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JAMAICA: No bleachers for Black History Month pageant
JAMAICA STAR: Alexander Brown, the organiser of the Miss Black History Month Talent and Pageant Show, says that no 'bleachers' will be considered for...
El Salvador defends use of Bitcoin as legal tender
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP)— El Salvador’s government on Monday defended the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender, rejecting calls from the International Monetary Fund...
St Vincent gov’t gives green light for Vincy Mas
(CMC)— Prime Minister D Ralph Gonsalves says “Vincy Mas” will return to the St Vincent and the Grenadines cultural calendar in March this year,...
Rihanna pregnant, expecting first child with A$AP Rocky
Pop star, fashion mogul and Barbados’ newest national hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty is pregnant.
The entertainer is expecting her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky.
The...
Guyana police nab murder accused dressed as woman
Police in Guyana say they have detained a murder suspect who was dressed up as a woman in order to avoid arrest.
A police statement...
Gay penguins at New York zoo become first-time dads
Their devotion to each other led officials at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo to test how the two would be as parents, using a dummy...
ENTERTAINMENT: New song chronicles life of side man/woman in Dominica
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Jussie Smollett to be sentenced March 10 for lying to police
Jussie Smollett, who was convicted last month for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack that authorities said he staged, will return to court for...
Tests of HIV vaccine using mRNA technology have begun
(AFP) — Testing in humans of an HIV vaccine that uses messenger RNA technology has begun, the biotech firm Moderna and the International AIDS...
Statement on the passing of Dr. Jean Holder, former CTO secretary general
The Caribbean Tourism Organization today joins the rest of the Caribbean in mourning the loss of Dr. Jean Holder, the father of regional tourism...
WHO chief makes case for 2nd term as Ethiopia criticises him
(AP) — World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus laid out more plans Tuesday to fight the virus as he pitched his case for...
Dozens of people missing after boat capsizes off Florida: US Coast Guard
MIAMI, United States (AFP)— The US Coast Guard launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in...
Flying car cleared for takeoff, but you’ll need a pilot’s license
A car that can transform into a small aircraft has passed flights tests with flying colors in Slovakia, developers say.
The “AirCar” was awarded an...