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Rowley thanks Africa for gift against 'vaccine apartheid' - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE Prime Minister thanked the countries of Africa for letting Caricom nations participate in the African Medical Supply Platform (AMSP) to access vaccines against covid19. He was speaking at the first African-Caribbean Community (Caricom) Summit, held virtually from Kenya on Tuesday. Out of
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Tobago aims to vaccinate 6,000 in September - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THA Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development Tracy Davidson-Celestine said her division is looking to ramp its vaccination drive in September. At last week's news conference hosted by her division, Davidson-Celestine said the division has a community drive planned for September to
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Source: Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Article Archive - Essence
Since the year began, a number of sitcoms and dramas with Black leads have been announced and are set to air on both network TV and streaming platforms. Grand Crew […] The post A New Era of Black Television appeared first on Essence.
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Jamaican for sentencing on Friday - Barbados Today
Attorneys for the prosecution and the defence have agreed that a Jamaican man should be given a starting sentence of seven years in prison for his crime. George Washington Williams, from Kingston 5 Jamaica, pleaded guilty before the High Court to engaging in acts preparatory for the purposes of
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Louis Lynch alum urges ‘final goodbye’ - Barbados Today
A Louis Lynch Secondary School old scholar has made an emotional appeal for fellow former students to be allowed to visit the condemned Whitepark Road campus one last time before the building, which is being sold to neighbouring biscuit-maker WIBISCO, is demolished. Julie Sealy, owner of
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67% Of Business Travelers to Reduce Trips Amid Rising Covid-19 Cases 
The lack of business travel and events has major repercussions for employment both directly on hotel properties, and in the broader community. Hotels are expected to end 2021 down nearly 500,000 jobs compared to 2019. For every 10 people directly employed on a hotel property, hotels support an
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Stranded: TT stickmen hauled off plane over PCR report in Spanish - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
JOEL BAILEY and STEPHON NICHOLAS There was chaos and confusion at the Santiago de Chile Airport on Tuesday as Trinidad and Tobago's junior hockey team were ordered off their Copa Airlines plane, scheduled to depart at 12.05pm local time. The TT under-21 players and support staff were returni
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Best Sleeping Position for Lower Back Pain | BlackDoctor.org
You pretty much know that feeling by now the stabbing sensation on the back, the muscle aches, and that feeling of your back burning. Yes, it is back pain, and it can be unnerving. Back pain's notoriety is well documented. Statistics show that 8 in 10 people will experience back pain across their
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'Apologize for Offending the Public': Russian Restaurant Pulls Ad Featuring Black Man with White Women After Receiving Death Threats from 'Traditional Values' Nationalist Group
A Russian restaurant has pulled an ad campaign featuring a Black man and white women after the company's co-founder received numerous death threats from members […]
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Update on new blueprint for replacing ‘Common Entrance’ by month-end’ - Barbados Today
The Ministry of Education declared Monday that it has developed a new framework to replace the Common Entrance Examination. Education authorities are also mulling the introduction of a Lower First Form in a bid to make up for the educational deficits suffered by students during the
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South Africa: President - Overcoming Inequality Key to Addressing Racial Tensions
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says concerted efforts are needed to overcome inequality and the material conditions that divide society along racial lines.
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Yes, we can do better - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE EDITOR: Many citizens seem disappointed and alarmed by reports of Nikki Crosby's decision to migrate. Perhaps it may be her best option after realising that staying will not be beneficial to her long-term goals. Years ago, while managing the renovation of a major hospital in the Bronx, N
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Caribbean Outlines Proposals For Closer Collaboration With Africa
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The first ever African-Caribbean Community (Caricom) summit got underway virtually on Tuesday with the 15-member regional integration grouping outlining proposals for closer collaboration between the two regions. The summit is being held under the theme “Unity Across
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First CARICOM-Africa Summit to be held September 7 - Barbados Today
History will be made on Sept. 7, when the inaugural CARICOM-Africa Summit is held. Kenya will host the virtual event under the theme ‘Unity Across Continents and Oceans: Opportunities for Deepening Integration’. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, will chair the Summit. Plans for Kenya to host
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Trinidad and Tobago hockey team stuck in Chile due to PCR mix-up - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A MIX-UP in the language, of a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) report, has caused the Trinidad and Tobago junior men’s hockey team to be deplaned in Chile on Tuesday. The TT Hockey Board (TTHB) issued a media release, which said that the TT Under-21 men’s team “were seated on the plane when Co
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Heads up: Top pupils’ principals hail overall exam results after tough year - Barbados Today
The heads of the two schools that produced this year’s top 11-Plus exam performers - one public, one private - expressed pride Monday as their charges rose above the challenges of a past school year in crisis brought on by a pandemic, Principal of St Stephen’s Primary Colin Cumberbatch said that
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Delay in COVID-19 test results worries visitors - Barbados Today
As flights to Barbados increase so too is the delay in the return of COVID-19 test results and it is now creating angst among holidaymakers who say they are in limbo and are made to fork out more money to pay for extended time in quarantine. Some of them who reached out to Barbados TODAY
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COVID jab ‘a must for new US green card’ - Embassy - Barbados Today
The United States is to impose a vaccine mandate on anyone who wants to be an immigrant, the holder of the so-called green card. From next month, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require all age-appropriate applicants for US immigrant visa worldwide to be fully
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Ghana: 10,000 Schools to Benefit From U.S.$219 Million Education Improvement Projects
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) to help improve the standards and quality of education in low-performing basic schools across the
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Entrepreneur Kayla Castaneda Wins $25,000 In New Voices + Target Accelerators Pitch Competition
If you're not familiar with the Agua Bonita beverage line, you're about to be! Since their initial pledge to invest $100 million total in women of color-owned businesses beginning in
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Pupils ‘overcome COVID ordeal to return good marks in annual exam - Barbados Today
Despite battling the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the island performed relatively well in this year’s Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE). That was the assessment given by Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training Santia Bradshaw
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Former foster child starts skin-care business out of past trauma
WESTERN BUREAU: Buoyed by the desire to rise above her experience growing up in Jamaica’s foster-care system and enduring bullying because of a skin condition, Julian Clarke has used her past as the inspiration behind creating her own skin-care...
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Twins shoot for the stars
WESTERN BUREAU: Soldiers form a circle around their community. Crime has rocked its core. But twins Stanea and Stania McIntosh refuse to allow their Norwood, Paradise, address to define their future. The 19-year-old Montego Bay High alumni, whose...
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Haynesville Day Nursery closed until further notice - Barbados Today
The Child Care Board advises that the Haynesville Day Nursery, located at Haynesville, St. James, is closed, until further notice. Any inconvenience caused is regretted. (BGIS) The post Haynesville Day Nursery closed until further notice appeared first on Barbados Today.
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Dry Conditions and Hazy Skies Continue Monday
Lingering Saharan dust will result in hazy skies once again Monday. Generally fair weather and dry conditions are forecast for the better part of the week. The next significant influx of moisture is not anticipated until the end of the week. For Monday, temperatures will remain above
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Reopen beaches please, Mr PM - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE EDITOR: Open letter to Prime Minister Rowley. We appreciate that you have been trying to keep the number of people infected with the covid19 virus down by putting various restrictions in place. I appeal to you to please consider the well-being of the most vulnerable members of our socie
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Immigration Corner | Canadian border open to tourists
Dear Miss Powell, I like reading your articles about Canada and would like a chance to see the country for myself during my Christmas holidays. Are they issuing visas now? If so, what documents would they need? How long does it take to process?...
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Man Testifies Against R. Kelly In Sex-Trafficking Trial
After several days of testimony from women claiming they were groomed and sexually abused by R. Kelly, a man took the witness stand at Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial in New York City on Monday to say the R&B star exploited him in the same way when he was a high school student.
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WORLD - Alfa Romeo announce Valtteri Bottas to join the team in 2022 on multi-year deal - Barbados Today
Source: F1 - Valtteri Bottas will join forces with former boss Fred Vasseur at Alfa Romeo from next season, after signing a multi-year deal with the Swiss team. The Finn, who won the GP3 title with Vasseur’s ART Grand Prix team in 2011, will leave Mercedes where he has partnered Lewis Hamilton
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BWA: Completion of work in St Lucy delayed - Barbados Today
The Barbados Water Authority wishes to update residents of St Lucy that work is still ongoing today Saturday, September 4 to connect a new transmission main between Benthams and Trents and install a connection to a new storage tank in the parish. The Authority’s crews started work on
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