Public invited to sign condolence books for Sir Everton Barbados Today26/07/20200275 views Members of the public are invited to sign condolence books for the late cricketing icon, Sir Everton DeCourcey Weekes, at two viewings this week. Persons may pay their respects on… Read more
Body found following incident at Orange Hill, St James Barbados Today19/07/20200393 views Police responding to a telephone call from a male just around 11:55 p.m. Saturday night say they stumbled on a body. Police say the caller reported there was a dispute,… Read more
Lively send off for Rita Sissy Hunte Anesta Henry18/07/20201504 views Rita Sissy Hunte had the type of lively send off at the Berinda Cox Fish Market not usually associated with the gloom of a funeral service. The two-hour long service,… Read more
Civil rights icon and congressman dies aged 80 Barbados Today18/07/20200458 views Rep John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement and later US congressman, has died at the age of 80. Lewis was one of the “Big Six” civil rights… Read more
Hundreds bade farewell to Christoff Griffith Anesta Henry12/07/20202466 views All lenses were on cameraman Christoff Griffith on Saturday. The man who spent almost eight years looking for the perfect shot was the centre of attention immaculately dressed in his… Read more
CARICOM mourns loss of cricket icon Barbados Today04/07/20200234 views The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed sadness with the passing of the great and legendary West Indian cricketer Sir Everton Weeks. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a Message of… Read more
Well-known Guyanese, Caribbean musician and educator Derry Etkins dies Barbados Today23/05/20201409 views Guyanese and Caribbean musician and music educator, Derry Etkins, died Saturday at the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was recovering from a minor surgery, close associates said. Etkins, said to… Read more
PM’s tribute to Dr Wendy Marlene Griffith-Watson Barbados Today23/05/20202692 views Today, Barbados lost one of the finest Chief Education Officers we’ve ever had, and I lost a cherished colleague and a friend. Although I had known for some time about… Read more
Jamaican media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75 Barbados Today17/05/20200377 views Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has died. Clarke died on Saturday… Read more
Victim of single-vehicle collision ID’d as Britney Griffith, 18 Desmond Brown09/05/20200560 views Police have released the identity of the victim of this afternoon’s single-vehicle collision. She is 18-year-old Britney Griffith. The teenager, from Frere Pilgrim, Christ Church, was identified by close family members… Read more