Tag:

Barbados

Childhood Dreams Come True: Watch NJ 20-Something Siblings On 'Amazing Race' Childhood Dreams Come True: Watch NJ 20-Something Siblings On 'Amazing Race'
Childhood Dreams Come True: Watch NJ 20-Something Siblings On 'Amazing Race' A pair of New Jersey siblings will be competing on the latest season of "The Amazing Race" on CBS. Maya Mody, 20, and Rohan Mody, 23, both students from Monmouth Junction, will be participating the in 36th race around the sun, premiering Wednesday, March 13. "This was a dream we both have shared since we were kids and still cannot believe that we get to call ourselves racers," the siblings said on Instagram. Maya is a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, where she made Dean's List last fall. Rohan graduated Magna Cum Laude from George Washington University with his bachelor's in neurosc…
Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High
Teen Gymnast With North Jersey Roots Continues To Break Records With Sights Set High A talented teen gymnast with North Jersey roots is continuing to set her sights high after becoming the first gymnast to represent an island nation on the international stage at her artistic gymnastics championship. Olivia Kelly, of Mahwah, became the first gymnast to represent Barbados on stage at the 2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England earlier this month, DailyVoice.com previously reported. She is also the first elite acrobat from North Stars Gymnastics Academy in Boonton to compete at this annual global competition. Up next for Kelly, 16, is the up…
North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global
North Jersey Olympic Hopeful Goes Global A talented teen gymnast with North Jersey roots is going global as an Olympic hopeful representing Barbados with her entry in two elite competitions. Olivia Kelly, 16, of Mahwah, will soon participate in the 2022 Pan-American Masters Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. The Bronx native — who moved to the Garden State with her family to train with former U.S. National Team member, Ashley Umberger, in Boonton — is competing in hopes of moving on to the 2024 Paris Olympic trials. Kelly has dual citizenship to Barbado…
A$AP Rocky Arrested At LAX: Reports A$AP Rocky Arrested At LAX: Reports
A$AP Rocky Arrested At LAX: Reports Rapper A$AP Rocky— whose real name is Rakim Mayers– has been detained at the Los Angeles airport in connection with a Nov. 2021 shooting, according to multiple media outlets. A$AP Rocky had arrived at the airport from a vacation in Barbados with his girlfriend Rihanna in a private plane on Wednesday, Apr. 20 NBC News reported citing his attorney.  As soon as he landed he was greeted by police officers who took him away in handcuffs, reports TMZ. In addition to the Los Angeles Police Department— members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations team were…
Royal Caribbean Cruise Returns To Baltimore After COVID-19 Hiatus Royal Caribbean Cruise Returns To Baltimore After COVID-19 Hiatus
Royal Caribbean Cruise Returns To Baltimore After Covid-19 Hiatus Royal Caribbean Cruise has finally returned to the Port of Baltimore after a 21-month hiatus due to COVID-19 with its Enchantment of the Seas vessel. The Maryland Port of Administration held a brief welcoming ceremony for the cruise line today, presenting the captain of the cruise ship with an official Port of Baltimore ship’s wheel. The Enchantment of the Seas will be sailing to the Bahamas and the Southern Caribbean. It is the third ship to restart operations this month after Grandeur of the Seas set sail from Barbados and Brilliance of the Seas started operations from Tampa. Throug…
VIDEO: Florida Braces For Direct Hit After Strengthening Dorian Spares Puerto Rico VIDEO: Florida Braces For Direct Hit After Strengthening Dorian Spares Puerto Rico
Video: Florida Braces For Direct Hit After Strengthening Dorian Spares Puerto Rico Dorian spared Puerto Rico on Wednesday but threatened to become a major hurricane that could slam directly into the Florida coast on Labor Day. By then, forecasters said, the Category 1 storm could rise to Category 3, with winds stronger than 111 miles an hour. Georgia and South Carolina were also potential targets, they said. As always, forecasts are never precisely correct, so it won’t be until Thursday, the earliest, before the potential impact on the U.S. will be more certainly known. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis nonetheless declared a state of emergency on Wednesday while urging coastal…
Missing Montclair Couple's Jet Ski Found: Report Missing Montclair Couple's Jet Ski Found: Report
Missing Montclair Couple's Jet Ski Found: Report A jet ski that was rented by a Montclair couple who went missing while vacationing in Barbados was found by the French navy about 250 miles away, the Nation News web site reported Saturday.  Oscar Suarez, 32,  and 25-year-old Magdalena Devil rented the jet ski June 24 at Holetown Beach. An intensive search involving military personnel from Barbados and the United States ensued when the two failed to return after about a half-hour.  The abandoned jet ski was found off the coast of Guadeloupe, an island northeast of Barbados near Antigua.  Both U.S. and Barbados authoriti…
Search For Missing Montclair Couple In Barbados Suspended Search For Missing Montclair Couple In Barbados Suspended
Search For Missing Montclair Couple In Barbados Suspended Authorities in Barbados said a water search for a vacationing couple from Montclair ended Sunday, nearly a week after the two were last seen on a rented jet ski. A spokesman for the country’s prime minister told Daily Voice that searchers, including the U.S.Coast Guard, have found no sign of Oscar Suarez, 32, and Magdalena Devil, 25. "The US military called off their search on Saturday and the Barbados Coast Guard and Regional Security System called off theirs at sunset on Sunday," the spokesman, Roy Morris, said in an email.  The two rented a jet ski June 24 at Holetown Beach. A sea…
Vacationing Couple From Montclair Goes Missing In Barbados Vacationing Couple From Montclair Goes Missing In Barbados
Vacationing Couple From Montclair Goes Missing In Barbados Authorities in Barbados are looking for a couple from the United States who went missing after renting a jet ski.  Oscar Suarez, 32, and Magdalena Devil, 25, are from Montclair, WPIX 11 reported.  The couple arrived at the popular vacation spot Saturday and checked into the Discovery Bay Hotel in St. James, according to police.  The couple rented the jet ski around 2:30 p.m. Monday and were last seen heading out to open water. They were both wearing life jackets.  The jet ski operator notified other operators after about a half-hour, who conducted a search. Police and …
Morris County Teens Called In To U-17 United States Men's National Team Morris County Teens Called In To U-17 United States Men's National Team
Morris County Teens Called In To U-17 United States Men's National Team A pair of Morris County teens have been called in to the U.S. Soccer under-17 national team ahead of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. John Tolkin, 17 of Chatham, is a New York Red Bulls Academy defensive midfielder. He joins the U-17s for the fourth time this cycle. Peter Stroud, 17 of Chester, is a central midfielder for West Ham United, based in England. He left the Red Bulls last summer and joined WHU. USA will face Canada on May 2, Barbados May 4 and Guatemala May 6. Click here for the complete roster.