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Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:54:30 +0000US Navy admiral makes early exit
MIAMI – The admiral in charge of US military forces in Latin America retired two years early on Friday, amid rising tensions with Venezuela that include Wednesday’s seizure of an oil tanker and more than 20 deadly strikes on suspected...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000Jamaica records decline in murders for this year
KINGSTON – Jamaica is recording a decrease of more than 42 per cent in murder so far this year, according to the latest figures released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). It said that as of December 8, the country had recorded 630 murders as...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000Guyana to buy long-acting HIV prevention anti-retroviral
GEORGETOWN – The government of Guyana intends to purchase an anti-retroviral known as lenacapavir, that scientists say can offer protection against Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) up to si...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:12:14 +0000Two independent senators sworn in
Two independent senators, Dr Kenneth Connell and Monique Taitt, were sworn in today — the first under the leadership of President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Jeffrey Bostic. Attorney Taitt, who previously served under President Emerita The Mos...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000Barjam pays tribute to media giants
The Barbados Association of Journalists & Media Workers (BARJAM) is mourning the loss of two pillars of Barbadian media, veteran journalist Albert Brandford and iconic broadcaster Maurice Norville, who died this week within hours of each other. I...