Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, following his conviction on bribery and corruption charges. Last July, a jury found Menendez guilty on
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Barbadian-born cricketer Roland Butcher has been nominated by the West Indies Cricket Development Academy Limited for induction into the 2025 Cricket Hall of Fame, recognizing his trailblazing career and contributions
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At least 30 peoplehave been killed in a crush at the world’s largest religious gathering, the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela in northern India, officials say. The incident took place early
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CHARLOTTE – A United States federal judge has sentenced a Jamaican man to prison for operating a Jamaica-based fraudulent lottery scheme. US District Court Judge Robert J. Conrad sentenced 40-year-old
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The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) and the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) say no warning has been issued to Government by the World Health Organisation (WHO) about Barbados’ water supply and
The maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, has complained that rivals, including those in China, are using its work to make rapid advances in developing their own artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The
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President Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal employees, a major move designed to shrink and reform the US government. In an email sent on Tuesday, his
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Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has suggested that some of the money spent on last week’s We Gatherin’ celebrations at Archer’s Bay, St Lucy, on Errol Barrow Day could have been
Chairman of the Joint Select Committee on Social and Environmental issues, Toni Moore says 21 days to clear an overgrown lot after notification is enough time. She said that issue,
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Climate change a big threat to jobs in Barbados and the Caribbean, especially tourism related employment. That warning comes from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which is urging the region