President of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT), Roy Raphael, says they are moving ahead with plans to take the Government to court over compensation. The taxi drivers who operate from Heroes Square, The City, had to move on Tuesday prior to and during the annual Sagicor Lighting Ceremony in Bridgetown. This could happen a few more times this month as the Square will be the site for other …
England are one step closer to qualifying for the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after their 20-run win over group leaders New Zealand in Brisbane, Australia. Led by captain Jos Buttler’s 73 runs, they posted an above par 179-6 from 20 overs after electing to bat first. The opening partnership between Butler and Alex Hales put on 81 runs after 10 overs and appeared to set the …
Barbados’ number one seed Xavier Peter-Gooding was the pick of the local players on Monday when the Barbados Cup J4 Tournament made a return to the National Tennis Centre in Wildey, St Michael. Peter-Gooding secured safe passage into the second round with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over his Dominican Republic opponent Giancarlo Rosario on Court One. As the match wore on, Rosario struggled with the heat and needed regular …
Beviny Payne will be competing as Miss Barbados in the first-ever edition of the Miss Cricket Carnival Pageant. The pageant will take place in Guyana on Monday, September 26th at the National Cultural Centre at 8 pm. Payne said that after a lengthy period away from doing pageantry, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s delighted to be back doing what she loves. “As the years progressed, I always wanted …
All aspects of the public transportation system in Barbados must be modernised and fully functional if the nation is serious about wanting to become a modern society. That was the assessment from chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael during an interview with Nation News recently. Raphael believes that taxi drivers need their own facility to operate out of, instead of being dispersed around the city …