Cricket legend Sir Everton passes
West Indies batting icon Sir Everton Weekes is dead. Sir Everton, who had been ailing for the last few months, passed away at his Christ Church home around mid-day. Barbados Cricket Association…
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COVID-19 cases spiking in parts of Australia
MELBOURNE – Authorities will lock down around 300 000 people in suburbs north of Melbourne for a month from late on Wednesday to contain the risk of infection after two weeks of double-digit rises in new…
Barcelona drop more points in title race
BARCELONA – Barcelona gave up more ground to Real Madrid in La Liga’s football title race on Tuesday after being held to a 2-2 draw at home to Atletico Madrid as a late penalty from Saul Niguez cancelled…
72 arrested, one dead, as Trinidad police say plot foiled
Port of Spain – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Tuesday said that they had foiled a “well-orchestrated plan to destabilise the country” and had arrested 72 people as protesters blocked roads…
Montserrat rejoins Regional Anti-Doping Organisation
Bridgetown – The Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) said today Montserrat’s application to rejoin the group was approved unanimously at the annual general meeting on June 28. Montserrat…
Digicel to pull paid advertising on Facebook in July
Kingston – Digicel announced today it will cease all paid advertising activities on Facebook platforms globally in July, as the company takes a stand against hate speech online. The telecommunications…
Name change for Plantation Rum
Bonbonnet, France – Plantation Rum announced on June 29 that its brand name will change. The Plantation portfolio is a collection of award-winning rums, several of which are produced at the company’s…
EU lists ‘safe countries’
The EU has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed “safe” to be let in from July 1, despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – but the US, Brazil and China are excluded. Those named include…
Testing for viral illness continues
Testing for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing even though there are no confirmed cases at present. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory is testing people daily. The Ministry of…
Visits allowed at geriatric facilities, restrictions remain at QEH
Visits to state-run geriatric facilities and the Psychiatric Hospital will resume, but with limited numbers. However, restrictions remain in place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). A statement…