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…
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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…
Reifer signs one-year deal with Surrey
LONDON – Promising teenaged Barbadian allrounder Nico Reifer has penned a one-year rookie deal with English county Surrey for the upcoming 2020 campaign. The 18-year-old, who has attended Whitgift…
Jamaica police search home of former education minister
KINGSTON – Police Wednesday detained former education minister Ruel Reid and the president of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Fritz Pinnock following a search of their homes as they continue their…
Database of derelict buildings coming
Government is creating a database of its unoccupied and derelict buildings. This was revealed yesterday by Charles Griffith, Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Lands during yesterday’s debate…
Battery pioneers win Nobel chemistry prize
STOCKHOLM/LONDON – Three scientists have won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for putting power in peoples pockets by developing rechargeable lithium-ion batteries which made the global information technology,…
YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Darian Clarke
Over the summer, intern Nikhil Uttamchandani interviewed some of Barbados’ young sportsmen and women. In this edition of Youth Spotlight, he talks to sprinter Darian Clarke. See full interview…
Doing more, going forward
These are unprecedented times. The past four hurricane seasons have each been host to at least one Category 5 monstrosity. Not so long ago, major hurricanes were a rarity. The devastation wrought from…
US expands blacklist to include China’s top AI startups ahead of trade talks
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI – The United States government widened its trade blacklist to include some of China’s top artificial intelligence startups, punishing Beijing for its treatment of Muslim minorities…
Smith, Warner return to Aussie T20 squad
PERTH – Australia on Tuesday named Steve Smith and David Warner in their Twenty20 squad for home series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan as selectors firm up plans for next year’s World Cup on home soil….