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Rihanna gives birth

People  magazine has reported that Barbadian entertainer Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty, 34, has given birth to her first child with American rapper A$AP Rocky. A source...
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Jamaica announces food security programme

KINGSTON – The Jamaica government says it will introduce a new campaign targeting several priority areas as part of the national food security thrust. Agriculture...
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Russian soldier pleads guilty to war crime

A 21-year-old Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in Ukraine since the war started. Vadim...
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PAHO sends warning as COVID cases rise

WASHINGTON – The director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne, on Wednesday urged countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean,...
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Blogger could face court action

Popular blogger Stephanie Chase of The Chase Files could find herself before the court facing contempt charges after one of her posts came close...
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Pride held up by Guyana

Leaders Barbados Pride endured a hard toil when Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Tevin Imlach hit half-centuries to anchor Guyana Harpy Eagles to 219 for four...
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IMF brainstorming

The Government and its economic advisers will be in “deep consultation” for the next two months as it decides on the next financial partnership...
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Mottley all for GIS reform

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is all for complete reform of the child justice system and remains impatient and unhappy about the controversy surrounding...
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BWA pumping station in St Joseph offline

The Barbados Water Authority’s (BWA) Pumping Station that supplies sections of St Joseph is offline. Residents of Cleavers Hill, Gaggs Hill, Foster Hall, Joes River,...
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BWA to lay main in Greenwich Village on Friday

The Barbados Water Authority will be making a 10-inch connection in Lancaster, St James on Friday, May 20 between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. As...
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COVID-19 Update for May 17

Barbados recorded 403 new COVID-19 cases, 168 males and 235 females, from the 1 564 tests conducted on Tuesday, May 17, by the Best-dos...
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COVID-related deaths in Barbados at 435

The number of deaths from COVID-19 has reached 435, following the passing of a 76-year-old man on Tuesday, May 17. He was unvaccinated. Minister of Health...
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