Caribbean Airlines gets busy out of Barbados and Jamaica

July 30, 2020 in Regional

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) may be the national carrier of Trinidad and Tobago, but during the Covid-19 pandemic and with this country’s borders being closed, CAL is setting up a hub in Barba­dos to service the Eastern Caribbean. But that’s just temporary, accor­ding to CAL’s communications manager,...

Former PM Owen Arthur passes

July 27, 2020 in Regional

Owen Seymour Arthur passed away today at age 70. The Barbados Government Information Service said he died at 12:26 a.m. at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Arthur, Barbados’ fifth Prime Minister, was hospitalised in mid-July with heart complications and was in the Intensive Care Unit. He led the country...