June 18, 2021
President Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday afternoon making Juneteenth a federal holiday, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, just in time for Saturday's June 19 anniversary. A jubilant Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation's…
June 18, 2021
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare for a third time
The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a long-anticipated decision, upheld the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, in a case challenging whether the individual mandate can be severed from the rest of the law, or whether the entire law must be struck…
June 18, 2021
Nipsey Hussle to receive posthumous star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nipsey Hussle is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The two-time Grammy-winning artist is among 38 honorees who make up the Walk's Class of 2022. Other honorees in the category of Recording include DJ Khaled, Ashanti, Black Eyed Peas,…
June 18, 2021
Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets
Facebook has begun displaying ads in its Oculus virtual reality headsets, despite the founder of the platform saying it would never do so. In what the social network described as an experiment, ads will begin to appear in a game called Balston with…
June 18, 2021
UK could be left behind in the electric car race
The UK risks being left in the slow lane when it comes to building electric cars, according to a new report. Influential green group Transport and Environment (T&E) says as recently as 2018, the UK produced roughly half of all electric cars…
June 15, 2021
Hyundai Motor reportedly pushing a project to localize auto chips
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is out to localize automotive chips to ensure undisrupted supplies by teaming up with foundries at home. According to industry sources on Monday, Hyundai Mobis responsible for parts for Hyundai and Kia vehicles has…
June 15, 2021
Windows 10 to be retired in 2025
Microsoft says it will stop supporting Windows 10 in 2025, as it prepares to unveil a major revamp of its Windows operating system later this month. When Windows 10 was launched, Microsoft said it was intended to be the final version of the…
June 15, 2021
The MOH provides an update on COVID-19 variants in the TCI
The Ministry of Health and Human Services through the National Public Health Laboratory, sends samples meeting the Caribbean Public Health Agencies (CARPHA) sampling criteria, for genomic sequencing. To date, the B.1.1.7 variant has been identified…
June 15, 2021
Barbados reviewing options to tackle fuel prices
Barbados Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerrie Symmonds is standing firmly behind his ministry’s regulation of the petroleum sector, in the face of tremendous concern about a sharp climb in the price of the important…
June 15, 2021
The Bucks ties the series against the Nets
First they lost James Harden, then Kyrie Irving, and finally the Brooklyn Nets lost their lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Though the series is tied, the Milwaukee Bucks are way ahead in the health category as Sports Watch host Amin…