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U.S. embassy suspends routine non-immigrant visa services

Barbadians seeking routine non-immigrant visa services from the United States embassy will have to reschedule their appointments from next Tuesday. The embassy said in a...
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Court says sheikh ordered phones of ex-wife and lawyers hacked

LONDON – Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the phones of his former wife and her lawyers hacked as part of a...
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Guyana records significant economic growth during first six months of 2021

Georgetown – The Guyana economy grew by 14.5 per cent during the first six months of this year, according to the mid-year report released...
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Drakes replaces Curran at CSK

Dubai – Left-handed Barbadian all-rounder Dominic Drakes will join Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the remainder of the Indian Premier League. Drakes, the son of...
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U.S. Senate Democrats plan debt-limit vote

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democrats in the United States planned a third attempt on Wednesday to get Republicans to vote to raise the federal...
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Anguilla and Dominica removed from EU tax haven blacklist, T&T remains

Brussels – Anguilla and Dominica were among countries removed from the European Union’s (EU) list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. But the EU said nine jurisdictions,...
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Two more COVID-19 deaths

Two more elderly Barbadians have lost their life to complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), health authorities said on Wednesday. A media release from...
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Uhuru passes baton to Mottley

President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Tuesday officially handed over the “baton” for the presidency of the 15th Session of the United Nations Conference...
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Antigua court dismisses challenge to mandatory vaccination

ST JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda government welcomed a court ruling that dismissed an application by a union representing public servants which sought...
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Grenada government announces second stimulus package

ST GEORGE’S – The Grenada government, acknowledging that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic “is far from over” says it has initiated a second stimulus package...
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Marshall: Time to boycott Hill businesses

Professor Don Marshall is advising Barbadians to boycott Hill Milling and Lionel C. Hill Supermarket, and any other business place that insists on using...
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Wins keep Chris on title track

TORONTO – Barbadian jockey Christopher Husbands strengthened his bid for his first Fort Erie jockeys’ title when he broke his two-week win drought on...
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