July 17, 2018
UWI Proposes Law School For Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- The principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill campus has put forward a proposal to have a law school established in Barbados. And Professor Eudine Barri-teau plans to go as far as Prime Minister Mia Mottley…
July 17, 2018
CDB to construct new office building in Barbados
July 11th, 2018, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced that it will construct a new office building in Barbados, redeveloping the current site of its headquarters at Wildey, St. Michael. The project, approved by…
July 17, 2018
Fortis TCI Limited 2018 Rate Variation Application
FortisTCI filed a rate variation application under Section 34 of the Electricity Ordinance. The application proposes an average rate increase of 6.8%. Residential customers with an average monthly consumption of 500 kWh would see an increase of…
July 16, 2018
Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Weather Forecast July 16th, 2018
PUBLIC FORECAST 2-DAY BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUBLIC FORECAST FORECAST FOR MONDAY WEATHER: PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT BUT A BIT BREEZY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND CAICOS ISLANDS WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED…
July 16, 2018
Deputy Premier Hon. Sean R. Astwood Budget Address Fiscal Year 2018/2019
Good evening Mr. Speaker, Hon Premier, Hon Leader of the Opposition, Honourable members of this most prestigious House, those of you in the gallery and to all of you listening in this evening. Mr. Speaker, I would like to wish my good people of…
July 15, 2018
France wins the Fifa World Cup for a second time
France won the Fifa World Cup for the second time by overcoming Croatia's bold challenge in a thrilling final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Didier Deschamps' side repeated the success on home soil at France '98 by a margin that hardly looked…
July 15, 2018
Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon title
Novak Djokovic earned his first Grand Slam title in more than two years by beating Kevin Anderson to win his fourth Wimbledon championship. Djokovic, seeded 12th, won 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to claim a 13th Slam - his first major since the 2016 French…
July 15, 2018
Sale of NFL franchise Carolina Panthers finalized
Hedge fund billionaire David Tepper finalized a deal to purchase the Carolina Panthers of the NFL for $2.275 billion, according to an ESPN report. The franchise's former owner and its founder, Jerry Richarson, finalized the sale after he was fined…
July 15, 2018
European Union is a foe on trade added the Donald
US President Donald Trump has described the European Union as a foe on trade.He told CBS News that European countries were taking advantage of the US and not paying their Nato bills.EU Council President Donald Tusk said anyone calling the EU foes…
July 15, 2018
Haiti prime minister resigns after deadly unrest
Embattled Haiti Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned today following deadly violence and looting sparked by a now-abandoned plan to raise fuel prices. "I submitted my resignation to the president of the republic," who has "accepted my…