead to significantly reduced wait times at this island’s largest medical health facility.

(Barbados Nation) Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has urged Government to revisit its plan to build 15 mini stadia, suggesting the concept is “misconceived” and that consideration be given to building fewer such facilities.

(Barbados Nation) Increased seismic activity at the Kick ‘em Jenny submarine volcano near Grenada since Friday, February 9, has placed disaster management officials on alert.

(Barbados Nation) Government backbencher Ralph Thorne has crossed the floor to become Leader of the Opposition in a stunning move.

(Barbados Nation) An additional 25 000 seats out of the United States will be available for travellers when Delta Airlines makes a return to Barbados since 2016.

(Barbados Nation) With the radiotherapy machine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) out of operation for several months, close to 100 cancer patients are on a waiting list to get the life-saving procedure in other countries.

(Barbados Nation) Member of Parliament for St Michael North West, Neil Rowe, has been removed as Deputy Speaker.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is yet to comment further on reports that some of its senior officials are now on administrative leave.

(Barbados Nation) In an effort to deal more effectively with attorneys stealing from their clients, the Barbados Bar Association has submitted sweeping changes to the Legal Profession Act, which includes a rigorous process of auditing attorney’s client accounts as well as a more rigid disciplinary procedure.

(Barbados Nation) Yesterday was the hottest day in Barbados on record, as the temperature peaked at a sizzling 34.2 degrees Celsius.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is being touted as one of the main contenders to be the next secretary general of the United Nations, with a fellow regional leader saying she would get his vote.

(Barbados Nation) Having staged a third march yesterday in protest of the Government’s attempt to increase the national retirement age, organisers say they are prepared to ramp up action if Government does not adjust its stance.

(Barbados Nation) Government’s newest proposals for pension reform are fair and reasonable, declared Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) The man who killed two of his girlfriends, stabbing the last one 24 times, and who was described by his father as “demon possessed” was sentenced to the rest of his natural life behind bars yesterday.