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Stranded Jamaicans finally heading home
Scores of Jamaicans are packing their bags in anticipation of a flight home on Saturday after being stranded in Barbados for up to four months – in some cases with dwindling finances and scarce...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: All negative test results today
The good news of no more new cases of COVID-19 in Barbados continues as 61 people tested negative yesterday. Except for the four cases diagnosed among Barbadians returning from the United States this...
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BWA’s Apes Hill pumping station offline
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to inform the public that its pumping station at Apes Hill is offline while its facilities at Trents and Lancaster are operating at a reduced capacity, all as a...
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Sanka Price appointed CEO at Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
Veteran journalist and talk show host, Sanka Price, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer at the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). His appointment takes effect on Monday, June 15. He was...
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Chinese donate medical supplies to barbados
The Ministry of Health and Wellness received further support for its response to the public health challenge of COVID-19 from the People’s Republic of China yesterday. China’s Ambassador to Barbados,...
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Chief Elections Officer says Guyana elections were not fair, credible
The Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield on Saturday told his Chairman, Claudette Singh that the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections were not...
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Solidarity march for the Black Lives Matter
Scores of Barbadians from all walks of life took to the streets of The City today to show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter marches being held in several countries. The march, organized by the...
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Breakthrough in homicide investigation
A joint criminal investigation, conducted by the Major Crime Unit and personnel attached to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Black Rock Police Station, has resulted in a breakthrough in the...
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Denny wants Thorne Commission on Local Governance changed
General Secretary of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI) David Denny is calling on Government to change the Thorne Commission on Local Governance to a constitution reform...
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New Revenue Commissioner appointed
The Barbados Revenue Authority today announced that Louisa Lewis-Ward has been named as the institution’s new Revenue Commissioner. She will commence her appointment on Monday, June 15. “Mrs Lewis-Ward...
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Be vigilant about pay-cut arrangements, workers told
Barbadians who are fortunate to have retained their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic are being urged not to enter pay-cut arrangements, with no specific end-date, with their bosses. The caution has...
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Build on e-commerce potential, farmers say
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a significant increase in the use of e-commerce in all sectors of the economy, and the region’s farmers are of the view that the pandemic has given them the opportunity...
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Low levels continue to impact some BWA facilities
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to advise customers in some parts of St James, St Andrew, St Thomas and St Joseph that they shall continue to experience low pressure or water outages as low...
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New home quarantine policy introduced for COVID-19
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has implemented a new policy, which allows home quarantine for passengers arriving on flights which originated in countries classified as low risk for COVID-19...
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Caledonia Jets announces flight from UK to Barbados starting July 3
Caledonia Jets has teams up with Blue Sky Luxury to provide a weekly chartered flight direct from the UK to Barbados. On its website, Caledonia said flights will be on an entirely first-class airliner,...
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Two men accused in Kadeem Brathwaite’s murder arrested
Police at the District ‘A’ Criminal Investigations Department have arrested and charged two men accused of murdering Kadeem Brathwaite, 28, formerly of Butler’s Avenue, Spooners Hill, St Michael....
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St George man charged for having firearm without a licence
A St George man has been charged in connection with two firearm related offences. Chad Seymour Hall, 27, of Rock Hall, is charged with possession of a firearm without a licence to do so; and possession...
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Catholics worship together for the first time in months
Catholics across the country worshipped together today for the first time in over three months. On this occasion however, they were guided by a slew of protocols including a condition that anyone...
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Chief Education Officer assures safety of Class four primary school students...
Principals, teachers and ancillary staff at primary schools across the country are well equipped to ensure the safety of thousands of students returning to the classrooms, Acting Chief Education...
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QEH makes urgent appeal for blood
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Blood Bank is issuing an urgent appeal for blood donations. All blood types are needed and donated blood products will help to replenish the QEH Blood Bank’s supply...
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