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The University of the West Indies (UWI) is embarking on a full year of activities to celebrate its 75th anniversary, with initiatives designed to reflect on the past of the learning institution, confront the present and articulate future plans.Being observed under the theme UWI at 75 – Rooted, Ready, Rising, the celebrations will officially kick off on Sunday with a convocation service and continue with various activities each month of the year.Events will include cross-campus quizzes, award ceremonies, a rebranding of the campuses’ lecture series, sports and cultural activities, conferenc...

By Tony McWatt The 2023 New Year has now dawned upon us. Happy New Year to all. For West Indies cricket the 2023 New Year’s dawning, however, also comes with the harsh reality that in the relatively short time frame of another five years, the region will be celebrating the centenary anniversary of its entry to and participation in international Test

A former murder accused who spent a decade on remand although there was evidence that could prove his innocence, said on Thursday that justice had not been fully served despite a High Court awarding him $1.8 million for the state’s breach of his constitutional rights.Frank Gibson asserted there was “no real justice in Barbados” after Madam Justice Pamela Beckles ruled that monetary damages – $1 719 500 in non-pecuniary loss and a $100 000 vindicatory award – be paid to him “in order to maintain the integrity of our justice system”.She found that Gibson’s rights to liberty, prot...

By Michron Robinson   The HER Tour, an exciting female exclusive spoken word event, took place at a packed VO lounge on the posh West Coast on December 21st.  Event organiser and the evening’s host, Carmen, deemed it a major success. “There was definitely a good crowd. Spoken word in my opinion is a special kind of entertainment and with the theme of

Luka Doncic scored the first 60-point triple-doubleº in NBA history to help the Dallas Mavericks claim a 126-121 overtime win over the New York Knicks. The 23-year-old Slovenian racked up 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, posting double figures in three key attacking metrics. With the Mavericks down 115-113 in the final seconds, he deliberately missed a free throw, claimed a