Thompson proud of pickleball singles performance

By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ALTHOUGH he’s juggling his time between work and play, Justyn Thompson said he was pleased to put together a good effort to win the men’s singles at the Association of Pickleball Players...

The 5G Flow

Liberty Caribbean is promising to take mobile connectivity for the average Barbadian, the business community and wider economy to the next level, as it officially makes Barbados’ first 5G mobile network available via Flow and Liberty Business from...

MHES supports local breast cancer and diabetes awareness initiative

Ephantus Thumbi, First Vice President of Lions Club of Tropical Gardens; Hon. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, Minister for HES; Dr Andrew Robinson, Breast Cancer Awareness Chairperson, Lions Club of Tropical Gardens; Jeremy Doyley-Downie, Breast Cancer...

The Caribbean’s Migration Milestone

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Four Caribbean countries launch a free movement regime, Washington lifts sanctions on a former Paraguayan president, and the U.N. demands answers on Nicaragua’s...

The six words no one wants to hear from a tradie

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size You realised this moment was coming, right? You sensed it when you made the call in the first...

Ramona Samuels celebrates milestone of Voicebox brand

Broadcaster and media entrepreneur Ramona Samuels is a whirling dervish of energy. When you meet her, you are immediately struck by the aura she projects that she can derail anything in her path because of her quiet confidence and down-to-earth...

SEYMOUR QUITS PPM. PPM THANKS HIM FOR HIS SERVICE

SEYMOUR QUITS PPM. PPM THANKS HIM FOR HIS SERVICE By Staff Writer Member of Parliament Dwayne Seymour has quit the main opposition People’s Progressive Movement (PPM). In an unexpected press release on Thursday afternoon, Mr Seymour, who...

Weekly Commentary: Two Questions

Image Source: Pixabay Ominous week. October 10 – Financial Times (Ryan McMorrow and Demetri Sevastopulo): “China has unveiled sweeping export controls on rare earths and related technologies, as it boosts its leverage over critical minerals ahead...

Global Free Zones of the Year 2025 — Best knowledge zones

Foreign direct investment in free zones is a mirror of broader trends in the global economy, including digitalisation and the shift to services. Data from fDi Markets shows that in 2024 almost half of all global FDI projects in free zones went to...

Expanding global connections with Jamaica

Created: Oct 11, 2025 08:14 AM (Updated: Oct 11, 2025 08:54 AM) CedarBridge Academy students engage in the Fourth Annual Youth Climate Summit at Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute last year (File photograph by Blaire Simmons) The Fifth...

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: September 2025

In September 2025, there were four Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and seven further possible offers announced. Firm Offers announced this month: Recommended cash offer by Harwood Private Equity LLP for Frenkel Topping...

Deaf Cruise — Partiers of the Caribbean

Circa 2008 Some say that the deaf community throws the best partries. So imagine seven of them, seven days and nights in a row! That’s what was on tap when Tabitha and Mac Partlow recently chartered a cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the...

AUDITOR GENERAL’S ANNUAL REPORT CALLS FOR URGENT CORRECTIVE ACTION

By Staff Writer In a comprehensive review of the state of financial reporting by government agencies and departments, Auditor General Patrick Smith has commended “clean audits” of several departments and agencies but has also pointed out a series...

Polack Post: Caribbean Terror – The Commodore Big Yard Killing

By Peter Polack Peter Polack Yet another mass killing took place on the night of the last Sabbath in Jamaica that revealed new levels of heartlessness by determined killers. Five people were killed and four wounded as gunmen pretending to be...

Top 10 most crypto-friendly countries revisited (2025)

The first-ever article on CryptoSlate, published in 2017, examined the most crypto-friendly countries in the world. Today, we’re revisiting that list and taking a look at which countries continue to be crypto havens and which have dropped off the...

The Inflation Rate was 1.9% for the second Quarter of 2025

The second quarter inflation rate was 1.9 percent, and among the main contributors was an 8.4 percent rise in the restaurant and hotels division. The upward movement of restaurants and hotels was primarily due to a significant rise in the index...

Nasdaq has become home for dubious penny-stock IPOs

Nasdaq (NQ=F) is known as the market’s home for tech stocks, in particular giants like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT). But, in another corner of the exchange, new penny-stock listings for tiny overseas companies with dubious...

'I feel lost, redundant and left out...' TV star SARAH CAWOOD was once on a par with Holly Willoughby and Sara Cox. Now the 53-year-old tells how her career came crashing down... and the devastating impact

The messages came in like a wave. First dozens, then hundreds, from women across the country – professionals, creatives, carers – all saying the same thing: I feel like that too. ‘I call it my midlife tribe,’ Sarah Cawood says now. ‘And it was...

UAE now the leading source of investment

Dar es Salaam. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as Tanzania’s leading source of foreign investment, marking a major shift that has seen long-time leader China overtaken. According to Tanzania Special Economic Zones Authority (Tiseza),...

Record turnout for ‘Walk for the Cure’ as breast cancer awareness deepens

1 The Warrens business district was transformed into a sea of pink on Sunday as an estimated 20 000 people took to the streets for the 2025 CIBC Walk for the Cure — one of the largest turnouts in the event’s history and a powerful display of...