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Trinidad: Citizens urged to still get COVID-19 vaccines

PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago health authorities Wednesday urged citizens to continue to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic even as...
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Man shot and killed at Fairview Heights

Police are carrying out investigations into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of Romain Mayers of Greens, St George. The incident occurred just after midnight...
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Author and Buddhist priest wins Women’s Prize for Fiction

US-Canadian author, film-maker and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki has won this year's Women's Prize for Fiction. The award's judges described her novel The Book...
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US makes biggest interest rate rise in almost 30 years

The United States central bank has announced its biggest interest rate rise in nearly 30 years as it ramps up its fight to rein...
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Customs working on package backlog

The Barbados Customs and Excise Department has taken steps to reduce the huge backlog of packages. Following the opening ceremony of the 44th annual Caribbean...
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US$100b price tag

CDB: That’s the cost for regional development
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Hannah off to perfect start

National ladies national champion Hannah Wilson has made a perfect start to the FIDE World School Chess Championship in Panama. Competing in the Girls’ Under-13...
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BDF, Coast Guard to conduct gunnery exercise

The Barbados Coast Guard and Barbados Defence Force will conduct a gunnery exercise, tomorrow, in the area west of the Arawak Cement Plant jetty...
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Gonsalves announces ‘shield’ against rising electricity bills

KINGSTOWN - The St Vincent and the Grenadines government says it has taken emergency steps to prevent the fuel surcharge on electricity bills from...
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IPL media right sold for record amount

The streaming and TV rights for the Indian Premier League - the world's richest cricket competition - for the next five years have been...
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Sri Lanka gives public servants extra day off to grow food

Sri Lanka is giving government officials an extra day off a week to encourage them to grow food, amid fears of a food shortage. The...
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Rwanda asylum flight from England cancelled

The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled minutes before take-off after legal rulings on Tuesday evening. Up...
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