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Chanderpaul out of CPL Pomersbach in
West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire. Organisers say Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire provided for release only if it pertained to ...
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Sick ambulances affecting service
';Vehicular failures'; have left the Emergency Ambulance Service with a severely depleted fleet. While officials said this evening they ';expect that ambulances will be incrementally returned to service — some within 48 hours and others over a one- to two-week period';, Barbadians have been assured that their emergency needs will be covered. A statement from the Queen ...
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Parkinson School releases calypso CD
Teacher, Randy Eastmond and Principal Jeff Broomes are excited about the school's music programme and the CD Kaiso In De Pine. Today’s release of a calypso CD by the Parkinson Memorial School can only help the development of Principal Jeff Broomes’ new curriculum for the school come next September. Broomes told the media in a press conference this morning that the introduction ...
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Bajan products a hit in UK
The Barbados Investment and Development Corporation’s Taste of Barbados summer event in the UK recently kicked off with an expanded range of food, beverage, art and craft. Consumers are being treated to the full portfolio of products currently available in the UK under the BIDC Market Development Programme. Starting at the Foodies Festival in Cheshire, a show which attracted over 30,000 ...
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Special attention for seven businesses
BMA Executive Director (centre) with Beverages Caribbean Limited's Henry Yearwood (left) and BMEX Coordinator Ann Johnson. For the next year, seven new local products will be receiving special attention from the Barbados Manufacturers' Association after having been chosen from a field of about 30 for the BMEX 2013 product showcase. Executive Director of the BMA, Bobbi McKay, revealed ...
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Fowler rewrites record books
Jhaniele Fowler KINGSTON — Jamaica’s ace goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler has continued to rewrite the record books in her debut season in the ANZ Netball Championships in Australia. The 23-year-old Fowler shot 45 goals for the Southern Steel yesterday, to move her tally to 606 goals, the most goals ever in an ANZ season. Fowler’s tally erases the previous mark of 574 goals which ...
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Cummins returns to cricket
Pat Cummins Pat Cummins, the Australian fast bowler, will play his first competitive match in nine months for the Northern Ireland Cricket Academy tomorrow. Cummins was named as a non-playing member of the Australia A squad which have played four-day matches against Scotland and Ireland in the past two weeks. The squad have travelled to Bristol to face Gloucestershire on Friday but Cummins ...
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British catch royal baby fever
LONDON — From Union Jack booties to ';Born to Rule'; sleepwear, the British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby products to mark the arrival of the royal heir. Analysts estimate the baby fever could boost the economy by 240 million. A baby sleepsuit modelled on a guardsman’s outfit is one of the gifts on sale at palace shops by the Royal Collection Trust, ...
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Brazillians take to the streets
Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner, during one of the many protest around Brazil yesterday. SAO PAULO — As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities yesterday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. The marches, organised mostly ...
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Jamaica eyeing the animation market
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (left) gets a hug from Jamaican actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, while the actress' mom, Ivy, shares the moment. KINGSTON — The Government is seeking to tap into the lucrative animation industry which generated more than US$100 billion in revenue globally last year, according to Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton. Addressing ...
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Thousands of soldiers made redundant
LONDON — Nearly 4,500 army personnel are being told they have been made redundant in the third and biggest round of job cuts since the 2010 defence review. They are part of a long-term plan to cut the number of regular soldiers from 102,000 to 82,000. The government plans to increase the number of reservists. Ministers said the cuts were ';unavoidable'; and the army would be ...
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Karzai makes step forward towards peace
KABUL – Afghanistan will send a team to Qatar for peace talks with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said today, as the US-led NATO coalition launched the final phase of the 12-year war with the last round of security transfers to Afghan forces. Karzai’s announcement was the first possible step forward in the peace process, which has struggled to achieve results despite many ...
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Young farmer after Warner’s seat
Avanish Singh with his supporters PORT OF SPAIN — Twenty-four-year-old farmer Avanish Singh is the People’s National Movement prospective candidate for the Chaguanas West by-election. The Chaguanas West seat became vacant on May 10, after Jack Warner resigned as MP. This means the by-election had to take place before August 8. Warner also resigned as Minister of National Security ...
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Elderly deserve better from young people says Lowe
Elderly deserve better from young people, says Lowe 6/19/2013 The elderly in this island must be treated well. Minister of Environment and Drainage Dr. Denis Lowe outlined that far too many young persons looked upon their elderly with contempt, not recognising that they too would be in a similar situation in their latter ...
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Call for free medication for persons 65 years and over
Call for free medication for persons 65 years and over 6/19/2013 Free medication should be given to those persons 65 and over. This is the view of Member of Parliament for St. James North Edmund Hinkson as he urged government to adjust the national drug formulary, to ensure that any persons over 65 with chronic non-communicable diseases without medical insurance and who could prove ...
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Marshall Police matters need no political interference
Marshall: Police matters need no political interference 6/19/2013 By Ryan Gilkes Leave the running of the Royal Barbados Police Force to the Commissioner of Police and his senior officers! This advice to government from Shadow Attorney General, Dale Marshall, who called for a clearer definition of what was, according to the letter given to Police Commissioner Darwin Dottin sending ...
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Opposition MP raises concerns
Opposition MP raises concerns 6/19/2013 Barbados must move beyond providing just an acceptable standard of health care. That is the view of Opposition Member of Parliament, Gline Clarke. Speaking in the House of assembly yesterday morning, as the House resumed the debate on the resolution to take note of and approve the White Paper on Ageing, he contended that Health Minister John Boyce ...
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Hinkson calls for a National Building Code
Hinkson calls for a National Building Code 6/19/2013 Opposition Member of Parliament for St. James North, Edmund Hinkson, wants government to implement a National Building Code. Speaking in the Lower House yesterday, he outlined his concerns that this had not yet been brought to Parliament to be ...
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Health Minister speaks about facilities for elderly care
Health Minister speaks about facilities for elderly care 6/19/2013 The Democratic Labour Party Government is committed to making improvements to the Geriatric and District Hospitals across the island, which cater to scores of elderly persons. The assurance came from Member of Parliament for Christ Church South and Minister of Health, John Boyce, as he spoke in the House of assembly ...
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Growth for BMEX Exhibition attracts new products and services for 2013 showing
Growth for BMEX: Exhibition attracts new products and services for 2013 showing 6/19/2013 THIS ...
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Chanderpaul out of CPL Pomersbach in
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 18 (IANS/CMC) West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire. Organisers say Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire ...
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Chanderpaul out of CPL Pomersbach in
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 18 (IANS/CMC) West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire. Organisers say Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire ...
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Join Barbados In Celebrating This Years Crop Over The Sweetest Summer Festival
NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The palm tree lined island of Barbados has been waiting all year for their liveliest and most vibrant festival, Crop Over 2013: the Sweetest Summer Festival. Continuing through August, the festival's most popular events will kick-off on June ...
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Darren Bent rides a jet ski in Barbados Yohan Cabaye is on the beach with his wife in Saint Tropez and Roberto ...
YOHAN CABAYE (SAINT TROPEZ) The French midfielder escaped the uproar back on Tyneside surrounding the bizarre 'appointment' of Joe Kinnear, who nicknamed him 'kebab'.The 27-year-old took his wife Fiona to Saint Tropez in the south of his native ...
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First former stabs another
Today’s stabbing incident involving two first formers of St. Leonard’s Boys’ School has Minster of Education Ronald concerned. This is the second stabbing incident in two weeks in which secondary school students were involved. Last week’s incident involved two 13-year-olds while today’s led to one of the boys being stabbed in his left side with a knife and seeking ...
Barbados Digest
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Barbados employment slips
Barbados has seen a dramatic increase in unemployment benefits and requests for help from the government following the recession, a country that emerged rather well from colonialism is now struggling, but a new census is in the works.
Barbados is country with much to be proud of, this little island nation in the Caribbean was a possession of various colonial powers from the Spanish in the 15th century to the British until 1966. Read more
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