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Man on firearm charge remanded

Man on firearm charge remanded

A man who was charged in relation to an incident in the area of the Flash Zone Bar on Sunday, July 12, 2020, has been remanded.
Police charged Rasheed Omar Alleyne, 26, of Block 1C, Ocean Road, Deacons…

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Another positive COVID-19 test from repatriation flight pushes total to 104

Another positive COVID-19 test from repatriation flight pushes total to 104

A 54-year-old woman is the latest to test positive for COVID-19 and officials at the Ministry of Health are attributing its detection to “out-of-the-box thinking”.
In a media release through the Barbados…

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COVID czar tells Bajans to keep observing health protocols

COVID czar tells Bajans to keep observing health protocols

Barbadians have been urged to rigidly, stringently, and scrupulously observe all of the COVID-19 safety and health protocols that have been put in place.
Czar Richard Carter said that even though some…

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MISSING: Erriel Nadyah Cumberbatch

MISSING: Erriel Nadyah Cumberbatch

The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating missing woman Erriel Nadyah Cumberbatch.
The 19-year-old of Greaves Hill, Mangrove, St Philip, was last seen on Monday…

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Little support for Drogba

Little support for Drogba

ABIDJAN – Didier Drogba’s hopes of becoming the next president of the Ivory Coast’s football federation has suffered a serious setback after the failure of his fellow players to support his candidacy….

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Trinidad to host full CPL tourney

Trinidad to host full CPL tourney

The entire 2020 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be played in Trinidad & Tobago from August 18 to September 10, a departure from franchises playing home and away series.
Organisers are anticipating…

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Blackman and Gollop turned over to the Education Ministry

Blackman and Gollop turned over to the Education Ministry

The Blackman & Gollop Primary School was officially handed back over to the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training after being used as an isolation facility for COVID-19 patients…

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Common Entrance Exam over for thousands of children

Common Entrance Exam over for thousands of children

The 2020 Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination, also known as the Common Entrance Exam, came off today without a hitch.
After months of anticipation, 3 544 students – 1 740 males and 1 804…

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Back on the job at Oran

Back on the job at Oran

General workers in the production department are back on the job at Oran Ltd.
Earlier today, about 50 of them downed tools to protest what they deemed an ‘unsanitary and unsafe’ environment.
Management…

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Another lawsuit stalls Guyana elections announcement

Another lawsuit stalls Guyana elections announcement

GEORGETOWN – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) postponed its meeting scheduled for Tuesday after a private citizen filed legal action seeking to prevent it from using the recounted, valid and certified…

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