Kipchoge breaks 2-hour barrier in marathon
VIENNA – Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge made athletics history on Saturday when he became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, stretching the limits of human endeavour and passing a milestone…
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Ethiopian Nobel Peace Prize winner ruffles feathers at home
NAIROBI – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for ending 20 years of hostility with neighbouring Eritrea, can arouse strong reactions at home. During…
Court victory for former speaker of Parliament
ST JOHN’S – A High Court judge Friday upheld a no case submission filed on behalf of the former executive secretary of the Board of Education (BoE), D. Gisele Isaac, who had been charged on fraud related…
Wanted man turns himself in
Twenty-three-year-old Raheem Travonte Barnett alias “Roper” has presented himself to police. Barnett, whose last known address was Wilson Village, Lodge Road, Christ Church, was the subject of a wanted…
Typhoon threatening Japanese Grand Prix
SUZUKA, Japan – Formula One drivers at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix said they trust race organisers to make the right call regarding any changes to the event schedule, with Typhoon Hagibis threatening…
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. to face new US charges in groping case
NEW YORK – Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on charges of groping a woman at a Manhattan bar was postponed Thursday as prosecutors revealed they had brought new charges against him in connection with another…
Revellers win first Women’s T10 match
Stafanie Taylor powered her NLCB Revellers to an impressive eight-wicket victory over Courts Gladiators in the CPL Women’s T10 NLCB Challenge clash today at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad….
Climate protester lies on plane as London arrests top 1 000
LONDON – A protester lay on top of a plane while another forced a jet to turn around on the runway as climate change activists descended on London City Airport on Thursday, causing some flight disruption…
Former education minister charged
KINGSTON – Former education minister, Ruel Reid and the president of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, are due to appear in court “as soon as possible” after they were slapped…
New roles for Roach and Alleyne at BTMI
Tourism executives Petra Roach and Marsha Alleyne have been appointed to new roles at the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI). Roach is the new Head, Global Markets and Alleyne is now Chief Product…