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3 years
The rule of the British monarchy on the island is no more. Barbados is now a republic.
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Identical twins Joyce and Jean Alleyne recently celebrated their 90th birthday. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for full story. Download Nationnews apps for iOS and Android. #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #NationBarbados #Barbados
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Leadpipe and Jus-Jayโ€™s Brain Freeze is the peopleโ€™s choice #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados #BarbadosNews
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One anonymous phone call catapulted โ€œDexter the snow cone manโ€ into instant and sweet fame. Since last weekend, pictures and a video of National Hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty making herself a sno cone from his cart have gone viral. (Video by Jonteau Coppin) #Barbados #BarbadosNews
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Some friends of Temario Holder are lending a helping hand to the grieving family. Led by 17-year-old Elvis Woodroffe, the students at Frederick Smith Secondary School are raising funds to help with the funeral expenses of Holder, who was fatally stabbed last week Friday. โ €โ €
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Exciting #Barbados player Thierry Gale set to make big move to Italyโ€™s top football league in January. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for full story. Download Nationnews apps for iOS and Android. #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters
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Barbados wins Seatrade Cruise Destination Of The Year Award
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These boys from Roland Edwards Primary were winners both on and off the track as they spoke with Nick Maitland at the Chefette Frosteez Distance Relay Championships at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex. (Video by Reco Moore) #Barbados #NAPSAC #Rubis #KureOxygen
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Natalie Burke and Shontelle performing Colours in Independence Square. Coverage is brought to you by Trident Insurance. #RiseOfTheRepublic #IndependenceDay #Barbados #BarbadosNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay
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@rihanna Cultural Ambassador spotted at Republic Bank Grand Kadooment 2019 in #Barbados . #cropover2019 #cropovercentral #nationnews #nationbarbados
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Olympic quarter-miler Jonathan Jones is out of the blocks with a bang for the 2022 collegiate track and field indoor season, clocking a new national record in the menโ€™s 600-metre event. #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #TheSourceMatters #Barbados
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Anybody proud to be Bajan ? Comment the flag emoji.
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Prince Harry, Meghan partner with food charity #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #Nation246
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Today is International Womenโ€™s Day and we salute women excelling in their respective fields. Robyn Rihanna Fenty is #Barbados โ€™ 11th National Hero, the second female after Sarah Ann Gill and only the second living after Sir Garfield Sobers. #BreakTheBias #InternationalWomensDay
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Sandra Mason is the first President of Barbados. Coverage is brought to you by Trident Insurance. #RiseOfTheRepublic #IndependenceDay #Barbados #BarbadosNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay
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This was the moment yesterday at Flow Soca on the Hill when Mara Rose asked if anyone could handle her.
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Julian Nowell and Eon Richmond are beaming with pride that they are among the many people who have contributed to writing their names on historyโ€™s page with the Golden Square Freedom Park project. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for full story. #Barbados
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Kimberley St Louis wants her daughter Tanik Jemmott to come home. The 14-year-old has been missing since April 11 and is believed to be in the company of Runeka Husbands, also 14, who went missing two days later. (Video by Jameel Springer) #Barbados #BarbadosNews
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One of the women behind a viral video about a beach harassment incident, and the responding policeโ€™s approach, wants women to be aware of the dangers they are facing. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for the full story. #MeAndMyNation #Barbados
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Trey Cumberbatch is the #RhodesScholar for the Commonwealth and the Caribbean for 2021. The 23-year-old will be heading to Oxford University next year to research Evidence Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation. (Video by @sandypitt )ย  #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay ย ย  #Barbados
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The IMF wants Government to phase out the two per cent fee Barbadians have been paying for foreign currency transactions. Subscribe to our eNATION () for the full story. For the latest stories download the Nationnews apps for iOS and Android. #Barbados
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The Black Lives Matter march organised by the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration is underway in Barbados. They are marching from Kensington Oval to Independence Square. (Video by Tre Greaves)ย  #meandmynation ย  #yournewsyourtimeyourway ย  #ilovemynation246 ย  #nationbarbados
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Rihanna is set to become Barbados' latest National Hero.
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Scores of Barbadians have gathered outside of Independence Square in anticipation of witnessing history as the clock ticks towards Barbados becoming a republic. Coverage is brought to you by Trident Insurance. #RiseOfTheRepublic #IndependenceDay #Barbados #BarbadosNation
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The Light & Power Co. will be replacing wooden poles with underground cabling to make #Barbados more hurricane resilient. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for the full story. #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters
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Wood lands US scholarship
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#Barbados is said to have some of the worst roads in the world, scoring less than 4 out of 10 in the road quality index. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for full story. Download Nationnews apps for iOS and Android. #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay
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A study is showing that a โ€œhigh proportionโ€ of Cave Hill Campus students are depressed or suffering with anxiety. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for full story. #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #Barbados
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4 years
Water taxi service a big hit Around 60 men, women and children excitedly took part in the water taxi initiative on Saturday, part of the St Peter We Gatherinโ€™ activities. (Video by Reco Moore)
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Zaire Carter, a top performer in the Common Entrance Examination at Eden Lodge Primary, shed tears of joy today. Mother Andrea Maynard said Zaireโ€™s hard work paid off. Father Dwight Carter was also there to show support. (Video by Krystal Hoyte) #meandmynation #nationbarbados
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Visitors against using masks, โ€˜donโ€™t comeโ€™ #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #TheSourceMatters #Barbados
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President-Elect Dame Sandra Mason is moved to tears
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Barbadians are paying more taxes than anyone else in the English-speaking Caribbean, an international study has found. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for the full story. For the latest stories download the Nationnews apps for iOS and Android. #Barbados
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On June 8, two Barbadian doctors successfully removed a large, life-threatening liver tumour from a 46-year-old woman. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for the full story. #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados #Cancer #Surgery #QEH
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Today we remember a local radio legend on the day of his birth. Gone but never forgotten. RIP Jon Doe. #MorningMayhem #JonDoe #HappyBirthday #GoneButNotForgotten #LegendsAreNeverForgotten #Hott953 #HotterThanEvah
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The renaming ceremony will take place on Independence Day. #nationnews #rihanna ...
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley addressed the nation during the January 24, 2022 announcement on the Cabinet. #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #TheSourceMatters #Barbados #BarbadosNation โ €
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Quick wits saved the life of Route Taxi (ZR) driver Marlon Tempro, 46, two days ago when he was the victim of an attempted robbery while on the job in St Philip. (Video by Jameel Springer) #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados #BarbadosNews
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Just in case you forgot why DiDi has been named Flagperson of the Year multiple timesโ€ฆ. DiDi is on the road with Betty West Band. Coverage of Grand Kadooment 2023 is brought to you by Mount Gay. (Video by Jonteau Coppin) #Barbados #BarbadosNews #CropOver2023 #CropOverCentral
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As they shared their years of togetherness, it was with a sense of joy and thanksgiving to God. Subscribe to our eNATION edition for the full story. For the latest stories download the Nationnews apps for iOS and Android. #meandmynation #yournewsyourtimeyourway
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As early as tomorrow, Barbadians could be riding in the islandโ€™s first electric bus. The vehicle, which was completed in 18 months, was given the thumbs up by testing officials of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Maintenance. #meandmynation #yournewsyourtimeyourway
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Dame Sandra becomes first President of Barbados
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Did you know the grapefruit is believed to have originated in Barbados? Welchman Hall Gully, St Thomas is the place where the citrus fruit is thought to have developed as a cross between the sweet orange and the shaddock. #nation246 #mybarbados #thingsbajan #barbadosuhcomefrom
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Leadpipe wins Tune Of The Crop
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Barbados now has the fourth most expensive gasoline price in the world. Subscribe now to our eNATION () for the full story. Download Nationnews apps for iOS and Android. #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados
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Barbados has reached the stage of community spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but government says thereโ€™s no need to panic. Read more at . Subscribe now to our eNATION or pick up a copy of todayโ€™s newspaper to read the full story. #meandmynation
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A ten-year-old boy is in the QEH fighting for his life after being beaten and struck in the head with pieces of wood by four other boys. Subscribe now to our eNATION (). Download Nationnews apps for iOS and Android. #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #Barbados โ €
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UPDATE: Body of missing teen at sea discovered
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The Government of Barbados is reversing its decision on the renaming of November 30. (Audio Courtesy BGIS) #Barbados #BarbadosNews #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #TheSourceMatters
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Next week, Wayne Norville will be retiring from the #Barbados RSPCA after 55 years. In the Sunday Sun, the animal lover takes us on a journey from a young boy running up and down the gap with his dog to full-time employment. #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay
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Heat warning from Met Office
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Police officers pounded the pavements yesterday to ensure residents were adhering to the physical distancing and social gathering rules as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. #meandmynation #yournewsyourtimeyourway #ilovemynation246 #nationbarbados #Nation246 โ €
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Vote for #MissUniverse #Barbados . Retweet to make those votes count.
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In case you missed it. Lil Rick performed I'z A Bajan moments ago in Independence Square. Coverage is brought to you by Trident Insurance. #RiseOfTheRepublic #IndependenceDay #Barbados #BarbadosNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay
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Barbados will officially become a Republic in less than one hour.
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Man breaks leg trying to jump out of quarantine centre #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #Nation246
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Sandra Weir said she was in a desperate situation in light of the 24-hour curfew being enforced. However, shopkeeper Kemar Riley provided her with a bag of groceries. Weir said she had to rely on Rileyโ€™s kindness as she was hungry and did not have any money to purchase the items.
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#HappeningNow : Barbadians and visitors are gathering at Golden Square, Freedom Park, Bridgetown for the return of the PRIDE Barbados parade, the first since the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Video by Jameel Springer) #Barbados #BarbadosNews #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados
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Over the next two years, Dr Harley Moseley III would like a wider variety of medicinal cannabis products on the market. He would also like to see full decriminalisation of cannabis. #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #TheSourceMatters #Barbados
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Mottley invites Bajans in the diaspora to come home #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters
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#JustIn : Barbados played unbeaten (5-0) to win the 20th Jean Pierre Caribbean Youth Netball Tournament in Dominica. Congratulations to all. #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados #BarbadosNews
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The last sunset of 2022. The next sunrise will signal the start of a new day, a new month and a new year. (Video by Reco Moore) #Barbados #BarbadosNews #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #NationBarbados #TheSourceMatters
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Police break up protest outside American Embassy in Barbados #meandmynation #yournewsyourtimeyourway #ilovemynation246 #nationbarbados #Nation246 โ €
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On Friday, Alexandra School celebrated double CARIFTA medallist Ashlyn Simmons during a special assembly. Her mother Lydia was present for the joyous occasion. Subscribe: ) #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados
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Heavy rain has been pounding the north of Barbados as the island continues to be affected by a tropical wave. This was the scene at Pie Corner, St Lucy, by the bridge. (Contributed video) #MeAndMyNation #YourNewsYourTimeYourWay #TheSourceMatters #Barbados #BarbadosNews
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One more for Barbados ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง! Shane Brathwaite de Barbados ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง consiguiรณ la medalla de oro ๐Ÿฅ‡ en 110M Vallas. La medalla de plata ๐Ÿฅˆ fue para Ruebin Walters de Trinidad & Tobago ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น y el bronce para Roger Iribarne de Cuba ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ. Congratulations!...
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Itโ€™s Wednesday and we are peddling toward the weekend . This week we are featuring the youngest bashment soca artiste Tarique.
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