Tsunami Fears After Haiti 7.3 Earthquake
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Bajans Losing A Limb A Day
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Almost one person a day in Barbados is losing a limb because of diabetes. Read more of this post
Barbados Music Awards Pays Tribute To Michael Jackson
January 12, 2010 1 Comment
The fifth Barbados Music Awards was a fantastic event. Read more of this post
Britain Snow Crisis = Panic Buying In Shops
January 12, 2010 Leave a comment
Britain’s prolonged big freeze has sparked panic buying of essential food items as suppliers yesterday reported shortages of key products. Read more of this post
Venezuela Rush To Buy Imports After Devaluation
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Thousands of Venezuelans descended on local shops, hoping to buy imported goods before a currency devaluation ordered by President Hugo Chavez ramps up prices. Read more of this post
Director of Commerce Defends Barbados Price Digest
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Terry Bascombe, has defended his department’s decision to publish a four-page newspaper pull-out on supermarket prices in Barbados. Read more of this post
British Public Workers Furious Over Vaccine Scandal Side Effects
January 12, 2010 Leave a comment
Hundreds of public sector workers who claim their lives have been wrecked by vaccines say the Government has abandoned them. Read more of this post
Bajan Global Report
- NurtiSmart – Edible RFID Tracking Chips In Food SoonRFID, short for Radio Frequency ID, tags have found their way into a wide variety of applications. These pellets, which are often roughly the same size as a grain of rice, can help us to be reunited with our lost pets, keep towels inside the hotel, and keep big box stores shipping the right boxes […]
Caribbean 360
- Legacies of Empire: the good, the bad and the ugly May 24, 2013The fact that African slaves in particular received no compensation for their captivity and enforced exploitation is a stain on Britain’s legacy of Empire in the Caribbean.
- "Emailgate" dividing Trinidad & Tobago May 24, 2013Prominent attorney Israel Khan has labelled the e-mails an “international scandal” and said if they were true then the major players “should be arrested, charged and prosecuted”.
- Caribbean extends sympathy to US following tornado disaster May 24, 2013Insurance companies estimate that the damage caused by the tornado could run into billions of dollars as the residents of Moore begin the task of burying their dead.
- Second oldest man dies in Barbados at the age of 113 May 24, 2013Sisnett was one of the last two living men verifiably born in the 19th century and the oldest and last surviving verified man born in the year 1900.
- LAPD investigating Chris Brown death threats May 24, 2013Losing Rihanna and losing to her at the Billboard Awards are said to be secondary to concerns of a deadlier nature in “Breezy’s” backyard.
- Hurricane tracking and response may be affected by US sequestration May 24, 2013Cuts have included NHC personnel who are vital in getting forecasts and warnings on the Web and out to the media and the public.
BBC News
- Syria town under heavy army shelling May 25, 2013Rebel positions in Qusair in western Syria come under heavy shelling as government troops step up their offensive to recapture the strategic town.
- Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children May 25, 2013At least 16 children and a teacher are killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.
- Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash May 25, 2013There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in London, an inter-faith charity says.
- 'Black widow' bombing in Russia May 25, 2013A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
- French army in major Mali pullout May 25, 2013France begins a key stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out of the north.
- Mayor 'sorry' for US brothel remarks May 25, 2013Osaka's outspoken mayor apologises for saying US troops in Okinawa should visit legal brothels as a way of curbing sexual crimes there.
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