June 28, 2021
Usain Bolt welcomes newborn twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo
Sprinter Usain Bolt has had twin boys, named Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt. Bolt, 34, announced the news on Instagram on Father's Day, with a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children's names. The Olympic champion posted a photo of him and…
June 28, 2021
Hollywood Series F9: The Fast Saga races to pandemic record $70 million debut
F9: The Fast Saga turned out to be the summer blockbuster for which theaters had been hoping. The latest installment in the Fast & Furious saga's estimated $70 million debut not only left A Quiet Place Part II's previous pandemic era record of…
June 28, 2021
Surfside building collapse latest: Death toll climbs to 10 as search for 151 survivors goes on
The death toll has climbed to nine from the partial collapse of a 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, as a massive search and rescue mission continued into its fourth day on Sunday, officials said. Four more bodies were recovered…
June 28, 2021
2021 BET Awards: Megan Thee Stallion, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan win big; Cardi B reveals second pregnancy
Megan Thee Stallion, H.E.R. and Jazmine Sullivan were among the big winners at the in-person 2021 BET Awards, which aired live Sunday night from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Actress Taraji P. Henson hosted the star-studded…
June 28, 2021
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY JUNE 28th, 2021.
GENERAL SITUATION: MID TO LOW LEVEL TROUGHING ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS, ALONG WITH STREAMING TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE SHOWER ACTIVITY, AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD. MEANWHILE, HIGH PRESSURE…
June 25, 2021
Derek Chauvin Sentenced for Murder
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. Hennepin County, Minnesota Judge Peter Cahill, who presided over Chauvin's April, 2021 trial, announced the sentence…
June 24, 2021
Suns sink Clippers with last-second Ayton dunk
Deandre Ayton made the go-ahead catch and dunk with one second left and a bloodied Devin Booker scored 20 points as the Phoenix Suns shocked the Los Angeles Clippers 104-103 in game two of their NBA play-off series on Tuesday night. Booker shook off…
June 24, 2021
Barbados to get first shipment of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines
Thirty thousand doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine are expected to arrive in Barbados on Friday, Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic said today, as he also reported a new cluster of COVID-19 cases at one business place just a week…
June 24, 2021
Soaring prices for secondhand vehicles helps push U.S. inflation to highest in more than a decade.
The record-breaking rise in used-car prices is probably coming to an end -- and with it a key driver of the recent spike in U.S. inflation. The bellwether of the industry -- the wholesale market where dealers buy and sell in bulk -- has already…
June 24, 2021
Caribbean Airlines downsizes due to COVID-19 losses
Regional carrier Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) in its first quarter performance this year reported US$25.7 million or TT$172.7 million in losses — a 75 per cent downturn in revenues when compared to the corresponding period of last year. Since…