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Sentry Insurance Brokers celebrates 20 years of service, solutions & community!
The Nation Barbados
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August 26, 2025
This year marks a major milestone for Sentry Insurance Brokers – 20 years of protecting what matters most for individuals, families, and businesses across Barbados and the region. Founded in 2005 by Stephen Olivierre and Allan Kelly, Sentry was...
How Jamaica Bucked a Regional Trend to Reduce Gang Violence
Foreign Policy
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For almost four decades, Jamaica has ranked among the countries with the highest homicide rates in the world. But since 2022, thanks to concerted government efforts, its murder rate has been falling: first by nearly 8 percent from 2022 to 2023,...
Masqueraders, dazzles with enthusiasm at junior WIADCA carnival in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Caribbean Life - New York
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September 2, 2025
Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! On August 30, the dazzling and vibrant colors of the Caribbean were seen in thousands of children’s costumes, as the young revelers kicked off...
Man returns home after sailing around world for 9 years
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Barry Perrins on his boat. (Barry Perrins via SWNS) A man decided to spend his inheritance on a boat instead of a new car - then sailed round the world for nine years. Barry Perrins set sail in June 2016 in a 36ft sailing boat with the motto "I'll...
PAHO’s vaccine mission to protect SVG’s children
St. Vincent Times
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August 24, 2025
In a critical public health initiative, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has completed a comprehensive five-day mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, preparing the nation for the introduction of two life-saving vaccines that...
Lawmakers get ready for a tense fall
E&E News
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September 2, 2025
Congress returns to Washington this week with less than 30 days to avert a government shutdown and simultaneously staring down a pileup of other legislative priorities. Some of those priorities — keeping the government funded, reviving a push to...
7 Tom Ellis movies and shows to watch if you loved him in The Thursday Murder Club
Sportskeeda
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September 2, 2025
In the quintessential British whodunit premise of The Thursday Murder Club, Tom Ellis's Jason stands out with his gaudy personality. His looming presence as an ex-boxer-turned-reality TV star makes him the perfect suspect in the movie's murder...
Nigerian entrepreneur to showcase plantain-fibre hair at CARIFESTA XV
Jamaica Observer
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August 25, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – A Nigerian innovator who turns discarded plantain and banana trunks into hair extensions and fashion products will unveil her work to an international audience at CARIFESTA XV in Barbados. Tare Robinson Korumene,...
Africa takes charge of shaping its capital
Zawya
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Africa’s relationship with global capital is evolving from aid de- pendency to assertive invest- ment partnerships. While geo- political competition presents both risks and opportunities, the continent is beginning to shape the narrative, seek-...
PAHO Infection Prevention and Control training preparing St. Vincent and the Grenadines for national programme
Pan American Health Organization
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August 22, 2025
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 18 August 2025 (PAHO) - The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has commenced a comprehensive Infection Prevention and...
Former Grenadian Senator Neilon Franklyn dies at 28
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 25, 2025
Neilon Franklyn, one of Grenada’s youngest senators, has died at the age of 28. Franklyn, who represented the main opposition New National Party (NNP) in the 11th Parliament, collapsed on Sunday and passed away at the General Hospital. The cause...
Confronting cannabis use contradictions
Barbados Today
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August 15, 2025
120 As Barbados prepares to host CARIFESTA XV later this month, the island finds itself once again at the centre of a complex and unresolved debate: how should it treat cannabis use, not just within its borders, but when the world comes calling?...
Former opposition youth senator Neilon Franklyn has died
Now Grenada
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August 25, 2025
by Linda Straker One of Grenada’s youngest senators for 11th Parliament Resigned as a senator effective 30 September 2024 Died at General Hospital of unknown cause Neilon Franklyn — who at the age of 25, following the June 2022 General Elections,...
John Caudwell Net Worth: Inside the Empire of a Telecom Titan
Finance Monthly
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September 1, 2025
From selling mobile phones out of a van to building a telecommunications empire worth billions, John Caudwell’s rise is the ultimate blueprint for business domination. From the humblest beginnings in Stoke-on-Trent to building one of the UK’s most...
Belize Joins Regional Police For Weapons Training
Channel 7 Belize
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As part of the S.A.L.W. Fellowship Programme Caribbean Iteration 2025, fellows from 15 CARICOM countries gathered in Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen regional cooperation on Small Arms and Light Weapons control in late July to mid August. The...
President Mahama orders fast-tracking of labour mobility dea...
Modern Ghana
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that President John Dramani Mahama has instructed his appointees to accelerate negotiations on labour mobility agreements with eight countries in order to deploy Ghanaian...
Young people join UN effort to solve pressing global issue: 'Hold the world accountable'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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September 1, 2025
These 14 new members represent every corner of the globe. by Margaret WongSeptember 1, 2025 At a time when world leaders are still arguing over climate deadlines, the United Nations just doubled its bet on the one group that doesn't have the...
CPL 2025: Shakib Al Hasan Guides Antigua and Barbuda Falcons to Seven-Wicket Win Over Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Latestly
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August 25, 2025
Mumbai, August 25: Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Sunday saw another riveting contest that went down to the final over with Antigua & Barbados Falcons pipping Saint Kitts & Nevis Patriots by 7 wickets with just two balls remaining, as per the...
PSVs subject to the same rules
The Nation Barbados
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August 31, 2025
The Ministry of Transport and Works has announced a three-month moratorium on the enforcement of new tint legislation, which was to take effect tomorrow. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry confirmed that Cabinet last Thursday agreed to delay...
VI youth @first ever CARIFESTA Student Jamboree
Virgin Islands News Online
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- For the first time, the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) is hosting a Student Jamboree, which is running concurrently with the bigger CARIFESTA celebrations and young people from the Virgin Islands (VI) are...