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Scores of public workers filing into the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre to vote on the proposed new position of Secretary General of the NUPW. The post Public workers to vote for new NUPW Secretary General today appeared first on Barbados Today.
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Police investigate fatal shooting at Waterford, St Michael - Barbados Today
Police are on the scene of a fatal shooting at Waterford, St Michael. Barbados TODAY understands that one man is dead and two other persons are injured. (more details as they come to hand.) The post Police investigate fatal shooting at Waterford, St Michael appeared first on Barbados Today.
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Lawrence, Jacob & Gwendolyn Knight
Jacob Lawrence, born in 1917 in Atlantic City, N.J., moved to New York City at age thirteen.  Gwendolyn Knight, born in 1913, in Barbados, West Indies, arrived in the U.S. at age seven, and spent her first years in St. Louis.  She arrived in New York City on the threshold of her teens.  Knight and
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Gittens, Charles LeRoy (1928–2011)
Charles L. Gittens was an American Secret Service agent.  He joined the Secret Service in 1956, becoming the agencys first African American agent.  An Army veteran, Gittens began his career at the agencys office in Charlotte, North Carolina.  However, he was soon posted to its New York field
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There should be no time wasting in having Lowenfield removed
Today in 2020, the majority of Guyanese are yet again fighting to have democratic principles prevail, albeit this time it is to ensure their votes are not stolen or disregarded by rigging of the
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WATCH LIVE: De MashUp Series Sugar Edition - Barbados Today
WATCH LIVE: De MashUp Series Sugar Edition Join us via zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88927377162?pwd=UjBzMzQvTkErZ0RzSndINTc2NnRGdz09   Read our ePaper. Fast. Factual. Free. Sign up and stay up to date with Barbados' FREE latest news.
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Dowrich could earn the respect of his peers if he conquers England
Dowrich could earn the respect of his peers if he conquers England
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Trinidad nationals stuck in Canada again beg to come home
I tell them Trinidad owns an airline and the Government can very easily fly us home without opening borders,” Bayne said
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Kaie Kellough’s Magnetic Equator: An Appreciation in Guyanese-Diasporic-Quarantine
The announcement Tuesday morning (May 19th) that Kaie Kellough had won Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize—one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world—for his mesmerizing poetry collection, Magnetic Equator —marks an historical moment in the literary histories of diasporic Guyanese and
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#SpeakingOut – Who will pay for our reef? - Barbados Today
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Actions of Granger and surrogates clearly demonstrate he “don’t give a damn” about preserving democratic values
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 10 new cases, 93 in isolation - Barbados Today
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Tourist pretesting back on agenda - Tufton admits island’s COVID-19 response buckling under pressure
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interCaribbean Airways to start Barbados flights - Stabroek News

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Caribbean destinations at odds over region’s tourism reopening
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300 Trinidadians stuck on cruise ship off Barbados
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Pope admitted to Rome hospital for 'scheduled' colon surgery - Barbados Today
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BWA station in the North experiencing low water levels - Barbados Today
The Barbados Water Authority reports that one of its facilities in the north is offline due to low reservoir levels.  This station being offline has impacted several districts in St. Lucy and some in St. Peter. The Authority will continue to assist persons in the affected areas via water tankers
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Jordan: Employers can't dismiss workers for not taking COVID-19 vaccination - Barbados Today
The following statement is from Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan: Employers in Barbados cannot simply dismiss workers for not taking the COVID-19 vaccination. Workers in Barbados are protected by the Employment (Prevention of Discrimination) Act, which, among other
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