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252 new virus cases

A total of 252 positive COVID-19 cases, 108 males and 144 females, were recorded on Wednesday, November 17, by the Best-dos Santos Public Health...
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Gunmen sentenced to 25 years in jail

Andre Omar Jackman, Kaeron Sylvian Moore and Shane Hakeem Omar Babb will spend the next 25 years in jail, less time spent on remand. The...
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One COVID-19 death recorded on November 17; toll at 205

A 73-year-old Barbadian woman lost her battle with coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday, November 17. She was unvaccinated. Her death brings the number of casualties from...
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Launch of COVID-19 community project this weekend

Government will be launching a COVID Community Engagement project across Barbados this weekend. Lead coordinator of the programme, Arlene Husbands, explained yesterday that one of...
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Lawsuit alleges Rust script didn’t call for gun to be fired

A lawsuit against Alec Baldwin alleges that a film script did not require him to fire a gun when he fatally shot cinematographer Halyna...
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Doubt cast on email “sent” by missing Chinese tennis player

The head of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has cast doubt on an email released by Chinese state media attributed to tennis player Peng...
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Haiti’s PM pledges support to curb violence

PORT AU PRINCE – Prime Minister Ariel Henry pledged his government’s support for the Haitian National Police (PNH) in their efforts to curb the...
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Convictions to be quashed for Malcolm X murder

A senior United States prosecutor says two men convicted of the murder in 1965 of the US civil rights leader Malcolm X are to...
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Economy looking up, says Fortress

One of Barbados’ leading mutual fund managers thinks the country’s economic prospects are “a lot better” than they have been at any time since...
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Holder U-17 assistant coach

Women’s national team goalkeeper Rhea Holder is now the assistant coach for the Barbados Under-17 girls’ football team. Holder was recently appointed to the position...
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Warm welcome for AIDAperla

The cruise ship that was marooned in Barbados’ coastal waters last year after many countries closed their ports of entry due to the COVID-19...
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Three ask for leniency

Andre Omar Jackman, Kaeron Sylvian Moore and Shane Hakeem Omar Babb have asked the court to be lenient in sentencing them. Jackman, alias “Lord Evil”...
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