WORLD – Boeing jet under scrutiny after Ethiopia crash Barbados Today12/03/20190330 views HEJERE, Ethiopia — Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner Monday after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five… Read more
No survivors as Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes with 157 people on board Barbados Today10/03/201940331 views BBC – An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board, the airline says. It said 149 passengers and eight crew members were… Read more
UK – Seven lawmakers quit Labour over EU, anti-Semitis Barbados Today18/02/20193436 views LONDON — Seven British lawmakers quit the main opposition Labour Party on Monday over its approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism — the biggest shake-up in years for one of Britain’s… Read more
WORLD-US ex-cardinal defrocked over abuse claims Barbados Today16/02/20197339 views BBC – A former Roman Catholic cardinal has been defrocked after historical sexual abuse allegations. Theodore McCarrick is the most senior Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in… Read more
USA – ‘El Chapo’ convicted Barbados Today12/02/20194319 views NEW YORK — Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial packed with Hollywood-style tales of… Read more
Economy moving in the right direction but there is still cause for concern, opposition says Barbados Today03/02/2019201.6K views Opposition spokesman on International Business and Trade, Manufacturing and Commerce Bruce Hennis says the Barbados economy is moving in the right direction, but he said there is still cause for… Read more
CRICKET-WOMEN-West Indies beat Pakistan by 71 runs – 1st T20I Barbados Today31/01/20194302 views KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies Women beat Pakistan Women by 71 runs in the first Twenty20 International of the three-match series at Southend Club here Thursday. Scores: WEST INDIES… Read more
Evacuations ordered over second Brazil dam risk Barbados Today27/01/20191929 views Authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate from a dam at risk of giving way in south-eastern Brazil, just days after a nearby dam collapsed. At least 37 have been killed… Read more
Skywatchers await ‘super blood wolf moon’ Barbados Today20/01/20199436 views Skywatchers are gearing up for a lunar eclipse, which some are referring to as a “super blood wolf moon”. During the spectacular event, the Earth’s natural satellite turns a striking… Read more
Trump offers ‘compromise’ to end government shutdown Barbados Today19/01/20197372 views BBC – US President Donald Trump has set out new plans on his Mexican wall project to try to end a partial government shutdown lasting more than four weeks. One… Read more