Established in 1973, the Nation is Barbados' most widely read newspaper with an average daily and Sunday circulation of 35,000 and 50,000 respectively.  The first issue of the paper, then a weekly, was published on November 23, 1973.   It started printing bi-weekly in 1977, introduced the Sunday Edition in 1979, and launched into daily printing in 1981. 

Its authoritative news reporting and reliability of information have made the paper the most quoted in the Caribbean.  Never afraid to be controversial, The Nation has an independent editorial policy, and fiercely defends Barbados and things ‘Bajan'.  At the same time it has a reputation for very strong Caribbean coverage and full regional analysis.

The phenomenal growth of the Nation followed upon its exciting launch and creative development.  The paper created a niche for itself and then went on to set a new higher standard of journalism, not just for Barbados, but for the Caribbean.  Its aim has been to give Barbados a world-class newspaper and offer supreme service to its clients.

The Nation is a subsidiary of the Nation Corporation which is a subsidiary of One Caribbean Media Limited.  On January 1, 2006 the Nation Corporation, a Barbadian owned media and Communications Company merged with Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago to form One Caribbean Media Limited.  The Nation Corporation's other subsidiary companies include the radio stations of StarCom Network, an Internet service company, Nation Logic; and a real estate holding company, Nation Properties. 

Major Products and Services

• Daily Nation
• Midweek Nation
• Weekend Nation
• Sun on Saturday
• Sunday Sun
• Barbados Business Authority
• Better Health Magazine
• Friends Magazine
• Test Match Special
• Crop Over Souvenir Magazine
• Printing
• Distribution
• Graphic Services

Anthony Audain C.E.O. of The Nation Corporation, Director and Deputy C.E.O. of One Caribbean Media Ltd.

Harold Hoyte President and Editor-In-Chief of the Nation Publishing Co. Ltd.

Harold Hoyte is the President and Editor-In-Chief of the Nation Publishing Co. Limited.  He is also Chairman of the Board of the Nation, and a Member of the Board of One Caribbean Media Limited.  He also served for one year as a Board Member of the Jamaica Gleaner.

A former President of the Caribbean Publishing and Broadcasting Association, he is a member of the Commonwealth Press Union and the Inter-American Press Association; he is also on the Advisory Board of the International Centre for Journalists in Washington.

In 1982 he was recognised by Columbia University in the USA for his contribution to Caribbean journalism with the Maria Moors Cabot Citation.

He was awarded the Gold Crown of Merit (GCM) in National Honours in November 2003.  In 2004 he was made a Distinguished Honorary Fellow of the University of the West Indies and in 2005 was granted an honorary Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) from that institution.

Anthony Audain is the Chief Executive Officer of The Nation Corporation and a Director and Deputy C.E.O. of One Caribbean Media Limited. He has held directorships in both State Owned and Private Sector Corporations.

He is a practising attorney-at-law specialising in Civil Law particularly in the areas of Commercial, Corporate, Copyright, Revenue & Administrative Law.

He has been a Project Analyst in Barbados' Planning Ministry; a Senior Executive at the Barbados Industrial Development Corporation; Resident Advisor on Industrial Development and Investment Promotion to the Government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines; and the Executive Director of Coopers & Lybrand Associates (Caribbean) Ltd.

Tony has considerable experience in the areas of Strategic Management, Business Policy, Economic and Financial Analysis, Industrial Development, Investment Promotion, and Institutional Development.