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Officials repeat call for Trinidadians to take virus jab

Port Of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago health authorities Wednesday pleaded with nationals to get vaccinated, reiterating earlier concerns that unvaccinated patients were occupying,...
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Concacaf Under-20 Qualifiers: Barbados vs St Vincent and the Grenadines

The Barbados National Under-20 Team in the third and final match against St Vincent and the Grenadines on November 10 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Adam...
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Five deaths related to COVID-19; toll at 188

Five people - two women and three men - are the most recent victims of coronavirus (COVID-19). An 88-year-old woman died on Sunday, November 7,...
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US teen charged with homicide takes stand

Washington - A United States teenager charged with shooting three people during civil unrest on the streets of Wisconsin last year has taken the...
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Options for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots

The Immunisation Unit will be administering boosters for two more coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines - Pfizer and Sinopharm - effective immediately. A statement from the Ministry...
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Study says regular 10 p.m. bedtime linked to lower heart risk

London – There appears to be an optimal bedtime – between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. – linked to better heart health, say researchers...
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Report: 2.4C warming likely despite climate summit

London – Despite pledges made at the climate summit COP26, the world is still nowhere near its goals on limiting global temperature rise, a...
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Judge in Capitol riot case rejects Trump’s bid to withhold records

Washington - A United States judge has ruled a congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot can access some of ex-President Donald Trump's White House...
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Jamaica: Police force reports increase in murders

Kingston – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Tuesday said there had been more than 1 200 murders in just over ten months of this...
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CCJ to decide on rape issue

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is to determine whether a man can be charged with raping another man in Barbados, as Crown lawyers...
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Decision on jab for children soon, says CMO

Parents may soon know whether the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for their pre-teens. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George said yesterday the Ministry of...
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Funeral homes to hire more

Some funeral homes may have to hire more workers to help with the rise in COVID-19-related deaths, says president of the Barbados Association of...
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