Man fatally shot at Eagle Hall

Eventide memories still raw

THE NO. 43 Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS) bus that plied the route from Red Hills Road to downtown Kingston was filled with schoolchildren and civil servants on Tuesday, May

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Dowrich could earn the respect of his peers if he conquers England

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Austin, William McDonald ( ? -- ? )

Determined to study law in the United States, William McDonald Austin moved from his home in Barbados to San Francisco, California when he was a young man. He moved again from San Francisco to Seattle, Washington when he was admitted to the University of Washington law school in 1899. Austin was

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Happy Father’s Day: Martell X Ghetto Gastro Present Dishes For Dad’s Big Day

Chef P.’s offering, “Green is for the Mony, Gold is for the Honey” is a curry fried rice dish that P.’s father, who hails from Barbados, helped in part to

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Suggestion made for more groups to look out for sexual harassment

ONE of the suggestions being made to improve the Sexual Harassment Bill is widening the scope of people who have a duty of care to address complaints of sexual harassment, including the crew of public transportation such as the State-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company

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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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Sir Grantley H. Adams

Sir Grantley H. Adams, political leader, president of Barbados, born on this day.

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Apr

12

1898

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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Current government officials

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Black, African-American or Caribbean-American?

Indeed, the Black Lives Matter protests now rocking America and the world have opened up renewed and uncomfortable conversations about the history of privilege, racism, and the experiences and identities of Black people in

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Caribbean at UN: vote for Security Council | New York Carib News

With only a few days left before all United Nations member states elect two countries to non-permanent seats on the powerful Security Council, a leading Caribbean diplomat at the world body, Liz Thompson used those words to

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Rihanna donates 4,000 tablets to children in Barbados - Voice Online

RIHANNA HAS donated 4,000 tablets to help children in Barbados continue their education outside the... The post Rihanna donates 4,000 tablets to children in Barbados appeared first on Voice Online.

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Holness announces COVID screening for all incoming travellers this month

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that there will be mandatory COVID screening for all passengers arriving in Jamaica this

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PM Gonsalves gives Windies tour of England his blessing

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chairman of the CARICOM sub-committee on cricket, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has thrown his support behind the West Indies’ proposed tour of England once all the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are

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Holder, Eric H. (1951- )

Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. 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. Holder was raised in East Elmhurst, Queens, a community which included a number of famous

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Thomas deserves Test spot but Brathwaite fortunate, says Sir Andy

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Outspoken fast bowling legend Sir Andy Roberts has lamented the exclusion of fast bowler Oshane Thomas from the West Indies 14-man squad to England but has queried the inclusion of out-of-form opener Kraigg

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History of the Caribbean

The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the decolonization wave during the post-war period, and in the tension

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Tourists Threaten to Sue Antigua and Barbuda Over Mandatory COVID-19 Testing – The Black Chronicle

With the spread of COVID-19 causing new restrictions on air travel, many saw a small ray of hope of enjoying some summer vacations as numerous islands, including Bermuda, Barbados, Jamaica, and others resume leisure

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Mottley thanks Rihanna for donation of 4 000 tablets - Stabroek News

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley thanked Bajan superstar and entrepreneur Robyn ‘Rihanna’ Fenty for the donation of 4 000 tablets to help bridge the digital divide of the haves and have nots in

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Brooks, Dowrich tune up with fifties

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Shamarh Brooks and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich redeemed themselves with timely half-centuries on the final day of the three-day warm-up match here yesterday, to taste form ahead of the opening Test against

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Zephaniah, Benjamin (1958 - )

Benjamin Zephaniah, poet, playwright, novelist and activist, was born on April 15, 1958, the first of eight children, in Birmingham, England. Zephaniah grew up in Wandsworth until the age of nine when his mother, a Jamaican nurse, fled his father, a postman from Barbados. Leaving behind his twin

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Apr

15

1958

St Lucia to lift curfew on Friday

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jul 7, CMC – The St Lucia government says it will on Friday lift the curfew that had been imposed as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Prime Minister Allen Chastanet...

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CARICOM, Canadian public health sector officials to meet | New York Carib News

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Public health officials from the Caribbean Community (Caricom) are to meet with their counterparts from Canada as the region begins the process of reopening its borders to allow international travel back into the Caribbean, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has

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Marshall and Dutchin among featured artistes on regional unity song

Guyanese Timeka Marshall and Adrian Dutchin are among 25 artistes from 14 Caribbean countries who have joined their voices for a song to give hope during the current

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Barbados schools reopen on June 8

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados said secondary schools will reopen from June 8 to allow students to complete their Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) School-Based Assessments and Internal Assessments for Caribbean Vocational

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Caribbean islands will need to be treated differently after COVID-19 | New York Carib News

Social and environmental vulnerabilities facing the Eastern Caribbean

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Bussa Rebellion (1816)

The Bussa Rebellion was the largest slave revolt in the history of Barbados. The rebellion took its name from the African-born slave, Bussa, who led the uprising. The Bussa Rebellion was the first of the three major slave uprisings that took place in the British West Indies between the

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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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2005

Sunday Brew July 5, 2020

Was Chuck all wrong?ï¿½Cabinet Minister and senior member of the Jamaican Parliament Delroy Chuck continues to feel the heat arising from his freedom of expression during a joint sitting of a parliamentary committee over a week ago.

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Caribbean destinations at odds over region’s tourism reopening

A release from the CARICOM Secretariat following the talks said the leaders recognised “the need for a common protocol for the reopening of regional airports to flights from selected third countries and the reopening of

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