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Barbados Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Barbados.

Results 1 - 20 of 502 in Barbados

  1. Postal Service 'still relevant'Read the original story

    Yesterday | The Nation

    ... and former Postmaster General Herbert Niles. Stuart indicated that just 18 years after Emancipation , in 1852, the Barbados Postal Service was established and provided an integral service for Barbados businesses and much of the population during the ...

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  2. Opposition role in Caricom likelyRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Nation

    ... identified Thompson as a driving force behind the movement to involve the opposition and said the Barbados leader wanted more than a regular flow of information to the other side of the political aisle. "I don't think I would be bringing tales out ...

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    Related Topix: David Thompson, World News, Central America, Keith Mitchell

  3. Jobs for Bajans in Canada

    Yesterday | The Nation

    ... 2nd Floor, National Insurance Building, Fairchild Street, Bridgetown. Applicants are required to produce a valid Barbados passport; four passport-size photographs; a clean police certificate of character; a typed, detailed rsum; and two job ...

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  4. Debt HuntRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Nation

    ... the country will find there is no hiding place outside of this jurisdiction. That's because Creditel Collection (Barbados) Ltd, one of the major debt collection agencies on the island, can now effectively pursue defaulters in over 55 countries. ...

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  5. BLP Move?Read the original story

    Yesterday | The Nation

    Barbados Labour Party moves to put its St Michael South-East house in order, it looks like one family will have a chance to seek to avenge two electoral losses to Hamilton Lashley.

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  6. Barbados: Drink in the History -- and the RumRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | TheStreet.com

    The rainy season is coming to an end in Barbados, making this the perfect time to plan a vacation to loll on the island's many uncrowded beaches and to soak up a liquid that the island is famous for: rum .

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  7. BLP s financial fiascoRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Barbados Advocate

    ... little came out of the Inquiry after huge outlays of public funds The above statement captures the essence of the Barbados Labour Party s mode of operating. They have treated taxpayers with great contempt as they have often not given full disclosure ...

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  8. Missing the point --Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Trinidad & Tobago Express

    I suppose I should state my interest right off the bat. Since 1996, the organisation previously known as CanaRadio and that now goes by the title of the Caribbean Media Corporation has been the sole facilitator ...

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  9. Cast Your Ballot for Barbados' Presidential Ties With the USRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Earth Times

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct. 2 BarbadosTourism-Visit Tonight's Palin/Biden Vice Presidential Debate will be moderated by Barbadian descendent Gwen Ifill BRIDGETOWN, Barbados , Oct.

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  10. Crime FixRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Barbados Advocate

    ... crime especially burglaries. Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin officially announced the re-launch of the Royal Barbados Police Force s (RBPF) anti-burglary programme known as Operation Safe Homes, an expansion of its Neighbourhood Policy drive ...

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  11. Warri The Game of HousesRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Barbados Advocate

    BARBADOS Warri is the island s oldest surviving game. Though many Barbadians would swear they have heard the name Warri , most would be unaware of what this marvellous game is and what it has to offer.

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  12. Tom deserves better! Give great man his dueRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Barbados Advocate

    ... memory of Tom Adams were to be interred with his bones. Indeed, there appeared a systematic campaign to portray the Barbados Labour Party as having started in 1994 with the ascension of Owen Arthur to the leadership of that party. My partisan ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Central America, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  13. Bajan children adopted abroadRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 1 | The Nation

    ... that "children do go abroad for adoption". She explained that people living abroad could apply to adopt children in Barbados, but must first be approved in their country of residence, and again in Barbados. Bayley who is also the senior child care ...

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  14. US allays region's fears

    Wednesday Oct 1 | The Nation

    ... that the region needs to worry much yet," Hardt said in an interview. "There would be some impacts . . . [but] Barbados has a very diversified economy. You have tourists coming from not only the United States but Europe, Canada and other regions. ...

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  15. Few overseas adoptionsRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | The Nation

    ... "children do go abroad for adoption," . She explained that people living abroad could apply to adopt children in Barbados, but must first be approved in their country of residence, and again in Barbados. Bayley who is also the senior child care ...

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  16. Labour law moveRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | The Nation

    ... age and political opinion, among others. Speaking at the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) 7th Biennial Delegates' Conference at Solidarity House last week, Senator Walters added that several pieces of legislation ...

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  17. Arthur was wrong

    Monday Sep 29 | Barbados Advocate

    ... It brought home to me quite clearly the fundamental philosophical differences between the two major parties in Barbados. As this was happening, the arithmetic approach to development as articulated quite recently by the former and perhaps future ...

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    Related Topix: David Thompson, Central America, World News

  18. Thompson Blasts BLP PoliciesRead the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | Barbados Advocate

    ... It brought home to me quite clearly the fundamental philosophical differences between the two major parties in Barbados. As this was happening, the arithmetic approach to development as articulated quite recently by the former and perhaps future ...

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  19. Arthur hailed for supportRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 27 | The Nation

    ... at the opening of the Seventh Biennial Conference of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB), president Sir Roy Trotman thanked Arthur for his service over the past 14 years. "The honourable Owen Seymour Arthur may ...

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  20. Barbados gunshot victim's island return

    Friday Sep 26 | East Anglian Daily Times

    WHEN Paula Martin was shot and critically injured during a robbery on the holiday island of Barbados, it made headlines all over the world.

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