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A burst main sunk in slipping land will leave parts of St Andrew and St Joseph without running water for several days, the Barbados Water Authority (BWA)  said Tuesday. Severe land slippage in the area of the broken 10-inch main at Cattlewash, St Joseph is being blamed for the slow repairs. BWA
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Nicki Minaj’s Husband Slapped With $20M Judgement For Not Responding to Harassment Lawsuit
Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty is back in the legal hot seat after he failed to respond to Jennifer Hough's harassment lawsuit against him and his wife.
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Boston reached a $1.3M settlement with Black man cops arrested while he was having a stroke
The city of Boston reached a $1.3 million settlement with a Black man who was arrested by police officers while he was having a stroke. The officers reportedly assumed Al Copeland was drunk though he was having a medical emergency. According to WBUR, the $1.3 million is one of the largest payments
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Franklyn: I voted with my conscience - Barbados Today
A decision by Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn to go against the position of his leader in the election of the country’s first President Dame Sandra Mason, has opened up a political “can of worms” in Barbados. A two-thirds majority of members of the two Houses of Parliament including Opposition
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TUCO faces legal action over presidency - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
CALYPSONIAN Morel Peters, also called King Luta, wants a bye-election held for the post of president of the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO). In a pre-action protocol letter, Peters’s attorney Peter Taylor called on the executive of the governing body for calypso to immediatel
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Caressa bravely battling brain tumour - Barbados Today
By Kimberley Cummins Caressa Clarke was just a girl who loved life. She loved laughing, hanging with friends, going to the beach, baking, watching Disney movies and her favourite dramatic series Grey’s Anatomy. Everything was going well for her. At the age of 21 she was pursuing a Bachelor of Arts
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Avoid illegal pyramid schemes, warn officials - Barbados Today
New laws are coming to give consumer protection authorities the teeth to prosecute owners or promoters of pyramid-type schemes who are suspected of defrauding “investors” out of their hard-earned money. Director of Consumer Protection at the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) Dava Leslie Ward said on
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How Investec was a player in the world’s largest tax fraud (Part 2) | Fin24
The investment bank has been named in criminal investigations over its alleged involvement in a number of the infamous German "cum-ex" tax scam transactions. The scheme is reported to be the largest tax fraud in history.
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California Black Caucus Gives Thumbs Up to Law Reforming Courtroom Sentencing | Post News Group
The new law marks a correction to a ruling that was only meant to last two years but ended up lasting 14. The post California Black Caucus Gives Thumbs Up to Law Reforming Courtroom Sentencing first appeared on Post News Group.
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Jamaica sweeps at World Travel Awards 2021 | New York Carib News
The leading authority that recognizes and rewards excellence in travel and tourism – has revealed its Caribbean and North America 2021 winners to coincide with its Caribbean and North America 2021 Winners Day. Jamaica is once again the Caribbean destination of choice sweeping the win in four
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BTMI appoints Jens Thraenhart as new CEO - Barbados Today
After an intensive global search, the Board of Directors of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. is pleased to confirm the appointment of Mr. Jens Thraenhart, as Chief Executive Officer of the island’s destination marketing agency, effective November 1st 2021.  Mr. Thraenhart, a tourism veteran of
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Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Law - The Seattle Medium
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Immigration Corner | Should my sister file for me?
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COVID-19: PAHO Director Warns Of Increased Infections, Stresses Surveillance
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa Etienne has warned of increased COVID-19 infection rates in the Caribbean, parts of Canada, Mexico, Bolivia, and Venezuela. And she has underscored the importance of surveillance, asserting that the measure has always been the eyes and
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Chief Magistrate scolds cannabis user for faking faith - Barbados Today
Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Thursday urged people not to disrespect the Rastafarianism religion, unconvinced that a convicted cannabis possessor was a member of the faith. He made the comment after Ryan O’Brian Ellis, who was recorded as having no fixed place of abode, claimed to be Rastafarian
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Jamaica Wins Big At World Travel Awards | Haiti Gazette
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Slavery history documents to be digitised - PM Mottley - Barbados Today
Barbados’ role in the 200-year-long transatlantic slave trade, recorded here in the world’s second-largest cache of documents on the cataclysmic era is to be preserved digitally, the Prime Minister announced Sunday. While speaking at a meeting of the governing Barbados Labour Party’s St. Philip
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Gay Tupac aka Juicy Smolliét aka Jussie Smollett’s Trial Date Set For Late November
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#BTEditorial - Depending on the regulator for cover - Barbados Today
All eyes are on the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) as Barbadians await the responses of intervenors and the deliberations of the regulator to the application of Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) for a rate increase.While the public is still in the dark about the finer details of the BL&P bid, the most
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Some Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Act - Texas Metro News
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Boosters ready; still not enough coming for first jabs - Ferdinand - Barbados Today
With tens of thousands of COVID-19 vaccines set to expire in the next two months, health authorities are hoping they can be used to provide booster shots. Public health specialist and Co-Coordinator of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign, Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand today acknowledged that the
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USVI Under 17 Women’s Soccer Team Falls to St Kitts and Nevis
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Legal professionals to benefit from two-day event - Barbados Today
“Evolving Judicial and Legal Practices for the Digital Age” will be the subject of a two-day virtual event being hosted by the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions – APEX, and the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). The event, being held from October 20-21, has been described by
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Election Central: Get to Know Seat 9-At-Large | The Atlanta Voice
Jason B. Allen is a graduate of Douglass High School and has worked in APS for over 12 years as an after-school program director, parent liaison, English teacher and administrator. Allen says his priority for the board would be looking at policies that engage families and communities, specifically
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#BTColumn – Free, at last - Barbados Today
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Trinidad misses out on England's 2022 tours of West Indies - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
TRINIDAD AND Tobago will not be hosting any matches during the England T20 International and Test tours of the West Indies in 2022. During the TT Government's budget presentation on October 4, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said, "We are considering the TT Cricket Board's interest in hosting som
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High Commissioner Milton Inniss presents credentials in Malta - Barbados Today
High Commissioner for Barbados in the United Kingdom Milton Inniss presented Letters of Credence to President of the Republic of Malta, H.E. Dr. George Vella, on September 30, 2021. The ceremony marked the second formal accreditation for the High Commissioner, the first installation being to the
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Public Notice: St. Andrew Outpatient Clinic closed due to water outage - Barbados Today
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