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Barbados moves to digital ID cards

Barbados moves to digital ID cards

The Barbados Digital ID and National ID Card Replacement Project officially started with the signing of a contract between the Ministry of Innovation Science and Smart Technology (MIST) and Productive…

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Three to leave isolation

Three to leave isolation

Three people will be discharged from the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy, on Wednesday after recovering from COVID-19.
Meanwhile, there were no positive results among the 160 tests conducted…

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Vet suspects elephants had bacterial infection

Vet suspects elephants had bacterial infection

HARARE – Eleven young elephants found dead near Zimbabwe’s biggest game park may have succumbed to a bacterial infection, the country’s parks agency said on Tuesday, after it ruled out poaching and cyanide…

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Turkey hopes for permanent F1 spot

Turkey hopes for permanent F1 spot

ISTANBUL – Turkey hopes to secure a permanent place on the Formula One calendar after it stages its first event in nearly a decade later this year, albeit at half-capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic,…

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Shooting victims in serious condition

Shooting victims in serious condition

Three men are still in serious condition after a shooting incident in Haynesville, St James, last Saturday afternoon.
Romario Payne 23, Torrell Worrell, 18, and 21-year-old Tyrell Rogers were injured…

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Two more in isolation after positive COVID tests

Two more in isolation after positive COVID tests

Two more people were positive for COVID-19 on Monday among the 152 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
They are a 36-year-old female visitor who arrived on Air Antilles…

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Trade unionist Burke retiring at yearend

Trade unionist Burke retiring at yearend

After more than 40 years in the trade union movement, acting general secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), Delcia Burke, will be retiring at the end of the year.
Burke, 68, told…

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WANTED: Deroy Antoine Nicholls

WANTED: Deroy Antoine Nicholls

The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating wanted man Deroy Antoine Nicholls, also known as “Sticky”.
The 29-year-old, whose last known address is French Village,…

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APNU wants fresh election in Guyana

APNU wants fresh election in Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The former ruling coalition, A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) on Monday filed election petitions challenging the results of the disputed March…

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Three Chicken Barns closed

Three Chicken Barns closed

Three branches of the popular Barbadian restaurant Chicken Barn did not open on Monday.
Management made the announcement via social media that the outlets at Black Rock and Bay Street in St Michael,…

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