NewsWorld No survivors as Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes with 157 people on board by Barbados Today 10/03/2019 written by Barbados Today 3 min read 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 … Continue Reading 10/03/2019 40 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
UKWorld UK – Seven lawmakers quit Labour over EU, anti-Semitis by Barbados Today 18/02/2019 by Barbados Today 18/02/2019 LONDON โ Seven British lawmakers quit the main opposition Labour Party on Monday over its approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism โ the biggest shake-up in years for one of Britainโs … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
NewsWorld WORLD-US ex-cardinal defrocked over abuse claims by Barbados Today 16/02/2019 by Barbados Today 16/02/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
World USA – โEl Chapoโ convicted by Barbados Today 12/02/2019 by Barbados Today 12/02/2019 NEW YORK โ Mexicoโs 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyLocal NewsNewsWorld Economy moving in the right direction but there is still cause for concern, opposition says by Barbados Today 03/02/2019 by Barbados Today 03/02/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
NewsWorld CRICKET-WOMEN-West Indies beat Pakistan by 71 runs โ 1st T20I by Barbados Today 31/01/2019 by Barbados Today 31/01/2019 KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC โ 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EnvironmentNewsWorld Evacuations ordered over second Brazil dam risk by Barbados Today 27/01/2019 by Barbados Today 27/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
NewsWorld Skywatchers await ‘super blood wolf moon’ by Barbados Today 20/01/2019 by Barbados Today 20/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
NewsWorld Trump offers ‘compromise’ to end government shutdown by Barbados Today 19/01/2019 by Barbados Today 19/01/2019 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsUK Prince Philip unhurt in crash by Barbados Today 17/01/2019 by Barbados Today 17/01/2019 The Duke of Edinburgh has been involved in a car crash while driving near the Queen’s Sandringham estate, Buckingham Palace has said. Prince Philip, 97, was not injured in the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail