CRICKET-WI/ENG-West Indies bracing for strong challenge, says Hope Barbados Today16/02/20191412 views BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – With the odds yet again firmly stacked against West Indies in the upcoming One-Day International series, marquee batsman Shai Hope says the Caribbean are bracing for… Read more
GUYANA – Vice Chancellor denies running University broke as staff calls for audit Barbados Today14/02/20190343 views GEORGETOWN – University of Guyana (UG) workers on Wednesday intensified their demand for an in-depth examination of how the institution is spending its monies at a time when there is… Read more
REGIONAL – Haiti inmates escape from Aquin prison Barbados Today14/02/20190294 views PORT-AU-PRINCE – All 78 inmates of a prison in southern Haiti have escaped from captivity, according to the country’s police. The detainees reportedly made their escape from Aquin prison while police… Read more
GUYANA – ‘Clean up the list’ Barbados Today12/02/20190330 views GEORGETOWN – As the People Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) continues to push for general elections without observing the mandatory registration process, supporters of the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC)… Read more
THE BAHAMAS – Haitian sloop survivors will be repatriated Barbados Today12/02/20190336 views NASSAU – Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield said yesterday that the 18 survivors of a Haitian sloop that ran aground in waters off Abaco will be repatriated. During a funeral… Read more
GUYANA – Student remanded on UG bomb threat charges Barbados Today12/02/20190318 views GEORGETOWN – A 25-year-old University of Guyana (UG) student was on Monday, February 11, 2019 arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly issuing bomb threats towards the university.… Read more
THE BAHAMAS – Together in grief Barbados Today12/02/20190384 views NASSAU – Their coffins draped in the Haitian flag and a bouquet of flowers, 22 Haitian migrants who were killed when their sloop shipwrecked in Abaco more than a week ago… Read more
VENEZUELA – Guaidó vows to open aid routes with volunteers Barbados Today09/02/20190332 views Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has vowed to open humanitarian aid routes into the country in defiance of the government. Guaidó, who has declared himself interim president, called on volunteers… Read more
GUYANA-Campus evacuated following bomb hoax Barbados Today06/02/20190379 views GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The University of Guyana (UG) Wednesday confirmed that classes were cancelled and staff sent home on Tuesday after someone had called a police station indicating that… Read more
HAITI-Three killed, several wounded during pre-Carnival celebration Barbados Today05/02/20191772 views At least three people including a police officer were killed and several others injured during separate incidents during pre-Carnival activities, the National Police of Haiti (PNH) reported on Tuesday. PNH… Read more