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Road impassable from Batts Rock to Paynes Bay

The road between Batts Rocks, St Michael and Paynes Bay, St James, is impassable due to an accident. It is not clear at this time...
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COVID-19 Update for July 7

There were 191 new COVID-19 cases, 76 males and 115 females, recorded from the 682 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory...
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Injured Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon semi-finals

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from his Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal injury. The 36-year-old Spanish second seed received treatment during his quarter-final...
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Thomas and Hollingsworth get promotions

Chairman of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), Shelly Williams said she expected the promotions of Aprille Thomas and Jameela Hollingsworth to lead the organisation...
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Former Japanese PM assassinated

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot on the street in the city of Nara on Friday – a shocking...
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Jamaica police report 81 per cent drop in murders during state...

Kingston – Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson reported an 81 per cent drop in murders, while shootings fell by 56 per cent...
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Authorities keeping an eye out for monkeypox

Health authorities in Barbados said on Thursday there was active surveillance for monkeypox at ports of entry. The Ministry of Health & Wellness said in...
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Family mourns the loss of a good man

The family of Franz Walkes is saying his death was another case of wrong place, wrong time. The 47-year-old, of St Matthias Housing Development, Christ...
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Pooran, Mayers secure series win

GEORGETOWN – Captain Nicholas Pooran lashed his fourth Twenty20 International fifty in his last five innings as West Indies romped to a five-wicket victory...
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‘Impose sanctions on tardy officers’

Auditor General Leigh Trotman, concerned that Government ministries and departments are being delinquent in providing timely financial information to his office, wants “credible sanctions”...
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State wants life sentences

The state wants life for the Harewood brothers, one of whom shot and killed a man as he was fleeing from them. However, attorneys for...
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Chauvin gets 21 years in prison

Minneapolis – Former police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted last year of murdering George Floyd, was sentenced on Thursday to 21 years in prison on...
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