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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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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
The Baptist War (1831-1832)
The Baptist War, also known as the Christmas Rebellion, was an eleven-day rebellion that mobilized as many as sixty thousand of Jamaica’s three hundred thousand slaves in 1831–1832. It was considered the largest slave rebellion in the British Caribbean. The name Christmas Rebellion came from the
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Barbados, US Embassy issue warnings as volcano eruptions continue
The Barbados Meteorological Service has issued a warning following another eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The country's airport, the Grantley Adams International Airport, has also been closed...
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Over 300 stranded Guyanese back home after two more repatriation flights
Two repatriation flights from Trinidad and Barbados yesterday brought home over 300 Guyanese nationals who were stranded abroad after borders were closed by governments to curb travel during the still-ongoing COVID-19
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Rt. Rev Deon Kevin Johnson Ordained Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, 1st Openly Black Gay Man to Hold Post
Rev. Deon Kevin Johnson has become the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, making him the first openly gay Black man to hold the post in the diocese’s 179-year
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Barbados curfew restrictions end July 1
• All day care centres will reopen to full capacity from next
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Advisor calls for implementation and execution - Barbados Today
by Marlon Madden One Government advisor is calling for the establishment of an innovation fund to help small businesses modernise their operations. In addition, Dr Annalee Babb, Advisor in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology, said the time has come for Barbados and the rest of
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Holder, Eric H. (1951- ) - Birthday
Attorney General since 2009, was born on January 21, 1951 in the Bronx, New York to parents of Barbadian descent, Eric, a real estate agent and Miriam Holder, a telephone operator.
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West Indies Championship possibly in April in Barbados, TT - Stabroek News
The 2021 West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships could possibly begin in April and be joint hosted by Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. The article West Indies Championship possibly in April in Barbados, TT appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Task force may have acted hastily in denying request for Region Nine lockdown
She referred to Prof. Owen Gross’ book, Laws in Times of Crisis, 2006, in which he suggested that “crises (pandemics, national security threats, citizen insecurity, natural disasters etc.); produce an expansion of governmental powers and the concentration of powers in the hands of the
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Shirley Chisholm
Name at birth: Shirley Anita St. Hill
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Immigration Department closing early on May 26 - Barbados Today
Members of the public are advised that the Immigration Department, located on the Princess Alice Highway, Bridgetown, will close at noon, tomorrow, Wednesday, May 26, to allow staff to attend a funeral of a late colleague.  Persons with appointments scheduled during the time of the closure are
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Rowley optimistic over CPL but warns of challenges | New York Carib News
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley said he was “cautiously optimistic” the entire six-week Caribbean Premier League could be staged here later this year but cautioned that the tournament would have to align with the country’s existing COVID-19
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Caricom dismayed at new developments in Guyana
She added further that Caricom “is concerned at reports that the chief elections officer has submitted a report to the Guyana Elections Commission [GECOM] which is contrary to the directions given by the commission, and which does not reflect the results of the recount process as certified by the
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How Kenya ended up immortalising Jomo’s buddies
In the case of two other friends with origins in the State of Guyana, Ras Makonnen and Cecil Miller, President Jomo Kenyatta gave them Kenyan citizenship, jobs and facilitated their permanent settlement in the country, where he wanted them laid to rest when the time finally
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St Vincent PM says expects GECOM will honour results of recount
St Vincent PM says expects GECOM will honour results of recount -says CARICOM will not `tolerate anybody stealing an
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Bridgetown, Barbados (1828- )
Bridgetown is the capital and commercial center of Barbados.  It is also the islands only city. In 2014 more than 110,000 people called Bridgetown home.  It is the cultural, political, and economic heart of this Caribbean island nation of 284,664
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WATCH LIVE: Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Briefing - Barbados Today
The post WATCH LIVE: Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Briefing appeared first on Barbados Today.
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Holder thrilled with Gabriel return
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder says he is happy to see ace fast bowler Shannon Gabriel back to fitness and ready to return to international cricket if the proposed upcoming series in England takes
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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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Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm , née Shirley Anita St. Hill (born November 30, 1924, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 1, 2005, Ormond Beach, Florida), American politician, the first African American woman to be elected to the
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US group saddened by Mottley's position in Guyana elections impasse
NEW YORK, USA (CMC) — A group based in the United States has expressed disappointment by what it says is Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley's “misguided” position on Guyana's March 2 elections
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Nina Simone
Nina Simone was an African-American singer, pianist and civil rights activist. Her birth name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon. She was born in Tryon, North Carolina to Mary Kate Waymon and John Divine Waymon. She was the sixth of seventh children and the family was quite poor when Simone was growing
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De Peiza says Barbadians should stand up and let their voices be heard - Barbados Today
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) President, Verla De Peiza, is calling on Barbadians to stand up and let their voices be heard in the face of what she calls unprecedented callousness and silence from the present administration. During Sunday’s St John Branch meeting, De Peiza and the DLP candidate
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
COVID-19 found Caribbean IT infrastructure seriously wanting
Communication technology infrastructure and services that inhibit the ability of the Caribbean to make adjustments to the manner in which business and educational pursuits are undertaken in the current COVID-19 environment continues to be a much-discussed issue across the
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University of the West Indies
Each of these countries is either a member of the Commonwealth of Nations or a British Overseas Territory. The aim of the university is to help unlock the potential for economic and cultural growth in the West Indies, thus allowing for improved regional autonomy.[1] The University was originally
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1986
Carrington, Walter Charles (1930 - )
Walter Charles Carrington served as the United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Senegal from 1980 to 1981, and to Nigeria from 1993 to 1997. He married Arese Ukpoma, a Nigerian physician, and has lived in three Nigerian cities since the late
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Haynes, Ulric St. Clair, Jr. (1931- )
The sole child of immigrants from the Barbados, Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. was born June 8, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York. Haynes attended Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating cum laude in 1952, and then earned a law degree at Yale University four years later.  Haynes worked briefly as an
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Go after international business – Persaud - Barbados Today
As Barbados continues to fight to keep up with constantly changing international tax and money laundering policies, one of Government’s leading economic advisors is suggesting that greater effort be made to get more international companies headquartered in Bridgetown. Moreover, Avinash
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