August 8, 2018
VENDOR PAYMENT PROTOCOL
PUBLIC NOTICE ACCOUNTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT (TREASURY) VENDOR PAYMENT PROTOCOL The Treasury has been receiving requests to make changes in respect of the names in which payments are made. This directive seeks to clarify the protocol which is…
August 8, 2018
Former Barbados minister charged with laundering
The former minister of industry of Barbados was arrested in Florida on Friday and had his initial court appearance on Monday in connection with an indictment charging him with laundering bribes that he allegedly received from a Barbadian insurance…
August 8, 2018
Nicholas Bett: Kenya’s former 400m hurdles world champion dies aged 28
Kenya's former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett has died aged 28, following a car crash on Wednesday. Bett had just returned from the Africa Championships in Nigeria when he died in Nandi, north west Kenya. In 2015, he made history in China…
August 8, 2018
Gianni Moscon: Team Sky rider banned for trying to hit a rival at Tour de France
Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon has been banned for five weeks by the UCI, after he tried to hit another rider during stage 15 of this year's Tour de France. The Italian, 24, was disqualified from the race after the incident with Team Fortuneo-Samsic's…
August 8, 2018
Dave Bautista Threatens To Quit Guardians Of The Galaxy
The ongoing feud between Disney and now-ex Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gunn, has become the biggest talking point in Hollywood. Disney parted ways with the director last month after alt-right activists unearthed a number of offensive…
August 8, 2018
BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS PUBLIC FORECAST
FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 08TH AUGUST 2018. GENERAL SITUATION: SEVERAL WEAK TROUGHS WILL AFFECT THE BAHAMAS WITH POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WHILE BROAD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES OVER THE AREA. SPECIAL WARNINGS: MARINERS AND…
August 8, 2018
Nicaraguan human rights group closes offices after threats
The Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights (ANPDH) says it has closed its offices in the Central American country after its staff received "alarming information" about threats to them. The group has been denouncing alleged rights abuses by the…
August 8, 2018
Peru poisoning: Ten die after eating contaminated food at wake
The number of people killed by suspected poisoned food after a wake in the Ayacucho region of southern Peru has risen to 10. The health minister said she suspected the food had come into contact with insecticide. Local hospitals said 21 people were…
August 8, 2018
China to hit US with tariffs on US imports worth $16bn
China's commerce ministry has announced that it will start imposing 25% import duties targeting $16bn (£12.4bn) worth of US goods. The Chinese counter-move will take effect immediately after the US imposes tariffs on the same amount of Chinese goods…
August 8, 2018
Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to more than 345
The death toll from Sunday's devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has risen to 347, according to the state-run Anatara news agency. The majority of people died in Kayangan, on the north side of the island, Antara reported.…