Twelve residents of St. Lucy who have made outstanding contributions to community life and to the improvement of economic and social conditions in the parish have been rewarded with the 2020 Pride of Barbados Award.
Month: January 2020
Ghanaian Delegation Plant Trees At Botanical Garden
Barbados has been praised for its We Plantin’ More than a Million National Tree Planting Project, which is a We Gatherin’ 2020 initiative.
Trinidad and Tobago to impose travel restrictions on visitors from China
The government of this twin island republic will soon be restricting the entry of passengers from China for a period of 14 days as the deadly coronavirus continues to spread.
Strong earthquake raises fears of tsunami
Buildings were evacuated in the Cayman Islands as a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 triggered fears of a tsunami in the British Overseas territory, Cuba and Jamaica.
Concerns over new ‘menopause delay’ procedure
Experts have raised concern over a new medical procedure that claims to allow women to delay the onset of the menopause by over a decade.
Kobe Bryant: Washington Post reporter suspended after tweets
Washington Post employees have condemned the paper after it suspended a journalist for tweets about the late US basketball legend Kobe Bryant.
Update On Barbadian Community In Wuhan, China
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has been monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak centering on the city of Wuhan in China.
Trinidad rattled by strong earthquake
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 rocked several parts of Trinidad during the early hours of Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Police searching for suspect in brutal murder
Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect who used an axe to kill a 57-year-old woman and then set her body alight, while also injuring her daughter, who has since been hospitalised.
Oprah Winfrey: Stedman Graham And I Agree Marriage Will Break Us Up
Oprah Winfrey chose a “spiritual partnership” with longtime boyfriend Stedman Graham over marriage.