Most of Cuba hit by power outages: minister Barbados Today17/03/20240724 views Large swathes of Cuba including the capital have been hit by power outages, authorities said, as the country grapples with a dire economic crisis. “Almost the whole country has been… Read more
CTO reports increase in visitor arrivals to the Caribbean in 2023 Barbados Today16/03/20240808 views The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) says the regional tourism sector recorded increased visitor arrivals last year with an estimated 14.3 per cent international visitors coming to the Caribbean, continuing… Read more
Newspaper describes Meta’s inaction as callous following hacking of Facebook page Barbados Today14/03/20240839 views Kingstown, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines: A national newspaper in the Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has described as “callous” the inaction by Meta following the takeover… Read more
Vybz Kartel’s murder conviction overturned, case sent back to appeal court Barbados Today14/03/202401.4K views The Privy Council has quashed the murder convictions of dancehall entertainer Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer and three other men, ruling that the case be sent back to Jamaica’s Court of… Read more
HALFWAY THERE Barbados Today12/03/20240628 views With the ICC T20 World Cup just over three months away, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy believes his batsmen are peaking at the right time. However, Sammy has admitted… Read more
US Secretary of State to attend meeting on Haiti in Jamaica Barbados Today11/03/20240569 views US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is among officials who will attend today’s high-level meeting on Haiti in Jamaica, the US State Department has announced. It says Blinken will travel… Read more
Haiti Crisis: Regional leaders to meet Monday in Kingston as pressure mounts on Henry to pass power Barbados Today10/03/20240789 views Guyana’s President and Chairman of CARICOM Dr. Irfaan Ali will lead a meeting in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday between regional leaders and other partners from the internal community to find… Read more
Renowned Trinidadian diplomat, writer and public servant dies Desmond Brown09/03/20240959 views (SOURCE: Trinidad Newsday) — Retired diplomat, head of the public service and Newsday columnist Reginald Dumas has died. Dumas, 88, passed away on the night of March 7 at the Scarborough General… Read more
Mottley, Canadian PM discuss Haiti crisis Sandy Deane08/03/20240986 views Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been discussing the troubling crisis unfolding in Haiti with Prime Minister Mia Mottley. A statement from the office of the Canadian Prime Minister said:… Read more
Haiti PM’s return still murky as gang conflict worsens Barbados Today06/03/20240590 views Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, clearing uncertainty around his whereabouts since a trip to Kenya, but questions on how and when he will return to Haiti… Read more