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CDB appoints Daniel Best as its seventh president

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Board of Governors has announced the election of Mr. Daniel Best as the institution’s seventh President. This decision, reached...
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French government on verge of collapse as PM faces confidence vote

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier could be ousted in a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, just three months after being appointed to run the government...
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QEH chief: A&E wait times will be reduced

Wait times at the Accident & Emergency department (A& E) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) should soon be drastically reduced once the hospital...
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BL&P appeal trial delayed

Barbados Light & Power Company’s (BL&P) electricity rate appeal trial has been delayed in the High Court as the Financial Services Commission (FSC) makes...
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Costly attacks

Countries pay thousands of dollars to recover from data breaches, but no one has quantified losses to the individual, says cybersecurity expert Edward Millington,...
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$324.3m gap

Government needs $324.3 million to meet the spending it has budgeted for the second half of its fiscal year ending March 31. The Mid-Year Review...
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Israeli leaders back Trump’s pledge on hostages

JERUSALEM/CAIRO –  Israeli leaders hailed on Tuesday a pledge by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that there would be "hell to pay" in the Middle East unless...
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Rapper Eminem’s mother passes on following battle with lung cancer

Debbie Nelson, the mother of rapper Eminem, has died. She was 69. A rep for Eminem confirms to PEOPLE that Nelson died in the evening on...
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Woods keen on making a comeback next year

Tiger Woods still has the passion to compete and is working to get his body back in shape for next year, he said on...
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PeliCan Island a ‘boost to City’

Bridgetown is being rejuvenated and Export Barbados’ investment in PeliCan Island is already starting to pay off. Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw and chief executive...
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Florida woman gets life sentence for suffocating lover in suitcase

TALLAHASSEE – A Florida woman was sentenced to life in prison Monday after she was found guilty of second-degree murder for zipping her boyfriend...
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Jamaica records a decline in murders so far for 2024

KINGSTON –  Jamaica has recorded 1 060 murders for the 11 month period to November 30, according to figures released by the Jamaica Constabulary...
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