Guyana’s chief elections officer arrested

Guyana's chief elections officer arrested

Georgetown – Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield was arrested on Saturday as part of an ongoing probe into alleged electoral fraud at the March 2 general and regional elections.
Investigators…

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Only five remain in isolation

Only five remain in isolation

Three people will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy on Saturday after receiving a second consecutive negative test result for COVID-19.
Their tests were among the…

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Brazil Carnival delayed

Brazil Carnival delayed

RIO DE JANEIRO – Samba schools in Rio de Janeiro decided on Thursday to delay Brazil’s most famous Carnival parade that would normally have been held in February 2021, as the country grapples with the…

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Woman rescued from backyard well

Woman rescued from backyard well

The woman who fell into a well at her St Michael home is currently being treated at the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Police have not released her name, but said the woman, who lives at Henry’s…

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Japan scaling back some parts of Olympic Games

Japan scaling back some parts of Olympic Games

TOKYO – Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday proposed cutting back the number of staff at next year’s Summer Games and shortening the opening period for training venues, as part of a plan to hold…

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Fire Service trying to rescue woman from well

Fire Service trying to rescue woman from well

A rescue effort to retrieve a woman who fell into a well is underway at Henry’s Lane, St Michael.
Crews from the Barbados Fire Service, Emergency Ambulance Service and the Royal Barbados Police Force…

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400,000 seafarers stuck at sea as crew change crisis deepens

400,000 seafarers stuck at sea as crew change crisis deepens

UN, maritime industry, business and union leaders warn of deepening crew change crisis which threatens trade and maritime safety.
UN, maritime industry, business and union leaders warn of deepening crew change crisis which threatens trade and maritime safety.

http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/32-crew-change-UNGA.aspx26th September 20203:03 am

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Low water pressure along West Coast

Low water pressure along West Coast

The Barbados Water Authority says customers along Highway 1 from the Lazaretto, St Michael, to Mount Standfast, St James, are likely to experience low pressure over the next few days.
This is due to…

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New protocols placing UK in “high-risk” category

New protocols placing UK in “high-risk” category

One of Barbados’ main tourism source markets, the United Kingdom (UK), is being placed in the high-risk category for COVID-19.
On Friday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness in conjunction with the…

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COVID cases reach 190 as one more recovers

COVID cases reach 190 as one more recovers

A 24-year-old female visitor who arrived on Virgin Atlantic on September 19 was positive for COVID-19 after a second test on Thursday.
She is now in isolation at Harrison Point, St Lucy, but another…

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