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Barbados News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013
Singer Ricky Martin called Wednesday in a letter sent to the Puerto Rican House of Representatives for the legislative body to approve a bill which would prohibit discrimination due to sexual orientation on the island. The letter, which was released by Martin's representatives in San Juan, was made public at a time when the bill has run into opposition by a group of lawmakers in the lower ...
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Barbados News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013
An English Premier League club will play in the Bahamas for the first time to mark the country's 40th anniversary of independence. Tottenham Hotspur will play Jamaica in an exhibition match at the new $30 million Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau this week, reports CMC. Both teams accepted an invitation from the Bahamas government to play the match, one of several major events in ...
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Barbados News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has hinted that an investigation could be launched into unaccounted revenues generated by the federation from World Cup 2006. President of the TTFF Raymond Tim Kee announced Tuesday that a probe is being considered during a press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, reports CMC. "From our understanding, TTFF is very much a part of ...
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Barbados News.Net - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013
The 7th International Ophthalmology Congress, to be held here June 29-31, will draw experts from 15 countries, Xinhua reported. Over 600 Cuban experts will attend the meeting to showcase the country's latest developments in ophthalmological research. This was carried out over the past few years in conjunction with "Mission Miracle," a joint Cuba-Venezuela programme launched in 2004 to provide ...