January 6, 2023
A $90m drug bust occurred at Jamaican Airport,
Fifty-six-year-old Robert Chin, the man charged in connection with the $90 million cocaine bust at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston was granted bail in the sum of $700,000 on humanitarian grounds. Parish Judge Maxine…
December 29, 2022
Grenada Tourism Authority has reported a third month of increased tourist arrivals.
The Grenada Tourism Authority has reported that the island has recorded a third successive month of increased tourist arrivals. The tourism authority reported 14,232 tourists visited the island in November, which represents a 17 percent increase…
December 28, 2022
Jamaica’s Politicians react to Jo Mersa Marley’s death’s death
Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has extended condolences to the family of reggae singer Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley, the son of Stephen Marley, who was found dead on Boxing Day. Minister Grange shared that…
December 22, 2022
No More Mask Required in Barbados
Health authorities have scrapped the few remaining COVID-19 mandates, ending more than two years of protocols imposed on Barbadians to help control the spread of the virus. Declaring that legal regulations are no longer needed to manage the…
December 14, 2022
Health authorities urge Bajans to protect against COVID-19 and flu as cases rise
Health authorities are warning Barbadians to be extra cautious during the busy Christmas season amid a double whammy of a lingering COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in another death in recent days, and a highly infectious flu virus. Chief Medical…
December 7, 2022
Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernández was convicted and sentenced
Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernández was convicted and sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works projects during her…
December 6, 2022
Prime Minister Holness goes to Washington for help with crime
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to leave the island Tuesday afternoon for Washington, where he is slated to discuss security matters with a slew of US state agencies. Holness announced the meetings during Tuesday morning’s press conference at the…
December 4, 2022
PM Mottley among Financial Times’ 25 most influential women of 2022
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been featured among the Financial Times’ 25 most influential women of 2022. The list also includes Ketanji Brown Jackson,US Supreme Court Justice; Francia Elena Márquez Mina, Vice-President of Colombia; Sherry Rehman,…
November 28, 2022
Forecasters predict possible flooding in the Caribbean this Christmas
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH) is warning the region that recent heavy rains could continue into December and pose a risk for flooding during one of the most joyous seasons of the year. “This year,…
November 28, 2022
Barbados holds National Thanksgiving Service
A multi-denominational National Thanksgiving Service was held Sunday at the Garfield Sobers Complex in recognition of both 56 years of Independence and the first anniversary of becoming a republic. Under the theme, By Grace Through Faith:…