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BUT calls for beefed-up security at schools

GOVERNMENT IS BEING urged to increase security at schools as soon as possible. President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT), Rudy Lovell, made that...
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Husbands takes feature in double at Fort Erie

Fort Erie – Barbadian rider Chris Husbands took honours on Monday at the Fort Erie racetrack, winning the feature CAN $30 000 Horsepeople’s Luminary...
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COVID-19 update for September 5

Health authorities in Barbados reported on Tuesday detected another 114 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). According to a news release from the Barbados Government...
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Flash flood warning for north-western districts

Weather forecasters in Barbados issued a flash flood watch at 3 p.m. on Tuesday for north-western districts. According to a weather bulletin from the Barbados...
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New UK PM’s cabinet is first without white man in top...

London – New British prime minister Liz Truss selected a cabinet where for the first time a white man will not hold one of...
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Regional consumers still feeling the pinch of roaming telecom charges

Consumers in Caricom countries are still to fully benefit from a reduction in telecommunications roaming charges. Caricom secretary general Dr Carla Barnett said an agreement...
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Met Service discontinues flash flood warning

Weather forecasters discontinued the flash flood warning for the island effective 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. According to a weather bulletin from the Barbados Meteorological Service,...
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Met Service issues flash flood warning

Weather forecasters issued a flash flood warning from 9 a.m. and until 6 p.m. on Tuesday – but may terminate it sooner if conditions...
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Death of Bed, Bath & Beyond CFO ruled a suicide

New York City – The death of Bed, Bath & Beyond chief financial officer, who fell from New York’s Tribeca skyscraper known as the...
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Union “regrets” closure of bank

Roseau – The Waterfront and Allied Workers Union (WAWU) Monday said it is not “totally surprised” at the decision by the CIBC First Caribbean...
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Walcott and Nelson deadlocked after successful weekend

Edmonton – Barbadian Rico Walcott and Jamaican Dane Nelson both tasted success and came away from the weekend deadlocked in the standings at the...
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Edward is new CDEMA chairman

St Lucia’s sustainable development minister Shawn Edward is the new chairman of the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). Edward was elected to the...
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