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The St. Lucia government says it regards the four-day 2026 Caribbean Investment Summit (CIS26) as representing a strategic platform to strengthen regional cooperation, reinforce international credibility and ensure that investment migration continues to support sustainable national development. The CIS26 ends on Saturday and has brought together regional leaders whose countries operate a Citizenship by Investment […]

The Cancer Support Services is continuing to mark its 30th anniversary this year with the staging of a special benefit concert – Hymns My Mother Taught Me on Mother’s Day. The event will not only celebrate mothers and the lessons of navigating life that they passed down through generations, but it will also signify a milestone for […]

A witness yesterday recalled hearing a scream coming from the house owned by Samantha Bristol. Sometime later, said Rohan Whittington, he saw a black and yellow truck, which accused Roger Delisle Sealy usually drove, parked in the area and a red liquid on the road. Whittington was testifying in Sealy’s murder trial when it continued […]

Thirteen schools will close a month early this term as the Ministry of Education Transformation attempts to get a jump-start on school repairs. However, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is questioning the effectiveness and efficiency of the ministry’s comprehensive maintenance plan. In a release Tuesday under the subject “Early Closure of Schools”, from the office […]

Barbados has reaffirmed its commitment to safe, orderly and regular migration while urging stronger international cooperation and climate financing during the Second International Migration Review Forum at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Addressing delegates yesterday, Gregory Nicholls, Minister of Home Affairs and Information, said migration was critical to the sustainability, economic development and identity […]

A third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said. The patient is currently on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April. Two other British men have confirmed cases – one remains in a stable […]

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has officially marked the 50th anniversary of a watershed moment in regional sports history following the first international match played by the West Indies Women’s cricket team in 1976. In a statement released today, CWI President Dr. The Hon. Kishore Shallow hailed the occasion as far more than a nostalgic milestone. […]

Doctors in Colombia confirmed Barbadian Noi Jemmott had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, and had commenced treatment. Noi, 17, left Barbados last Saturday via air ambulance. Her father Janson Jemmott told the Weekend Nation yesterday via telephone that his daughter started chemotherapy on Wednesday. At the time of the interview, she was undergoing […]

More than 54 000 Barbadians have already received the first round of Government’s Cost of Living Cash Credit, with $5.43 million disbursed in April as part of the one-year relief programme announced in the 2026 Budget. The National Insurance and Social Security Service (NISSS) confirmed that 54 300 eligible beneficiaries received the initial $100 payment […]

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing man Carlisle Thorne, 86, of 1st Avenue, Lower Richmond Gap, St Michael. According to the Barbados Police Service, Thorne was last seen around 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2026. He is described as being about 6 feet 1 inch tall, dark in complexion and slimly […]