CWI denies Quintyne’s accusations of abandonment Barbados Today13/05/20202271 views Cricket West Indies (CWI) is refuting charges made by former Barbados and West Indies allrounder Shaquana Quintyne that she was abandoned by CWI after being injured during a practice session… Read more
Simpson making racing strides Barbados Today13/05/20200322 views Fifteen-year-old Barbadian racer Kyffin Simpson has confirmed his 2020 programme with Formula 4 United States Championship front-runners Velocity Racing Development following a successful car-racing debut in the four-round Yacademy Winter… Read more
Sammy excited having Gayle with Zouks Barbados Today13/05/20200312 views CASTRIES, St Lucia – The St. Lucia Zouks have named eight regional players on their squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), and captain Darren Sammy says he is… Read more
South Africa tours to West Indies put back Barbados Today13/05/20200555 views South Africa’s women and A-team tours to the West Indies, scheduled to begin at the end of May and in mid-June respectively, have been postponed as a result of the… Read more
COVID-19 UPDATE: Eight persons leave isolation today Barbados Today13/05/20202195 views Eight persons will be released from isolation today after they received two consecutive negative test results for COVID-19. This reduces the number of persons in isolation to 13, and brings… Read more
Barbadian-born centenarian Hyacinth Mottley celebrates 106th birthday in Antigua Barbados Today13/05/202013401 views (SOURCE: Antigua Newsroom) – Born in Barbados on May 13, 1914, Hyacinth Mottley is being celebrated in Antigua & Barbuda today as she celebrates her 106th birthday. Mottley has been… Read more
Jamaican company makes international mask deal Barbados Today13/05/20201494 views NovaMed partners with Hong Kong-based company to acquire mask production line in China (Source: Jamaica Observer) – Jamaican-based health-care company NovaMed is taking advantage of the worldwide demand for COVID-19-related… Read more
Utility companies offer relief to customers Sandy Deane13/05/20201307 views Utility companies have agreed to offer customers some relief in light of economic challenges triggered by the impact of COVID-19 following talks with the Fair Trading Commission. Below is the… Read more
COVID-19, fasting and food security Barbados Today13/05/20200267 views Muslims are in the midst of their month of fasting (Ramadan). This entails us staying away from all food and drink from dawn to sunset each day for the month.… Read more
Preparing for the next disruption: learning from COVID-19 Barbados Today13/05/20200397 views It is a truism that the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most dramatic and unprecedented social crises confronting the Caribbean society in recent memory. The pandemic is a world-changing… Read more