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Two strikes for criminals

Barbadians who are prosecuted in foreign jurisdictions and found guilty of corruption or other serious crimes could still face legal consequences upon their return,...
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World Bank to Support Sustainable Energy Access in Haiti

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved US$20 million in International Development Association additional financing for the Haiti: Renewable Energy for All Project....
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Trump works the drive-thru at Pennsylvania McDonald’s

Former President Trump on Sunday stepped behind the counter at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, working the drive-thru for a short time after he spent weeks mocking Vice...
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Seven dead as crowded ferry dock collapses during celebration

At least seven people have died after part of a ferry dock collapsed in Georgia's Sapelo Island on Saturday, local authorities say. Georgia's department of...
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CBU condemns attacks on journalists

The Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union ( CBU) on Friday said it was “deeply concerned” at what it termed the “unfounded mis and disinformation attacks on media professionals at member...
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Much of Cuba still without power as Hurricane Oscar approaches

Much of Cuba is without power on Sunday as Hurricane Oscar approaches, two days after the country's main energy plant failed and knocked out...
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Let’s build bridges, says PM

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley last night identified five beacons of renewal which she believes, if taken on in full, would help Barbados recover...
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Trump says China respects him because Xi knows he is ‘crazy’

Donald Trump has said that if he returns to the White House China would not dare provoke him because President Xi Jinping knows the...
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Fogging Schedule: October 21 to 25

The Ministry of Health and Wellness' Vector Control Unit will carry out its mosquito reduction programme across four parishes this week. On Monday, October 21,...
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Tree cutting and removal to take place in Collymore Rock on...

The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) will be carrying out tree cutting and removal along Collymore Rock, St. Michael, on Sunday, October 20....
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UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti

Unanimously adopting, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, resolution 2752 (2024) the 15-member Council determined that the situation in Haiti continues to constitute a threat to...
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Barbados Food and Rum Festival wins Caribbean’s Best Culinary Festival again

The Barbados Food and Rum Festival has once again claimed the title of the Caribbean’s Best Culinary Festival at the prestigious World Culinary Awards,...
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