April 25, 2022
MOHH CELEBRATES VACCINATION WEEK IN THE AMERICAS 2022
The Ministry of Health and Human Services recently announced that the TCI is joining the regional celebration of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA). This year’s celebration from 24th April - 30th April is held under the theme "Are you fully…
April 20, 2022
Hamstring puts Roach on sidelines with Bangladesh series on horizon
Ace West Indies seamer Kemar Roach will play no further part in the English County Championship for Surrey, after picking up a hamstring injury last week against Hampshire. Surrey said Tuesday the 33-year-old had returned to his native Barbados to…
April 20, 2022
Barbados extends state of emergency as efforts continue to curb spread of new COVID variant
The Barbados Parliament Tuesday gave the green light to a further extension of the state of emergency (SOE) as the island deals with a new wave of cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Health Minister Ian Gooding-Edghill, who piloted…
April 20, 2022
President Biden expands oil drilling on public land, sparks ire from climate activists
In an effort to combat high gasoline and energy prices, President Joe Biden is bringing back public land leases for oil and gas drilling in the U.S. for auction as soon as Monday -- but the reversal of a 2020 campaign promise has angered climate…
April 20, 2022
Rihanna jets off to Barbados with A$AP Rocky
Rihanna is paying no mind to those rumors claiming she broke up with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. Instead, she hopped on a jet with her love and is vacationing in her native Barbados. The celebrity couple is shaking off rumors from last week, which claimed…
April 20, 2022
Pittsburgh Airbnb shooting becomes 139th mass shooting of 2022
In the aftermath of a mass shooting at an Airbnb rental house that left two 17-year-old boys dead and eight people wounded, neighbor Leonard Verdetto described what he said was "rapid fire" followed by panicked party-goers flooding out of the…
April 20, 2022
G-24 countries warn of uncertain growth prospects
The Inter-Governmental Group of 24 on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24) Tuesday said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed huge costs and that man impediments to the global recovery remain, with growth prospects…
April 19, 2022
Microchip implants that let you pay with your hand
Patrick Paumen causes a stir whenever he pays for something in a shop or restaurant.This is because the 37-year-old doesn't need to use a bank card or his mobile phone to pay. Instead, he simply places his left hand near the contactless card reader,…
April 19, 2022
Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving fined for obscene gestures and bad language
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 (£38,000) by the NBA for "making obscene gestures on court and directing profane language to the stands" in their opening play-off game. The incidents occurred during the Nets' 115-114 defeat…
April 19, 2022
TWIN ISLANDS REPRESENTATIVE, HON. ARLINGTON MUSGROVE CONDEMNS DESTRUCTION OF MIDDLE CAICOS BEACH HUTS
The representative of the twin islands, North and Middle Caicos, and Minister of Immigration and Border Services for the ruling Progressive National Party Government, the Honourable Arlington Musgrove, condemns the latest attack on his community, as…