Fogging schedule August 21 to 25
THE VECTOR CONTROL UNIT of the Ministry of Health will continue its work to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito next week, starting in St Thomas on Monday, August 21. On that date, areas to be sprayed are Rock Hall, Rock Hall Freedom Village, Fryer Hill, Rock Hall Development, Content and environs. On Tuesday, August 22, the team will... Read More
SOCIAL SCENE: PM's Crop Over reception
IT WAS THE post-Crop Over event eagerly anticipated by the hundreds who make up the guest list every year and guests at the annual Prime Minister’s Crop Over Reception at Ilaro Court last week certainly got their fill of the best of Crop Over 2017. Diplomats, Bajans from the diaspora, leaders in the Public Service, people from the political... Read More
Park and ride for Carifesta opening ceremony
PERSONS ATTENDING THE CARIFESTA XIII Opening Ceremony today, Sunday, August 20, are asked to note that there will be a park and ride system from the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, Wildey, St Michael; and Queen’s College, Husbands, St James. These sites will open from 2:30 p.m., with the last bus leaving the two locations at 6 p.m. for Kensington... Read More
Sky high
FOR SOME, the thought of defying gravity may spark that feeling of adventure while the thought of being 40 feet high in the air may evoke fear for others. For Devon Bates, being at height is euphoric and addictive. EASY Magazine met Devon at Pirate’s Cove, where he operates his business, Jet Blade Barbados. Devon explained that the hydro... Read More
BlackBerry rally derailed as investors lose patience on turnaround
TORONTO – BlackBerry Ltd shares have been plunging from their more than two-year high hit in June after lacklustre earnings and competitive threats have raised doubts about prospects for a turnaround at the business software maker. At Friday’s price of about $8.70, BlackBerry’s US-traded shares have lost a quarter of their value since reaching... Read More
Iran in talks to buy 48 Airbus helicopters report says
DUBAI – Iran is holding talks with European plane maker Airbus to buy 48 helicopters for civilian use, an Iranian official was on Saturday quoted as saying, as Iran continues its shopping spree of Western aircraft after the lifting of sanctions. “The Health Ministry is planning to order 45 HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) helicopters... Read More
North Korea factories humming with ‘Made in China’ clothes, traders say
DANDONG, China – Chinese textile firms are increasingly using North Korean factories to take advantage of cheaper labour across the border, traders and businesses in the border city of Dandong told Reuters. The clothes made in North Korea are labelled “Made in China” and exported across the world, they said. Using North Korea to produce... Read More
Brydens Insurance appoints new general manager
BRYDENS INSURANCE, the largest branch of the Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Ltd (TATIL), has appointed David Alleyne as the new General Manager of the company, following the recent retirement of Richard Ince. Alleyne, former president and CEO of Sagicor General Insurance Inc, has over 30 years of underwriting, claims management, risk management... Read More
Woeful Windies crash to defeat
BIRMINGHAM – West Indies suffered a humiliating innings and 209-run defeat in the historic day/night opening Test after losing 19 wickets in a devastating capitulation on yesterday’s third day at Edgbaston. Resuming the day on 44 for one in their first innings facing the massive task of overtaking England’s imposing 514 for eight declared,... Read More
Wha-loss
A HISTORIC TEST match came to a humiliating conclusion for the West Indies under the Edgbaston floodlights, as they crumbled to one of the most spineless defeats in their history yesterday. By losing 19 wickets for 261 runs against England in the space of 76.4 overs, they were shot out twice in the day for scores of 168 and 137. Read More
Free pass works for BADD
Robert Bishop and Corey Stanford are among a list of winning drivers gaining free admission to the Launch Control 3 event being staged by the Barbados Association of Dragsters and Drifters (BADD) at Bushy Park today. Chairman Jason Downey said it was an incentive to club members. Read More
Two cars added to Monarch booty
TOP ROAD TENNIS PLAYERS will be pocketing close to a quarter-million dollars in winnings and the best male and female will be driving away brand new cars when the Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union Limited Monarchs Of The Courts climaxes on October 1. Organised by the Professional Road Tennis Association (PRTA), the third... Read More
When talent shines
IF A GOOD start was what veteran entertainer Richard Stoute hoped for the 41st edition of his eponymous teen talent contest, then that desire was efficiently achieved. It occurred on Sunday night at the Divi Southwinds Resort in St Lawrence, Christ Church, when the curtain opened on the first preliminary of the 2017 season. It was a good... Read More
Daniel Craig confirms he will return as James Bond
LONDON – British actor Daniel Craig has confirmed he will reprise the role of James Bond one last time, ending months of speculation. Craig made the revelation during an appearance on the US TV programme The Late Show on Tuesday. Asked by host Stephen Colbert whether he would return as James Bond, Craig responded: “Yes”, to cheers from... Read More
Indian police arrest four after Game of Thrones leak
NEW DELHI – Indian police have arrested four people on suspicion of leaking an unaired episode of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones, police in the city of Mumbai said on Tuesday. The wildly popular fantasy drama is already the most pirated show on television and has been bedevilled by repeated leaks of episodes before they air. According... Read More
Evening of pure gold
GOLDEN SOCA MUST have been the hot ticket event on Saturday evening. More than 1 000 people attended the fete/show at the Sea Rocks Dome where they partied for five straight hours to vintage and present-day calypsos played by the DJ and sung by the stellar line-up of artistes. Read More
COMMENTARY
Uber not needed here
I AM READING about Uber entering the local market. Within Barbados’ current economic space, there is really no need for any wholesale entry of Uber. Ideally, local entrepreneurs should have already been developing such a concept with a strong marketing and sales strategy to create healthy competition to the present unreliable and substandard... Read More
Wasted hours waiting on bus
I am writing to complain about the bus service. We are a party of three who have come to visit your island, and we cannot understand how you cannot operate a competent bus service. We wasted a complete day today, waiting for a St Patrick’s bus from 12:15 p.m. until 2:20 p.m. We gave up because the rain started falling and there was no sign... Read More
Youth not given fair chance
HERE WE GO AGAIN. Once more the bourgeois pundits are crawling from their holes spouting empty rhetoric about crime and violence. Everybody who claims to be a “somebody,” now has an opinion on the way forward for this country’s “wayward youth”. Everybody is now jumping up and down like caged monkeys trying to find solutions to age-old problems... Read More
The choice is ours
AS MY FRIEND Smokey says, I may be wrong as I usually am, but I still cannot help feeling that many of us, including our Attorney General (AG), are still unable to differentiate between a deterrent and a penalty. On a recent call-in programme the AG was at pains to point out that despite a mass hanging (Dole Chadee and eight members of... Read More