September 29, 2021
United Airlines to fire staff who refuse vaccine
Nearly 600 United Airlines employees face being fired after failing to comply with the firm's Covid-19 vaccination policy. The vast majority of its 67,000 US staff have supplied proof of vaccination, which was required by Monday. "This was an…
September 29, 2021
Barbados Parliament gives green light to republican status
Prime Minister Mia Mottley says much thought has gone into the decision to transition Barbados to a parliamentary republic, even as Opposition Leader, Bishop Joseph Atherley, raised concerns over the legality of the government’s intended move,…
September 29, 2021
China, Big spender or loan shark?
China hands out at least twice as much development money as the US and other major powers, new evidence shows, with most of it coming in the form of risky high-interest loans from Chinese state banks. The sheer amount of Chinese lending is…
September 29, 2021
No Time to Die gets royal reception at Royal Albert Hall premiere
British royalty mixed with Hollywood royalty Tuesday night in London on the red carpet of the world premiere of the latest James Bond movie, No Time to Die. Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, joined William's father, Prince…
September 29, 2021
Skerritt and Hinds pay tribute to Khan
Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt and West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) president Wavell Hinds paid tribute to former CWI marketing and communications manager, Imran Khan. Khan died on Tuesday from complications related to the…
September 29, 2021
Grenada condemns inequitable distribution of COVID vaccines
Grenada Monday joined its other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in urging the international community to end the inequitable distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, noting also that the island’s economy has…
September 29, 2021
HURRICANE SAM AND NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY WED 29 SEP 2021
NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWENTY, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT NOON, WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2021. …TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC… AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF…
September 28, 2021
Haiti elections postponed indefinitely
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has dismissed members of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) throwing into doubt the planned constitutional referendum and elections in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. The elections and…
September 28, 2021
Regional tourism stakeholders urge greater collaboration as sector emerges from COVID-19 pandemic
Regional tourism stakeholders Monday called for greater collaboration as the Caribbean tourism industry emerges from the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic. A statement issued by the Barbad0s-based Caribbean Tourism organisation (CTO)…
September 28, 2021
WIPA not pressuring players to take COVID-19 vaccine; keeping eye on security concerns ahead of Pakistan tour
The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) will neither be insisting on nor discouraging members from taking the COVID-19 vaccine, even as Cricket West Indies (CWI) continues to get the region’s youth, women’s and men’s players vaccinated. President…