Tropical Wave to the East Could Become a Depression Next Week

The Barbados Meteorological service says it will continue to monitor a tropical wave to the east of Barbados that weather forecasters say has potential for development. Meteorologist Cherise Brathwaite, says a tropical depression could form by sometime next week. Meteorologist 1 Acting with the BMS, Cherise Brathwaite

No Bashment Segment in Junior Monarch Contest

The finalists have been announced for the National Cultural Foundation’s Junior Monarch Competition and there will be no bashment soca segment. NCF’s CEO Carol Roberts-Reifer made the announcement on VOB’s Fireworks Crop Over program. Mrs. Roberts-Reifer referred to the criticism of the plan for a bashment segment, calling it a healthy conversation, and explained the […]

Alarm in New Orleans Over Gun Play

Residents of 8th Avenue, New Orleans, St. Michael have joined the calls for an end to gun violence as they spoke of their alarm over a shooting there last night. The police say about 11:45 PM a man was standing in the doorway of  a house when an unknown person fired at him striking him […]