GRENADA REMEMBERED: Bishop addresses the nation
On March 13 1979, lawyer Maurice Bishop was installed as Prime Minister after a bloodless coup overthrew the Grenada United Labour Party government which was led by Sir Eric Gairy. Over the next three…
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Frenetic platform for poetry
From creating a cultural space that allows their contemporaries to be socially conscious to creating history, Frenetic Arts is on a mission to take Barbadian spoken word to the international stage. …
British PM calls for December 12 election to break Brexit deadlock
LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Thursday for a general election on December 12 to break Britain’s Brexit impasse, conceding for the first time he will not meet his “do or die” deadline…
Bahamas extends post-hurricane concessions
NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced the extension of an Exigency Order, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, that slammed into the island chain, over a month ago. According…
Three die in floods in Nice
PARIS – Three people have died as a result of this week’s storms and floods in the south of France, the French government said on Thursday. Storms and heavy rain battered southern France this week,…
EASY MAGAZINE: Size no match for Megghan’s confidence
Whenever Megghan Michael steps on a stage, she urges herself to own it! As a dancer she’s fierce and energetic, and she definitely grabs your attention regardless of what she’s doing. Based on the…
Fast food taking over, causing health challenges in the region
Washington, D.C – Ultra-processed food, sugary beverages and fast food with poor nutritional quality are replacing more nourishing domestic foods in diets of families in Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Republicans interrupt impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON – Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get tougher in fighting Democrats’ attempts to impeach him, on Wednesday disrupted the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment…
Accident with injuries at Salters
Several people were injured in a three-vehicle collision at Salters, St George, earlier today. Nation News has been unable to ascertain the exact number, but an ambulance, a route taxi heading to Bridgetown…
‘Russia must expect 2020 Olympics ban’
Russia must expect to be banned from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo for inconsistencies in laboratory data sent to investigators, says the head of Russia’s anti-doping agency (Rusada). The World Anti-Doping…