Nine teenagers shot at prom after-party in Texas Barbados Today24/04/2023089 views (BBC) – Nine people have been injured after gunfire erupted at a teenagers’ party in Jasper County, Texas. The shooting took place early on Sunday at a private residence where… Read more
Sudan fighting: Diplomats and foreign nationals evacuated Barbados Today23/04/2023081 views (BBC) — Several countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan’s capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum. The US and UK announced on Sunday they had flown… Read more
New Zealand feral cat-killing competition for children axed after backlash Barbados Today19/04/2023076 views Source: BBC News – A children’s cat-hunting competition in New Zealand has been cancelled following backlash against the event. Organisers of an annual hunt were criticised after announcing a new… Read more
Driveway shooting suspect shows no remorse – police Barbados Today19/04/2023087 views Source: BBC News – A man who allegedly shot and killed a 20-year-old woman in New York state as the car she was in mistakenly drove up the man’s driveway… Read more
US appeal Barbados Today19/04/20230181 views CARICOM TO APPROACH AMERICAN GOV’T ON STEMMING FLOW OF ILLEGAL GUNS INTO REGION By Jenique Belgrave As a regional symposium on crime and violence wrapped up in Trinidad and Tobago,… Read more
‘Return the favour’ Barbados Today18/04/20230213 views CARICOM countries want US to help in gun fight as region helps in war on drugs By Jenique Belgrave Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states must lobby the United States to assist… Read more
White Kansas City man, 84, charged for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house Barbados Today18/04/20230104 views (Source: Reuters) – Prosecutors charged an 84-year-old white Kansas City man with two felonies on Monday in the shooting of a Black teenager who was wounded after walking up to… Read more
Int’l organisation to help Barbados reach full reliance on renewable energy Barbados Today18/04/20230115 views Barbados is getting help from the Austria-headquartered Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) to accelerate its ambitious goal of becoming 100 per cent reliant on renewable forms of energy. The firm… Read more
Update: Ralph Yarl released from hospital and recovering at home in Kansas City Barbados Today17/04/2023083 views (The Kansas City Star) – The father of a 16-year-old Kansas City student who was shot Thursday in the Northland said his son, Ralph Yarl, is home from the hospital.… Read more
Air pollution impacts every stage of human life, report finds Barbados Today17/04/20230111 views (AlJazeera) – Air pollution impacts every stage of human life from foetal development and the cognitive abilities of teenagers to adult mental health, according to a report that synthesises the… Read more