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Focus on solutions

Focus on solutions

Finding a solution to LIAT with the objective of safe, reliable, affordable travel in the region was one of the topics on which Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley touched today.
Mottley was participating…

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Official funeral for Sir Everton Weekes

Official funeral for Sir Everton Weekes

Barbados and West Indies Cricket Legend, Sir Everton Weekes, will be accorded an official funeral.
The announcement was made today by Minister of Sports, John King.
A statement said a date and…

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August 10 date for Trinidad elections

August 10 date for Trinidad elections

Port of Spain – General Elections will be held on August 10.
Speaking at the 35th sitting of the House of Representatives yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced the date.
“I have advised…

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More than $12 million worth of illegal drugs destroyed

More than $12 million worth of illegal drugs destroyed

The Royal Barbados Police Force destroyed more than $12 million worth of illegal drugs today.
Acting Superintendent Elliott Bovell said these substances were collected over the course of five years…

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Virtual CARICOM meeting on Friday

Virtual CARICOM meeting on Friday

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will host a special conference on Friday during which Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will hand over the reins to incoming chairman, Prime Minister…

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COVID-19 cases spike in 37 states in America

COVID-19 cases spike in 37 states in America

Washington – More than three dozen states in America were seeing a rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, according to a Reuters analysis on Thursday, the latest grim sign that the coronavirus pandemic,…

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BRA customer service section at Warrens reopens

BRA customer service section at Warrens reopens

The Barbados Revenue Authority’s (BRA) customer service section, located at Warrens Tower II, Warrens, St Michael, has reopened.
This follows the installation of required infrastructure, in accordance…

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FBI charges Epstein’s former girlfriend

FBI charges Epstein's former girlfriend

London – British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, an ex-girlfriend of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has been charged in the United States after being arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigations…

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Moe: Hoyos an astute journalist

Moe: Hoyos an astute journalist

Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs Senator Lucille Moe today paid a tribute to journalist Patrick Hoyos, who passed away on July 1 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Please see…

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WIPA hails legend Sir Everton

WIPA hails legend Sir Everton

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) today extended condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of former Barbados and West Indies batsman, Sir Everton Weekes.
Sir…

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