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Hamilton calls for impartial stewards

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton called on Formula One to bring in “non-biased” race stewards, saying friendships between some of them and certain drivers had influenced their decision-making. The Briton, who said he had lost faith in the sport’s governance following the controversial safety car call in last year’s Abu Dhabi finale that denied him […]

Four Day Championships – food for thought for selectors

By Tony McWatt and Reds Perreira The first two completed rounds of the 2022 Caribbean Regional Four Day Championships would have presented the Desmond Haynes led Selection Panel with much food for thought to chew on in terms of their choices for the West Indies thirteen-member squad to face England in the forthcoming three-Test Series. […]

Selectors’ choice – Barbados Today

Performance at the regional First-Class level will open the door for selection to the West Indies senior men’s cricket team, says lead selector The Most Honourable Desmond Haynes. And the West Indies batting great has stressed that improvement in regional batsmanship was needed across all three formats. Speaking during a virtual press conference held this […]

Curtain closes on The Wendy Williams Show – NationNews Barbados — nationnews.com

Posted on February 23, 2022 Posted on February 23, 2022 Wendy Williams, here in 2019, is leaving her talk show after 13 seasons. Photo by Evan Falk “The Wendy Williams Show” is coming to an end. A spokesperson for Williams confirmed the news to CNN in a statement on Tuesday. “It’s been a challenging time […]

USA female footballers to get equal pay

The U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and governing body U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday they have agreed to resolve a years-long dispute over equal pay on what the players described as a landmark day for the sport. The settlement will see $22 million distributed in a manner proposed by the players and approved by […]

Glowing tributes paid to late St. Catherine cricketer Roger Blades

Glowing tributes have been paid to former St. Catherine Club cricketer Roger Blades, who also played for Bermuda in the regional one-day Championship and the International Cricket Council (ICC) Trophy. Blades, a fast-medium bowler and lower order batter, who had the honour of taking a beaver-trick in the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) First division (now […]

Jordan says Barbadians must plan for their retirement

Minister of Labour, Social Security and The Third Sector Colin Jordan has urged younger Barbadians to plan now for their retirement, including through contributing to the National Insurance Scheme and making other investments, as he expressed concern about some people lacking financial security in their senior years. He also suggested that Barbadians need to be […]

#BTColumn- A candle for the nurses

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Michael Rudder It has been brought to my attention that some of the issues raised by nurses who are on strike have been published previously. I don’t recall seeing that publication, so apologies. Indeed, I had, […]

Roston Chase – bowling or batting allrounder?

Roston Chase wasn’t meant to play any of the T20Is and was only picked as a back-up allrounder. He not only ended the T20I series as the highest wicket-taker across both teams, and all but sealed his spot as a bowling all-rounder, who can offer batting flexibility when the team needs it. Early wickets lost, […]