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Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property
The Nation Barbados
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August 29, 2025
Jason Yuan, a second-hand car shop owner, closes the hood of a vehicle after tightening the last nut on the battery terminal – a routine he is all too familiar with. Texas has long felt like home for him, as a naturalised US citizen born in China....
Government Printing Department closing temporarily
Barbados Today
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September 4, 2025
22 The Government Printing Department has advised that its office will be closed from Friday, September 5, 2025, until further notice. This closure is to facilitate industrial cleaning. Persons who wish to publish advertisements in the Official...
JetBlue Seeks Revenge On Popular International Route: Destination Still Turning Down Americans Unexpectedly
The Travel
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September 1, 2025
JetBlue has been turning heads in recent months. The airline announced a new merger loyalty program with United Airlines a few months ago. Additionally, the airline has made bold decisions on routes. Among them is ending flights to Miami this...
BWU hails Labour Department overhaul as long overdue
Barbados Today
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September 3, 2025
49 Barbados’ largest trade union declared the government’s proposed revamp of the Labour Department a breakthrough in the fight for workers’ rights, following years of mounting frustration over weak enforcement and “unchecked injustices” across...
Yes, Eric Williams was ‘father of our nation’
Trinidad Express
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September 7, 2025
The outrage over Dr Kirk Meighoo’s recent statements is understandable. Where is the hard evidence to support these myths that he has itemised? Sir Grantley Adams would have been everybody’s first prime minister, with the exception of Guyana and...
Gautam Gambhir lays down the challenge for his players ahead of Asia Cup 2025: ‘Every time you play for the country…’
Hindustan Times
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September 7, 2025
The eight-team Asia Cup 2025 is about to begin, and India will play its first match on September 10 against the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Indian contingent arrived in Dubai on Thursday, and the team hit the ground running on Friday with its...
What politicians seem to fear
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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September 7, 2025
Commentary Ramesh Deosaran 9 Minutes Ago - WHEN it comes to political integrity, credibility and accountability, few things matter more than a country having laws governing election-campaign financing. For this important reason, not only have we...
Current Reads: 3 novels readers in Rock Island are loving
WQAD 8 - Illinois
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On this week's edition of our traveling book club, our books range from the Panama Canal's construction to rural North Dakota, to a journey for the American dream. ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Ready or not, September is finally here! Step into late summer...
Minister backs move to retain CARIFESTA infrastructure for ‘cultural tourism’
Barbados Today
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September 3, 2025
0 Tourism and the cultural and creative industries stand to gain long-term benefits from the decision to retain infrastructure developed for CARIFESTA XV, according to Education Minister Sandra Husbands. She welcomed the move by the Prime...
Every Rihanna Album, Ranked
SPIN
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September 3, 2025
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Barbados in 1988, the daughter of an accountant and a warehouse supervisor. But when American producer Evan Rogers discovered Rihanna and brought the teen singer to the attention of Jay-Z, then president and CEO of...
Lessons learned from CARIFESTA – for the sake of our culture
Barbados Today
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September 2, 2025
2 The returns are coming in: CARIFESTA XV was an extraordinary and memorable success for Barbados, rewarding unprecedented vibrancy with record-breaking attendance at major events and venues, and energising the nation’s creative spirit. Not only...
DLP calls for clarity on fuel pricing
The Nation Barbados
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September 2, 2025
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling on Government to give full disclosure of the previous and current arrangements by which it purchases crude oil on the world market. Opposition spokesperson on energy, Senator Ryan Walters, is charging...
UWU members on the job at Portvale Factory
The Nation Barbados
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September 3, 2025
All appeared to be well at the Barbados Energy & Sugar Company at Portvale Factory yesterday morning. Caswell Franklyn, general secretary of the Unity Workers’ Union, told the MIDWEEK NATION workers who were refused entry on Monday because they...
Afreximbank ready to invest in creative sector in the Caribbean
I Witness News
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September 2, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Director of Creatives and Diaspora at the Cairo-based Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Temwa Gondwe, says there is potential for the financial institution to invest in film production, music, fashion and...
Mr Killa empowers future performers at CARIFESTA Workshop
Now Grenada
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September 3, 2025
Internationally celebrated performer and Grenadian cultural ambassador Hollice Mapp (Mr Killa) delivered a powerful and engaging workshop session as part of CARIFESTA XV in Barbados, 22–31 August. The workshop, held at Foundation Secondary School,...
Jordan chairs new council to regulate B’dos payments
Trinidad Express
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The deputy governor of the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Alwyn Jordan has been named chairman of a ten-member National Payments Council that will advise on the regulation, development, and oversight of Barbados’ payments landscape. A statement...
Cringe or comfort? Why some Black people ‘code switch’ their accents
The Guardian
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September 3, 2025
There are times on The Long Wave desk when a conversation sparks a sort of group therapy session. A few weeks ago, Jason came back from a reporting trip to Barbados and made a comment about how some Bajans thought he was from the Caribbean,...
Aruba Tourism Authority UK Strengthens Caribbean Travel Connections
Aruba Online
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September 3, 2025
The Aruba Tourism Authority UK has intensified its efforts to boost awareness, strengthen partnerships, and expand Aruba’s market presence. Through high-profile networking events in the UK, the team connected with travel agents, industry leaders,...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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September 4, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Working without contracts costing artists, warns COSCAP
Barbados Today
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September 6, 2025
4 Chief Executive Officer of the Copyright Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (COSCAP) Dr Erica Smith is warning that regional artists continue to suffer financially and legally due to widespread reliance on verbal agreements and poor...