This Gunner can’t play football. He doesn’t need to. Sheria Brathwaite10/04/20240528 views Before Techan Cozier shares his personal story, there is something about him that stands out. He has a welcoming, bright smile and from the beginning of the tour, his effervescent… Read more
Weather, healthcare ‘could be AI test bed’ in the Caribbean Sheria Brathwaite09/04/20240693 views International artificial intelligence researchers are encouraging Barbados and other small states to incorporate more advanced technologies into their governance models as they can be used to help improve service delivery.… Read more
Total Solar Eclipse: North Americans celebrate with cheers, music and matrimony Barbados Today08/04/20240433 views Throngs of skywatchers across North America gazed upward at a blackened sun in the midday dusk on Monday, celebrating with cheers, music and matrimony the first total solar eclipse to… Read more
Excitement builds ahead of total solar eclipse in US, Mexico and Canada Barbados Today08/04/20240436 views Across the US, Mexico and Canada, people have rushed to stake out spots to witness a rare total solar eclipse, while forecasts for cloudy skies worry some hopeful spectators. The… Read more
Israel’s military says body of hostage Elad Katzir recovered from Gaza in night operation Barbados Today06/04/20240454 views Israel’s military says it has recovered the body of a man taken hostage and held in Gaza, in an overnight operation in Khan Younis. Elad Katzir was taken from Kibbutz… Read more
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits New York City region, USGS says Barbados Today05/04/20240568 views A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking buildings and surprising residents in an area that rarely experiences notable seismic activity… Read more
Cargo ship’s owner and manager seek to limit legal liability for deadly bridge disaster in Baltimore Barbados Today02/04/20240532 views The owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge before the span collapsed last week filed a court petition Monday seeking to limit… Read more
Pope Francis pleads for peace in Easter message Barbados Today31/03/20240503 views Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican on Sunday, easing growing health fears as he greeted thousands of Catholics.… Read more
Lizzo says ‘I quit’ after ‘lies’ told about her Barbados Today30/03/202401.1K views Pop star Lizzo, who built her brand on being a poster girl for self-love but has been hit by employee harassment suits, said she is quitting, tired of being targeted… Read more
WHO says 9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza Barbados Today30/03/20240358 views Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian territory down to just 10 barely functioning hospitals, the head of the WHO said… Read more