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Canada’s finance minister resigns, citing dispute with Trudeau

Canada's finance minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from her post, hours before she was scheduled to deliver an annual government fiscal update. She announced her...
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Chris Dehring appointed new CEO of Cricket West Indies

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Chris Dehring has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket West Indies (CWI). A Jamaican national...
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Drone detection system deployed to New York after mystery sightings

US officials are sending a drone detection system to New York, Governor Kathy Hochul says, after questions over mysterious objects in the skies over...
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Mottley makes Forbes’ list of power women

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley was for the second time named on a Forbes Magazine top list. Mottley, 59, has been listed among the 100 Power Women in the...
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Several hundred feared dead after Mayotte cyclone

The death toll from a cyclone which hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday is likely to be several hundred, a local...
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Homework pays off for West Terrace

A culture of striving for excellence and success has borne fruit for West Terrace Primary School yet again. Physical education teacher Roderick Harmon accredits such...
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Trump gets $15m in ABC News defamation case

ABC News has agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said...
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Industry banking on higher demand for Caribbean rum

Caribbean rum is set for a comeback over the next five years. Chief executive officer of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Association, Vaughn Renwick,...
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Superyacht makes first call at Port

Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill yesterday welcomed the luxury superyacht Emerald Sakara, as it made its inaugural berth at the Port of Bridgetown. Gooding-Edghill,...
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Bikers speak out against lawlessness

Some motorcycle associations are distancing themselves from reckless behaviour by motorcyclists on the road. Two clubs – Black Knight Bikers and the Trident Motorcycle Club...
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Seven tourists in Fiji hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning

Seven tourists in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning and are reported to be in a critical condition. It is believed...
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Move to have judge on Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court voted out

Justice Eddy Ventose, who led the judicial fight in the Barbados 2018 General Election that allowed Commonwealth citizens resident here to vote, is now...
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