The crowds were strictly restricted due to the COVID pandemic, and despite the efforts and enthusiasm of the bands and dancers the atmosphere seemed muted in National Heroes Square, once known as Trafalgar Square.But...

Barbadian singer and businesswoman Rihanna has been declared a national hero by the country's prime minister.The 33-year-old was awarded the honour by Mia Mottley during an event to celebrate the island nation becoming a...

Australia's third-largest banking group has revealed it is facing a fine for a string of alleged regulatory failures including charging financial advice fees to thousands of dead customers.Westpac said it had admitted six civil...

Josephine Baker will be the first black woman to be honoured by the French government with a place in the Pantheon.President Emmanuel Macron decided she would be interred in the building in Paris -...

The Prince of Wales has formally acknowledged "the appalling atrocity of slavery" in the Caribbean, saying "it forever stains our history" at an event to mark Barbados becoming a republic.Prince Charles was invited to...

A survivor of the Channel boat tragedy has described how the passengers held hands when the vessel capsized to try to save each other from drowning.Migrant Mohammed Ibrahim Zada, 21, was on board the...

The Queen has sent the people of Barbados her "good wishes for your happiness, peace and prosperity in the future" and emphasised the importance of the "continuation of the friendship" with the UK as...

Lionel Messi has won the seventh men's Ballon d'Or of his illustrious career at a ceremony in Paris.The Paris St Germain forward saw off competition from Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea midfielder...