Anglican Head Reprimands US Church Over Lesbian Bishop
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The Anglican spiritual leader has broken his silence regarding the controversial ordination of another openly homosexual bishop in the US. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, News Tagged with Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury, Culture, Dr. Rowans Williams, Lifestyles, People, Relationships, Religion
May 31, 2010 2 Comments
Obama administration takes unprecedented action to protect an American sports team. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, News Tagged with 2010 World Cup, Entertainment, Government, Lifestyles, People, South Africa, Sports
May 31, 2010 1 Comment
Amid speculations about Israel’s hostile future policies against Iran, a report says Israel is to deploy three submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles in the Persian Gulf. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Middle East, News Tagged with Defense/Military, End Times, Government, Iran, Israel's Flotilla 7, nuclear cruise missiles, Strait of Hormuz
May 31, 2010 Leave a comment
Israeli authorities have warned that they would block a contingent of aid ships carrying construction materials and humanitarian supplies for the people of Gaza. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Middle East, News Tagged with Defense/Military, Economy, Food, Gaza Strip, Human Interest, Humanitarian, The Freedom Flotilla, Travel
May 27, 2010 Leave a comment
Skyviews Atlas Barbados is a convenient book that shows Barbados’ roads, districts and villages in unprecedented detail, allowing the user to navigate easily and precisely to any street in the island. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Business, News, Science & Nature Tagged with Internet, satellite imagery, Skyviews Atlas Barbados, Skyviews Caribbean Ltd, Tourism, Travel
May 24, 2010 1 Comment
Debkafile’s military sources report a decision by the Obama administration to boost US military strength in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf regions in the short term with an extra air and naval strike forces and 6,000 Marine and sea combatants. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Middle East, News Tagged with aircraft carriers, breaking news, Defense/Military, End Times, FGS Hessen, Government, Iran, Obama, Persian Gulf, Velayat 89 long range-missile
May 24, 2010 Leave a comment
A London-based commodities trader claims a major New York bank is conducting serious manipulation of the silver and gold futures markets. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Business, News Tagged with Andrew Maguire, Corruption, Crime & Law, Economy, Finance, JPMorgans, London Bullion Market Association, metals trading, Trade, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
May 22, 2010 Leave a comment
Facebook, the giant social network now under fire over its privacy practices, has been sending personal information to online advertising companies without its users’ consent, according to a Harvard Business School professor who filed a letter of complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Thursday. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, News Tagged with Facebook, Internet, MySpace, online advertising, social media, social networks
May 20, 2010 Leave a comment
Google has opened Wave to the general public after eight months of invitation-only beta testing. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Business, News Tagged with Google Wave, Internet, new media, social media, social networks
May 20, 2010 1 Comment
Airone Ventures Limited (AVL), a start-up airline, which three years ago sought a home in Jamaica, is likely to begin operations in Barbados later this year. Read more of this postMay 20, 2010 Leave a comment
US scientists are warning that radiation from controversial full-body airport scanners has been dangerously underestimated and could lead to an increased risk of skin cancer – particularly in children. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, News Tagged with airport scanners, basal cell carcinoma, Crime & Law, Family, full body scanners, Government, ionizing radiation, Parenting, passenger screening, Terrorism, Tourism, Travel
May 17, 2010 Leave a comment
Mainstream news are now reporting a massive environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico than previously perceived. Read more of this postFiled under America, Barbados, Blogging, Business, News, Science & Nature Tagged with Animals, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Environment, Government, nuclear weapons, oil exploration, oil spill Gulf of Mexico 2010, Transocean
May 15, 2010 Leave a comment
The French President slammed his fist on the table while making the threat to tear to apart the EU last Friday at a crisis summit of euro zone leaders, diplomatic sources have confirmed. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Business, News Tagged with Economy, European Union, eurozone, Finance, Government, Greece debt crisis, Nicholas Sarkozy, People, Politicians
May 15, 2010 Leave a comment
The “Iron Dome” defence system uses small radar-guided missiles to blow up rockets and mortar bombs in mid-air. Read more of this postFiled under America, Barbados, Business, News Tagged with 'Iron Dome', Defense/Military, Finance, Government, Israel, Obama, People
May 15, 2010 2 Comments
Prime Minister David Thompson is ailing and in recent weeks, has undergone tests in Barbados and New York to identify the cause of the illness. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, HEALTH, News Tagged with David Thompson, DLP Government, Human Interest, People, Politicians
May 13, 2010 1 Comment
Facing a growing firestorm over its privacy policies in the wake of its plans to work its identity system into the underlying fabric of the Internet, Facebook responds the way it always does: by releasing new features. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, News Tagged with Facebook, Internet, new media, social media, social networks
May 13, 2010 Leave a comment
Britain’s new coalition government has announced it’s getting rid of the controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD). And Caribbean tourism officials are keeping their fingers crossed that the change will be for the better. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Business, News Tagged with Caribbean, Caribbean Tourism Organisation, CARICOM, Economy, Finance, Government, Tourism, Travel, UK Air Passenger Duty
May 13, 2010 Leave a comment
The price of gold continues to hit all-time highs as unnerved investors seek a safe alternative to currencies clobbered by Europe’s financial crisis and growing worries about sovereign debt. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Business, News Tagged with Finance, gold markets, gold reserves, gold stocks, Greece debt crisis, Trade
May 13, 2010 Leave a comment
FirstCaribbean International Bank has partnered with Sybase, the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce services, to provide customers with banking services on the go. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, Business, News Tagged with Caribbean, Finance, mobile banking, mobile money, Mobile phones, money wallets, Sybase, Travel
May 11, 2010 Leave a comment
In response to recent bans on junk food advertising in the U.K., junk food manufacturers like Fanta, which is part of Coca-Cola, have found a loophole to the restriction. Read more of this postFiled under Barbados, HEALTH, News Tagged with Food, Internet, internet advertising, junk food, Lifestyles, new media, Parenting, social media, social networks
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