BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– Minister of Tourism and International Transport Kerrie Symmonds says Government’s demonstrated commitment to cruise ships home porting in Barbados’ waters, amid the COVID-19 crisis, could redound to its benefit in the months ahead. He said the country’s humanitarian approach to the issue was already seeing positive results with the possibility of a […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -Two 19-year-old men were arrested and charged in connection with the shooting last month of a Canadian tourist. Kenneth Elliot, 65,of Calgary was paralyzed below the collar bone after the shooting. He was on vacation with members of his family. The two accused – Alexander Patrick Alleyne and Travis Orin Campbell -appeared in […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados has called for good sense to prevail in Guyana so that there can be “a peaceful and lawful completion” of the election process there. Allegations of fraud and violent protests, which have so far resulted in one death, have characterized […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene a multidisciplinary summit on Security scheduled for April 2020 to have “frank discussions” given the continuing high rates of crime and violence in the Community. CARICOM Chairman, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley made the disclosure while briefing the press at the close of the 31st Intersessional Meeting […]
CALIFORNIA, United States – Barbadian superstar Rihanna made a call for unity in a powerful speech on Saturday, after accepting the prestigious President’s Award at the 51st NAACP Image Awards for her philanthropic efforts. In a three-minute speech that earned her thunderous applause at Pasadena the Civic Centre Auditorium in California, the singer/ business mogul/actress/philanthropist […]
Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that he will travel to Barbados on February 17-18 to participate in the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). (The member states of CARICOM are Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts […]
Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, paid a courtesy call on Guyana’s key opposition figures, including former president and current Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, on Monday. During the visit, Jagdeo told Mottley he believed it was critical that CARICOM maintained a strong observer presence in that country during national elections […]
LOS ANGELES — Rihanna will receive the President’s Award during the 51st NAACP Image Awards this month. The NAACP announced Tuesday that it had selected the 31-year-old pop star and fashion icon for her “groundbreaking career as an artist and musician, but (someone who) has also distinguished herself as a stellar public servant.” Rihanna will […]
The Anglican Church in Barbados is maintaining its position that marriage is an institution for a man and a woman, and will not be endorsing same-sex unions. That was made clear by Bishop Michael Maxwell, who said that as “homosexual unions are becoming far more prevalent now, there are even some who are saying […]
KIMBERLEY – All-rounder Nyeem Young became the first West Indian and only the fourth player of all time to hit a half-century and take five wickets at an ICC Under-19 World Cup, as a clinical West Indies trounced England by 71 runs under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern last Monday, to take a giant step towards the second round […]
