Actor Louis Gossett Jr dies at age 87 Barbados Today29/03/20240723 views Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was… Read more
Baltimore Key Bridge collapses after ship collision, search ongoing for survivors Barbados Today26/03/20240732 views A massive freight ship stacked high with containers smashed into a bridge while sailing out of Baltimore early on Tuesday, sending cars and people into the river below and closing… Read more
Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court Barbados Today04/03/20240694 views Source: WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision… Read more
Rihanna wax figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds Orlando Barbados Today11/02/20240578 views SOURCE: Spectrum News 13 — A wax figure of Rihanna is the newest addition at Madame Tussauds Orlando. The attraction, located at ICON Park off International Drive, unveiled the life-like… Read more
Republican Ron DeSantis says he’s suspending U.S. presidential campaign Barbados Today21/01/20240182 views (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday just before the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump, ending a White House bid that failed to… Read more
Bill Hayes: Days of Our Lives star dies Barbados Today14/01/20240287 views (BBC) — The US actor Bill Hayes, who starred in the soap opera Days of Our Lives for more than five decades, has died at the age of 98. He… Read more
Flights cancelled as regulator grounds Boeing 737 Max 9s over blowout Barbados Today07/01/20240224 views (BBC) — Thousands of passengers face flight cancellations after major US airlines grounded dozens of Boeing jets after a mid-flight blowout over Oregon. The US aviation regulator said 171 Boeing… Read more
Advocates rally for end to 60-day shelter rule for Caribbean asylum seekers Barbados Today24/12/20230188 views CMC — The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella policy and advocacy organisation for more than 200 groups in New York State, spearheaded a “children’s march and rally” at… Read more
ICE conducts removal flights to Caribbean Barbados Today23/12/20230212 views (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency on Friday said it has collaborated with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border… Read more
Storm batters Northeastern US, knocking out power for more than 500,000 , grounding flights and flooding roads Barbados Today18/12/20230196 views (AP) — A storm barreled up the East Coast on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees in the Northeast, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and forcing flight cancelations… Read more