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Atlantic wanderers reach Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Faraaz Abdool considers winged visitors from across the Atlantic; especially those that don’t naturally reside here. What is it about our islands that seems to welcome migrants travelling on wind and a prayer? In birding jargon, the word “vagrant” applies to a bird which appears in a region va
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Registering for new ID cards has not started - Barbados Today
The Electoral Department has advised that it has not started the process of registering members of the public for new Identification Cards (ID), as is being suggested in a message being circulated via WhatsApp. Chief Electoral Officer, Angela Taylor, said that as the Electoral Department continues
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China’s Sinopharm vaccines to arrive on Friday - Barbados Today
Thirty thousand doses of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive on island this Friday, June 25, at the Grantley Adams International Airport. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, made the announcement today during a donation of 924,000 medical masks
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SSA worker gets nasty surprise - Barbados Today
A routine morning on the job for one Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) worker turned into a messy nightmare on Tuesday. During a 6 a.m. pickup of refuse in Rowans Park, St George, the worker was splattered with human faeces as a bag of waste was being compressed. The SSA’s Public Relations
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Hurricane Forecasters Monitoring Two Tropical Disturbances
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two disturbances over the tropical Atlantic, including one that is expected to bring rain to the region late Wednesday afternoon, and another right behind it with a high chance of becoming a tropical storm over the next five days.
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Virgin Grand Villas-St. John Condominium Owners’ Association, Plaintiff, vs. Jerome C. Schoffler and Donna J. Schoffler, Defendants
NOTICE OF MARSHAL'S SALE
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Rastafari Distrust of Western Medicine Contributes to Jamaica Vaccine Hesitancy
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — At a Rastafari farming community high up in the hills above Jamaica's capital, dreadlocked locals gather at the temple to worship and celebrate with Bible readings and traditional drumming and chanting. No COVID-19 protocols are in place. This isolated community of around 100
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Cameroon: Electricity, Water Supply - Government Efforts Presented in Parliament
[Cameroon Tribune] The Minister of Water Resources and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba during a special plenary sitting of the National Assembly explained actions to tackle water and electricity supply challenges.
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COVID-19 monitoring czar: We will enforce rules at entertainment events - Barbados Today
With most COVID-19 restrictions being lifted in the new emergency directives and parties being given the green light to resume, the head of the Government’s COVID-19 watchdog has made clear that the Ministry of Health will enforce health and safety for patrons and event organizers. Head of the
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#BTColumn – Ceremonial Governor General? - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Grenville Phillips II We are approximately five months away from when Barbados is scheduled to become a Republic. The news media are doing Barbados
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#GeorgeLamming; or Virtualizing Caribbean Literary Histories - Stabroek News
By Faizal Deen Along with numerous creative and scholarly publications, Faizal Deen is the author of Guyana’s first LGBTQ+ poetry collection, Land Without Chocolate, a Memoir (1999). The article #GeorgeLamming; or Virtualizing Caribbean Literary Histories appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Fierce Tropical Wave Leaves Africa As Second System Near Barbados Devolves Into A Trough
MIAMI — Forecasters are tracking a tropical wave that emerged off Africa today as a previous wave near Barbados was downgraded. The strong tropical wave located over the far east Atlantic off the African coast is producing a broad area of showers and thunderstorms. As the system moves
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Damage assessments underway, cleanup operations to begin in earnest on Saturday - Barbados Today
For the first time in just over six decades, Barbadians faced nature’s wrath as Hurricane Elsa struck the island Friday morning. Roofs were destroyed, trees were uprooted, power lines were strung across roads. But Bridgetown has endured, even with the wounds inflicted by 82 mph winds and heavy
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BL&P: We’re ready - Barbados Today
The nation’s lone power utility has given an assurance its power system is robust enough to handle any eventualities as an over-active hurricane season churns out Tropical Storm Elsa. Touting beefed-up fuel reserves, transport, standby generators and other supplies, Light and Power officials said
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PM wants more greening in tourism - Barbados Today
by Marlon Madden Prime Minister Mia Mottley is calling for greater conservation and better environmental practices in the island’s tourism sector as the country aims for a more sustainable tourism product. Reaffirming her administration’s commitment to the development of the tourism and
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Third time lucky - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
AS TOLD TO BC PIRES My name is Amanda Smyth and my third novel, Fortune, will be published on July 1. I come from Pointe-a-Pierre. My family were in South. And then Valsayn North, where my mother now lives. But my longing for Tobago, where my grandmother lived, doesn’t go away. My dad di
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Virgin Grand Villas-St. John Condominium Owners’ Association, Plaintiff, vs. Doreen T. Zic-Hock, Defendant | St. John Source
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Top economist: VAT regressive - Barbados Today
One noted regional economist has described the Value Added Tax (VAT) as among “regressive” taxes in the Caribbean that need to be reformed. Marla Dukharan sounded her disapproval for the tax mechanism while expressing disappointment at governments in the region for not doing enough to address the
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Thumbs up for ‘Department of Family and Children Services’ - Barbados Today
A new Department of Family and Children Services to replace the Welfare Department gained support Monday from homelessness advocate Kemar Saffrey. But he said he wants more than a name change. Minister of Maritime Affairs Kirk Humphrey broke the news of the creation of the new entity during
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Preparing for Elsa: Frustrated fisherfolk, hustling shoppers - Barbados Today
Fisherfolk appeared to lead the way to early response to the threat of Tropical Storm Elsa while the familiar ritual of last-minute crowding of stores and petrol stations told the story of an island rushed into preparedness sooner than ever in a hurricane season. At the Berinda Cox Fish Market in
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DLP offers condolences to the Mottley family - Barbados Today
The Democratic Labour Party extends condolences to the Mottley family on the passing of an immediate family member Warren Douglas Mottley - husband, father, son, and brother. It is most difficult to lose a child so young and words will never be adequate. Our Party will keep the nation's leader
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BMS: Tropical wave weakens, rain showers expected in the coming days - Barbados Today
Tropical wave to our east continued to struggle overnight.  Convection with the tropical wave located near 300 miles or 480 km to our east has continued to weaken overnight. Any development of this system is now very unlikely at this time as environmental conditions around the system are becoming
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‘Shelter in a storm’: BAEH city centre open to bring homeless out of harm’s way - Barbados Today
The Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH) city shelter is fully ready and prepared to house its clients during the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa, predicted to affect the island early on Friday, BAEH president  Kemar Saffrey has announced. Clients have already started coming into the
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DLP supports reopening but urges caution - Barbados Today
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is welcoming the Government’s decision to reopen Barbados fully to business on July 1, but has warned the Mia Mottley administration not to “play fast and loose” with travel protocols as visitors come to these shores. In a statement, it charged that the country
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Bostic: COVID-19 cluster at one business - Barbados Today
One local business accounts for six of the seven new COVID-19 cases reported for Tuesday, June 22. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, indicated today that one case from the business was already identified recently and the number could possibly increase as three
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Cutting Edge Rejuvenation at 1359 Zen - Barbados Today
Rejuvenated, restored, and revived are three words that will reflect how you will feel after choosing any one of the services on 1359 Zen’s menu. Using the latest in health and wellness technology, the holistic wellness centre is taking a cutting-edge approach to renewing and healing the body and
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Education ministry reaching out to retired teachers, graduates - Barbados Today
In the face of opposition to the ‘Bounce Back’ summer programme, the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has extended its appeal for assistance to “all educators”, including those who are not currently in the system. Late Tuesday evening, the ministry revealed that in an
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EXCLUSIVE — Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Advances Economic and Public Health Opportunities for Communities of Color - Voice and Viewpoint
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The President Joe Biden-led bipartisan Infrastructure Framework released on Tuesday, June 29, addresses economic disparities in America’s economy and the consequences of decades of disinvestment in the
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Barbados PM Seeks New Debt Repayment System for Caribbean Countries - The Washington Informer
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is promoting a debt repayment system for Caribbean countries similar to what was granted to Britain after World War II that allowed that country to have the fiscal space to return to a path of development, The Jamaica Observer reported
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Mary Francis 'Suspicious' Over Easing Of US Sanctions Against RSLPF - St. Lucia Times News
Human Rights advocate, Attorney at Law Mary Francis, has  voiced suspicion over the announcement last week that the United States was easing some sanctions against the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF), saying that the move is no cause for joy. United States Ambassador to Barbados and the
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