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Charges against Guyana’s president dismissed

Charges against Guyana's president dismissed

Georgetown – Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Friday dismissed 19 fraud-related charges against President Irfaan Ali over the sale of state lands in the “Pradoville 2” Housing Scheme.
The charges against…

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Saying farewell to a ‘gentleman’

Saying farewell to a 'gentleman'

Scores of people waited in the early afternoon heat before the hearse bearing former Prime Minister Owen Seymour Arthur’s casket passed en route from St Peter’s Parish Church in Speightstown to Mount Pleasant…

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Four new virus cases

Four new virus cases

The Ministry of Health and Wellness said four people will go into isolation today after being diagnosed with novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and one person will be discharged from the facility at Harrison…

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Fond memories of former PM

Fond memories of former PM

Cheers erupted through the streets of Speightstown, St Peter today, as Barbadians took up every possible vantage point to get a look at the funeral cortège of former Prime Minister, Professor Owen Arthur….

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Bahamas PM in self-quarantine

Bahamas PM in self-quarantine

Nassau – Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, Deputy Prime Minister K. Peter Turnquest and Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd, have entered voluntary self-quarantine after their offices were exposed to novel…

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Major drug bust in Trinidad

Major drug bust in Trinidad

Port of Spain – The police on Wednesday arrested eight people after they seized marijuana worth more that $TT94 million in Central Trinidad.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) reported that…

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Traffic changes to facilitate Owen Arthur’s funeral

Traffic changes to facilitate Owen Arthur's funeral

The public is advised that as a result of the state funeral of late Professor, The Right Honourable Owen Seymour Arthur which will be held on Friday, August 14, there will be several road traffic changes….

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Three people leaving isolation, no new cases

Three people leaving isolation, no new cases

The Ministry of Health and Wellness said three people will leave the isolation facility at Harrison Point, St Lucy today after recovering from novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
No one tested positive among…

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Mottley nominated to chair World Bank, IMF committee

Mottley nominated to chair World Bank, IMF committee

Bridgetown – Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados, and Azucena Arbeleche, Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay, have been nominated to…

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One-year-old tests positive for COVID

One-year-old tests positive for COVID

Barbados’ youngest COVID-19 patient is a one-year-old boy who arrived in the island on August 1 on a JetBlue flight, accompanied by his mother.
The mother tested positive on arrival and both she and…

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