BARBADOS TODAY – The murder toll increased to 18 last evening after two people were shot at Rices, St Philip. According to Acting Police Inspector Rodney Inniss, 52-year-old Betty Mayers and her son, 32-year-old Jamal Mayers were found lifeless at their residence. Inniss said that around 8 p.m. they received a call that two masked men were seen at a house in the community. On arrival at the house, lawmen discovered the motionless body of a female at the front door and upon further investigations they found the body of a male on the outside. “ When the ambulance arrived,…
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BARBADOS TODAY- Consumers is paying more for gasoline and diesel effective midnight Sunday. The retail price of gasoline will be adjusted from BDS $3.56 per litre to $3.57 per litre, an increase of 0.01 cent. The price of diesel will increase by 0.20 cents per litre, moving from $2.89 per litre to $3.09 per litre. Meanwhile, the price of kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas remain unchanged. Kerosene will continue to retail at $1.40 per litre. Liquefied petroleum gas will continue to retail as adjusted at December 2, 2018. The 100lb cylinder will retail for $163.07, the 25lb cylinder at $45.87,…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) — West Indies’ power hitters Chris Gayle and Shimron Hetmyer made big jumps in the ICC’s ODI batting rankings, while captain Jason Holder has also moved up the bowlers’ rankings. The trio made headway following the regional side’s 2-2 series tie in their recently concluded ODI home series against England The 39-year-old Gayle was the Windies’ biggest mover, having jumped 35 places from 76th to now be ranked 41st. Gayle, who was named man-of-the-series, owed his success to a series-high 424 runs, including two centuries, at an average of 106. In that series, Hetmyer, the…
Antigua, Barbados, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are the major shareholders of regional airline LIAT. With the Antigua-based company experiencing financial challenges, a call has been made to other Caribbean nations to become shareholders, and provide emergency funding. At press time, no government had announced an intention to purchase shares, but some have announced plans to provide support. On March 5 the Grenada government announced its intention to make a cash contribution to the airline by the end of March. The island’s minister with responsibility for CARICOM affairs, Mr. Oliver Joseph, declared the exact amount will be based…
The word Sankofa comes from the language spoken by the Akan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Sankofa literally means to go back and get what was taken. And so we say Sankofa SVG! Ghana has declared 2019 ‘The year of the right of return.’ And here at home the government has proclaimed 2019, our 40th anniversary of independence as Renewal forty. Sankofa! In 1979 the world was in an uproar. SVG was no exception. The struggle against colonialism and for independence was at an all time high. The non Aligned Movement met in Algiers, Algeria and listened to one…
OECS / Regional Council of Guadeloupe Media Statement Friday, March 15, 2019 — The Caribbean island of Guadeloupe – an overseas Department of France, has formally joined the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) – a regional grouping comprising the independent and non independent countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Martinique. The Ceremony officiating Guadeloupe as an Associate Member of the Organisation took place in Basse Terre, Guadeloupe on Thursday March 14th at 5 p.m. at the University des…
(RT) – A Moscow-bound Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing in northern Russia before continuing its journey. Engine failure is suspected to be the cause of the incident, officials on the ground said. The aircraft was carrying 157 passengers and six crewmembers on board. It was traveling from the small city of Mirny, Siberia to Moscow when the pilots were forced to divert the plane to Syktyvkar in northern Russia. It is not immediately clear what caused the problem, but early data indicates that one of the plane’s engines stopped working mid-air, officials on the ground said.…
PRIVATE bus driver Aleem Mohammed appeared before the court charged with having sex with a 12-year-old girl three times at a guest house. Mohammed, 33 of Tableland, faced the three charges before San Fernando magistrate Alicia Chankar. It was alleged that in 2017, between August 1 and 25, on August 26 and between November 3 to 6, he had sex with the girl at Premier Guest House in Ste Madeleine. The indictable charges were laid by constable Hamilton of the Child Protection Unit. Defence attorney Crystal Jalim told the court her client transported people on excursions via his bus. Mohammed’s…
The National Sports Council would like to advise the Public/All Clubs/Sporting Organisations/Businesses/Individuals/Users of the Arnos Vale Playing Field that the field would *restricted from use from 1:00 p.m. on the 20th March 2019 through to 21st March, 2019* to facilitate the final preparations for the Vincy Heat vs Bonaire CONCACAF Nations League Tournament qualifying Football game, which would be held on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
(CNN)A New Jersey teenager is proving that you can do anything if you just set your mind to it.Despite being in and out of homelessness, 17-year-old Dylan Chidick has been accepted into 17 different colleges — and that’s just what he’s received so far. “I was really excited because I’m going to be the first person in my family to go to college,” Chidick said. He added, “Going through homelessness let me know that there’s going to be obstacles, but as long as (our family is) together, we can get through it.”With offers from schools like Albright College, Ramapo College…