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EDITORIAL: Cricket’s sporting gamble

THE GENTLEMAN’S GAME of cricket has suffered a major blow and may now be falling victim to a den of gamblers. The scandal has now moved to another level to what is now being called Spotgate. The...

‘Shaka’ calls for Bowen’s head

WOMEN’S BOXING? Forget that, the real fight has been the one of words before the Women’s World Boxing Championships. The full story can be read/found on Latest News

Sarwan, Taylor and Ramdin cut from WI contract list

Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor and Denesh Ramdin have been demoted from the West Indies contract list The full story can be read/found on West Indies news from Cricinfo

CRICKET: WICB offers Central Retainer and Developmental contracts

St John’s Antigua – The WICB, on Friday August 27, offered Central Retainer Contracts for the period October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011 to the following players: 1.   Chris Gayle 2.   Shivnarine...

Health Minister And Chinese Ambassador Hold Talks

Ways that Barbados and China could collaborate on health matters were discussed today, when the Chinese Ambassador to this country, Wei Qiang, called on Minister of Health, Donville Inniss. The full story...
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EDITORIAL: Cricket’s sporting gamble

THE GENTLEMAN’S GAME of cricket has suffered a major blow and may now be falling victim to a den of gamblers. The scandal has now moved to another level to what is now being called Spotgate. The...
September 2, 2010 | No comment | Read More »

Digicel Rising Stars: Behind the scenes

While each Sunday fans only see an hour and a half of their favourite reality show Digicel Rising Stars, each week it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to bring that sizzling entertainment… The...
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Trimart issue in limbo

INSPITE of meetings behind closed doors by businessmen and lawyers, the issue that has resulted in the shutdown of Trimart Supermarkets, is in limbo. The full story can be read/found on NationNews –...
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Regional News

Health Minister And Chinese Ambassador Hold Talks

Ways that Barbados and China could collaborate on health matters were discussed today, when the Chinese Ambassador to this country, Wei Qiang, called on Minister of Health, Donville Inniss. The full story...

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Chinese Ambassador Pays Visit On Agriculture Minister

The People’s Republic of China stands ready to further develop its bilateral relations with Barbados. The full story can be read/found on GIS Media Top Stories

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Cops fire at Gov’t

The head of the body representing rank-and-file police personnel across the island has accused the Government of “blatant corruption” and support of criminals… The full story can be read/found...

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Silver lining

TEN-TIME BARBADOS CHAMP and Caribbean squash queen Karen Meakins returned home yesterday from Cologne, Germany, proudly displaying the coveted silver medal which she won at the Tenth Biennial World Squash...

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Internatonal News

Stronger Hurricane Earl nears East Coast

HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Earl strengthened on Wednesday, churning up dangerous swells, forcing evacuations on some of North Carolina’s barrier islands and prompting...

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Israel and Palestinians set for face-to-face talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a diplomatic push from President Barack Obama, Israeli and the Palestinian leaders will start direct peace talks on Thursday shadowed by skepticism on all sides and fresh...

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China digs for ways to stymie BHP’s Potash Corp bid

MELBOURNE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton’s $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to...

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GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November 2 U.S. midterm congressional elections, two sources...

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