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Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies at 80
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC.
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a...
Bodies of three returned Israeli hostages identified
Israel on Wednesday announced it has identified three of the four bodies of deceased hostages it received the day before.
The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it has completed the identification process and informed that the families of Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levy that their remains have been...
Insurers: Levy will impact claims
Motorists are being warned to brace for higher insurance claim costs as a new levy on hired cars takes effect.
From today, Government’s car rental levy comes into force, replacing the long-standing requirement for visitors’ permits and applying to all vehicle rentals by visitors and residents. The levy, which will...
Foundation, Chargers poised for showdown
Wow Foundation United and former queens Chargers continued their march towards this season’s Barbados Volleyball Association’s senior women’s knockout title by scoring straight sets wins when the action continued on Monday night at the Wildey Gymnasium.
Chargers scored a predictable victory over Club United 25-17, 25-12, 25-14, while Foundation showed...
‘No miscarriage of justice’
There was no miscarriage of justice in Baggio Kristidi Decourcey Daniel’s murder trial, the Court of Appeal held yesterday.
As a result, he will continue to serve the 21 years and 98 days he got for killing Alex Romel Samuels on a minibus 13 years ago.
Daniel, of Factory Avenue, Wildey,...
Prime Minister pays tribute to late Archbishop Drexel Gomez
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley today paid tribute to former Anglican Bishop of Barbados and Archbishop of the Province of the West Indies, the Right Reverend Drexel W. Gomez, who passed away earlier today.
In a statement issued this afternoon, Mottley described Archbishop Gomez as a “soft-spoken gentleman” whose warmth,...
Clean up or pay up!
COME NOVEMBER 1, a new enforcement programme targeting overgrown vegetation on private housing lots will reshape how the Government addresses property maintenance and public health concerns across the island.
Launched yesterday at Warrens Towers II, Warrens, St Michael, the initiative is built on the Health Services (Amendment) Act passed in Parliament on...
D’Angelo, R&B Grammy-award winning singer, dies aged 51
R&B award-winning singer Michael Eugene Archer, known to fans as D’Angelo, died aged 51 after a battle with cancer, his family said in a statement.
His family said on Tuesday that the singer was leaving behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music" and asked fans to celebrate “the gift of...
Flash-flood warning issued for Barbados
The Barbados Meteorological Services has upgraded its advisory from a Flash-flood Watch to a Flash-flood Warning for the island.
While rainfall is not expected to be continuous this afternoon, intense showers and occasional heavy downpours are likely due to the unstable weather conditions around Barbados.
Authorities have warned that shower activity...
Archbishop Drexel Gomez dies at 88
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – His Grace, the Most Reverend Drexel Wellington Gomez, former Archbishop and Primate of the Church in the Province of the West Indies and one of the Caribbean’s most respected Anglican leaders, died on Tuesday at the age of 88 after a period of illness.
Earlier this year,...
Google to invest $15bn to build AI data hub in India
Google's parent company Alphabet will invest $15bn (£11.29bn) to build an AI data hub in southern India's Andhra Pradesh state.
The facility, which will be set up in the port city of Visakhapatnam, will be part of Google's global network of AI centres spread across 12 countries.
"It's the largest AI...
Barbados Royals Club join UNICEF to stage Day of the Girl...
Cricket took centre stage last weekend to mark the occasion of the United Nations and UNICEF International Day of the Girl.
Under the theme “The girl I am, the change I lead: girls on the frontlines of crisis”, the event featured a special cricket match and other training activities...