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Sri Lanka: Protests continue; former PM flees to naval base

Security forces are deployed across Sri Lanka with orders to shoot looters on sight amid continuing protests at the government's handling of a devastating...
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Apple discontinues the iPod touch after 21 years

Apple has announced that it is discontinuing its original music player, the iPod touch. The firm says it will remain available to buy "while...
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Elon Musk would reverse Trump’s Twitter ban

Elon Musk says if his bid to buy Twitter is successful he will reverse Donald Trump's ban from the platform. The richest man in the...
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Concern over falling immunisation rate in Grenada

St George’s – The Grenada government Tuesday expressed concern that the percentage of children receiving childhood vaccines has fallen significantly and is urging parents...
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Visits to resume at Geriatric Hospital

Clients at the Geriatric Hospital, Beckles Road, St Michael, will be allowed to receive visitors again, starting Sunday, May 15. However, a new system...
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Teen remembers being fondled

He may not remember the conversation he had with his mother or kicking the sleeping person next to him but he definitely remembers being...
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‘Grim summer’ for Port taxis

With no cruise ships scheduled to dock in Barbados before October, taxi operators at the Bridgetown Port are anticipating a “grim” summer, with some...
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Fix pre-COVID-19 issues, says CDB

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president Dr Gene Leon is urging Barbados and the institution’s other borrowing member countries (BMCs) not to become fixated on...
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Gooding-Edghill announces new QEH board

Minister of Health and Wellness Ian Gooding-Edghill today announced the appointment of members to serve on the board of directors of the Queen Elizabeth...
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598 new virus cases

A total of 598 people, 263 males and 335 females, tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) from the 2 083 tests carried out on Monday,...
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St Kitts: PM fires ministers; Parliament dissolved

Basseterre – Embattled Prime Minister DrTimothy Harris Tuesday said he had asked the Governor General, Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton, to dissolve Parliament with immediate...
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Schools remain safe, says minister

Despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Barbados attributed largely to the newer, more transmissible strains of the virus, so far there have...
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