BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 14, 2017 (CMC) – The police have detained several people for questioning, following the seizure of a significant cache of guns and ammunition that arrived, by sea, from Trinidad and Tobago . The police said that 16 ...
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New UWI Chancellor To Be Installed This Weekend
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 14, 2017 (CMC) – The new chancellor for the University of the West Indies will be installed, on the weekend, in a ceremony to be held at the university’s St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. Robert ...
Read More »Jamaican Medical Doctor And Former Beauty Queen Found Dead
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 14, 2017 (CMC) – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have launched an investigation into the circumstances, under which a medical doctor, assigned to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), was found dead at her Corporate Area home, late ...
Read More »How To Make The Perfect Sub
By John Thomas Contributing Writer If you’re from the Philadelphia area, you might call your sub a “hoagie.” If you’re from the New York area, it might be a “hero” to you. The New England folks will call their sub ...
Read More »Bold Colours Lead Fall Fashion Trends
(NC) — This season runway trends introduce a myriad of new colours to your wardrobe palette. From powerful reds to metallic tones, this fall revives the expected, welcoming classic warm tones while exploring new adventurous terrain. Commanding reds. Whether it ...
Read More »When Might Opening A Joint Bank Account Make Sense?
By Carla Hindman PRIDE Money Columnist Did you recently get married, move in with a new roommate, see a child off to university or start managing a relative’s finances? The change in relationship dynamics could prompt you to consider tying ...
Read More »Poetry Soapbox: Eve
Eve By Lorna King PRIDE Poet Laureate Eve in Africa solid in wood. Carved in stone in caves; with butt, belly, and breast to feed the world, to start the tribe. Eve her daughter grown pale; butt-less, breast-less, belly-less. She ...
Read More »Poverty On The Rise In Barbados: Survey
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 14, 2017 (CMC) – A new study has found that poverty is on the rise in Barbados, with 17.5 percent of the population living in poverty, up from 15.1 percent in 2010. The findings of the Barbados ...
Read More »Study Finds Barbadians Like American Values
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, September 13, 2017 (CMC) – Barbadians have an inclination towards an American values system, according to the findings of a study that examined the country, 50 years after it obtained political independence from Britain. The report on the ...
Read More »Want To Buy Mel Gibson’s Jungle Paradise? It’s For Sale
Braveheart Oscar-winning director and actor, Mel Gibson, whose most recent critically acclaimed film is Hacksaw Ridge, is selling his romantic, ultimate getaway, Playa Barrigona, now reduced from $35 million to $29.75 million. With its year-round tropical weather, democratic government since ...
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