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21 hrs ago | Barbados Advocate

Barbados and India need to support each other on international matters

Barbados and India need to support each other, especially when it comes to areas such as globalisation and trade liberalisation.

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Tuesday | The Nation

Asst. Superintendent Gale hailed

Close to 300 people, including many serving and former police officers, yesterday paid their last respects to one-time Assistant Superintendent of Police Glenville Ainsley Gale.

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Sun Aug 17, 2008

The Nation

Raid on Rats

INDISCRIMINATE DISPOSAL of food scraps is causing a major headache for health officials in their fight to control the rat population in Bridgetown.

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Fri Aug 15, 2008

Newsday

Machel takes Caribbean music to Crop Over

Machel Montano, centre, with surprise guests Lil Jon, right, and Pitbull, headlined Cohobblopot in Bridgetown, Barbados on August 3.... SOCA SUPERSTAR Machel Montano brought excitement to the annual Crop Over ...

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Wed Aug 13, 2008

The Nation

Govt making links with returning nationals, expats

Prime Minister David Thompson made the assertion on Friday when he spoke about Government establishing a Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility and Philanthropy so that returning nationals and ...

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Mon Aug 11, 2008

The Nation

Barrow's passing great loss

THE PASSING of Lesley Barrow has left a deep sense of loss among friends and co-workers. The daughter of National Hero and first Prime Minister of Barbados, Errol Barrow, died yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth ...

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Sat Aug 09, 2008

Global Voices Online

Jamaica: Independence Day

Jamaica just celebrated its 46th year of Independence from Britain and several bloggers marked the occasion with posts that ranged from thoughtful critiques to excited celebration To put the milestone in its ...

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Thu Aug 07, 2008

The Nation

AC runs hot

ADRIAN CLARKE put down a masterful performance in the first half of the Cable & Wireless/First Caribbean International Bank Pic-O-De-Crop 2008 F inals, and at that point, looked very much like he had a good ...

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Tue Aug 05, 2008

Barbados Advocate

PM Thompson: We're backing artistes

His comment could not have been made at a better time. Crop Over 2008 is heading for a spectacular climax on famous Spring Garden Highway today, and Mr.

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Sun Aug 03, 2008

Global Voices Online

Caribbean: Emancipate Yourselves

Barbados , Jamaica , St. Vincent & the Grenadines , Trinidad & Tobago Topics: Cyber-Activism , History Languages: English Full Category List Excerpt Today is Emancipation Day in many West Indian territories - ...

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Fri Aug 01, 2008

Barbados Advocate

National Heroes list incomplete

This was the statement coming from President of the Clement Payne Movement David Comissiong as he addressed the remembrance of the 1937 riots at Golden Square in the City yesterday morning.

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Wed Jul 30, 2008

Barbados Advocate

under the Microscope - It s not Mia s fault

CHANCES are twenty years from now all that will be remembered of Prime Minister David Thompson s first budget is the removal of bus fares for school children and measures to spur the construction of low-income ...

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Mon Jul 28, 2008

Barbados Advocate

Leaders lend support to new NISE project

A number of social problems are standing in the way of continued progress for the National Initiative for Service Excellence , and those at the helm of NISE have sought the help of various leaders in Barbados, ...

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Sat Jul 26, 2008

The Nation

$6m plan to make Bajans NISE

Barbados is launching a $6 million project to make here a nicer place to live, work and do business.

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Thu Jul 24, 2008

The Nation

'Keep writing alive'

THE LITERARY ARTS are alive in Barbados but more has to be done to keep it that way.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Barbados Advocate

The Barbadian behind bio-diesel

It started way back in 2002, began Handel Callender, I was living in the Dominican Republic and electricity is very poor in those countries.

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

Denver Post

150 feet undersea and snug as a bug

Passengers can see the ocean floor from submarines in the Caribbean, Hawaii and Guam.

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

The Nation

Ease VAT burden

Last Thursday, president of the Barbados Association of Tent Managers , Sinclair Gittens, said members had already written to Prime Minister David Thompson seeking a reduction from the mandatory 15 per cent VAT ...

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

The Nation

Govt going down wrong road, says Arthur

Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur in Parliament Yard talking with businessman Taan Abed on Monday after the first day of the Budget.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Nation

'Hammie-La' on Budget's side

Hammilton Lashley broke ranks with Barbados Labour Party and supported the Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals.

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