International Capt Sir Tom Moore Knighted In ‘Unique’ Ceremony 17 July 2020 (BBC)- Captain Sir Tom Moore has been knighted in the Queen’s first official engagement in person since lockdown. The investiture to honour the 100-year-old, who raised more than £32m for NHS charities, was staged in a “unique ceremony” at Windsor Castle. He has […]
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The United States Government on Friday sanctioned a son of Nicaragua President, Daniel Ortega, and Vice President and First Lady, Rosario Murillo, as well as his communications company. According to ABC News, US Office of Foreign Assets Control added Juan Carlos Ortega to its list of “Specially Designated Nationals.” The designation means his assets in […]
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Jofra Archer Excluded From Second England-West Indies Test Posted on 16 July 2020 England fast bowler Jofra Archer was excluded from the second Test against West Indies after breaching the bio-secure protocols. The 25-year-old went to his Brighton home between the first Test in Southampton and second in Manchester. All of England’s matches this summer are […]
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Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, including a high temperature. Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down risks of what he has called the “little flu”, saying he would not be seriously affected. He has opposed lockdowns, which he says hurt the […]
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Everton Weekes, born February 26, 1925, was one of the great Three Ws who made up the bulwark of the West Indian side of the 1950s. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the life and career of the man who ended up with the seventh-best average among all batsmen who have ever played the game. A short, compact man with […]
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Some undesirable incidents have developed today in respect of ongoing and worldwide protests against the killing in the U.S.A of African American, Mr George Floyd by a white policeman who was captured on camera as he kept his knee on Mr Floyd’s neck for nine minutes while Floyd pleaded for his life saying over and […]
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Police intervened approximately fifteen minutes into the Black Lives Matter Protest march outside the US embassy in Barbados. They told organizers that permission had been withdrawn since according to them the march was illegal since permission was given for ten person whereas there appeared to be in excess of one hundred persons gathered. The event […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has told the global community that criteria and definitions used to determine access to goods and credit in a COVID-19 crisis or afterwards, must reflect countries’ needs rather than “simple definitional criteria that make it easier for economists” to categorize where persons should go. Ms. Mottley expressed this view today […]
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Citizens of the UK, France and Germany, who were stranded here since the country was locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic left the country early yesterday morning on a one-way flight to the United Kingdom (UK) on British Airways. The flight departed the Grantley Adams International Airport at 8:45 a.m. The curfew was imposed […]
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