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Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.The 35-year-old Briton, whose paternal grandparents are Grenadians, sealed a seventh drivers’ title at the Turkish Grand Prix in November - equalling Michael Schumacher’s championships record.Rugby league legend Rob Burrow is made an MBE for services to rugby and his awareness campaign since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Arawak probes fatal workplace incident Article by December 30, 2020 Officials at the Arawak Cement Company Ltd. (ACCL) have launched a “thorough investigation” to determine what caused Sunday’s accident at the St Lucy plant that led to the death of 22-year-old Brian Moore. The commitment to a probe was given in a statement issued by the company after Moore succumbed on Monday night to serious injuries he sustained on the job. ACCL expressed sadness at his passing and p...

Get the Apps Home / Top Featured Article / Family in mourning as young man succumbs to injuries suffered in work accident Family in mourning as young man succumbs to injuries suffered in work accident Article by December 30, 2020 Though grieving the loss of her only child Brian Moore, who died less than 48 hours after 95 per cent of his body was burnt while working at Arawak Cement Limited, Sharon Moore is feeling a little comforted that just last week her son told her he ...

Pig farmers report improved sales Article by December 29, 2020 Pig farmers have reported improved sales during the last quarter of 2020, particularly in the month of December. President of the Barbados Association of Pig Farmers, Henderson Williams said while farmers counted thousands of dollars in losses earlier this year as business took a significant hit from restaurant and hotel closures due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Barbadians resumed purchasing pork when the lo...

Mother jailed for home invasion Article by December 29, 2020 The loud cries and pleas of a young mother, who admitted to the home invasion of an elderly woman, fell on deaf ears today as she was sentenced to 24 months in prison. The tears began from the moment Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes began reading the three charges against Stancha Clerona Augustine, of No. 78 Crystal Heights, St James. The 31-year-old pleaded not guilty to stealing a $300 cellular phone belonging to Ande...

December 29, 2020 Lawmen have launched and unnatural death probe into the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Sham Elijah Alleyne, of White Hill, St Andrew. Police spokesman Station Sargeant (ag) Michael Blackman said, about 10:30 am, lawmen responded to a report of a stabbing incident at White Hill, St Andrew. Blackman explained that on arrival, police officers discovered the partially clad body of Alleyne lying on his back. Ambulance personnel attended and found no sign of life and he was...

Adam King has earned his stripes to play among the big boys after advancing to the main draw of the 2020 Barbados Tennis Association Top 8 competition, scheduled to commence December 27 at the National Tennis Centre in Wildey.During last night’s semi-final, the top two qualifiers advanced. King defeated one of his toughest rivals Xavier Peter-Gooding 6-4, 6-4 on court one.Meanwhile, in the other two best-of-three semi-final encounter, Kyle Griffith trounced Nicholas Charles 6-4, 6-2 to also ad...

Footballers in this country could be back on the pitch by February or early March next year as the Barbados Football Association has been given the green light to finally host its Premier League season.During an interview with Barbados Today, BFA president Randy Harris said he was upbeat about the prospects of football returning, stressing the football body would be working closely with the COVID-19 monitoring unit in rolling out the tournament.The veteran administrator said while the BFA was mo...

2020 has been a year unlike any other in recent history. The year started off with a sense of optimism. The economy seemed to be getting back on track after years of decline; we were looking forward to the We Gatherin’ initiative that would bring our loved ones residing overseas back to the island in some cases for the first time in decades, and we were hoping that some would be willing to invest in the country or get involved in community projects. As usual, during the 2019 Christmas season, ...

Pragnell clinches Columbia dream Article by December 22, 2020 Tristan Pragnell, one of Barbados’ talented junior swimmers, has achieved his dream of pursuing a full-time, four-year scholarship at Columbia University in the United States, after being accepted in the institution’s prestigious engineering programme. The 17-year-old Pragnell, who is currently based in the United States but is a member of Pirates Swim Club, has represented Barbados regularly at CARIFTA and th...