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Barbadians who live abroad navigate to BU to share experiences, search for news about what is happening on the Rock.
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Bringing News and Opinions to the People
Barbadians who live abroad navigate to BU to share experiences, search for news about what is happening on the Rock.
BU and Barbadians at home welcome you!
Toronto restaurant ordered to pay $10,000 after asking black customers to prepay for their meal
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-toronto-restaurant-ordered-to-pay-10000-after-asking-black-customers/
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If only I was lucky. lol
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What’s wrong with the Iran nuclear agreement?
Nothing but the agreement was made under Obama so it should be torn up, now let’s try to make a deal with “Little Rocket Man”
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@Sargeant
His Republican Party is behind him, who to blame?
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Smitten!
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This wrasse whole racist bs continues.
http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/bob-marleys-granddaughter-detained-us-police
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More wrasse whole racist bs
White graduate student calls police on black student sleeping in Yale dorm
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yale-white-graduate-student-calls-police-on-black-student-sleeping-in-dorm-common-area/
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Interesting story; man 104 years old said he lived too long dies by assisted suicide, his shirt read “Ageing disgracefully”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/05/09/this-104-year-old-plans-to-die-tomorrow-and-hopes-to-change-views-on-assisted-suicide/?utm_term=.138ea3bf0e3d
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MANIFESTOS
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I could listen to her all day every day.
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Jamaica born Architect.
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a love song about an impossible relationship.
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Wish I was playing the lead guitar.
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Women on the rise.
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Just for MIA
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You need good speakers or headphones to really enjoy,
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I wish I was rich.
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We want more Arturo Tappin Band at Harbourfront.
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Great Barbados show at Harbourfront 2017
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@ Brother Hants
I see that you have your smartphone focused on the musician and not on the accompanying dancers bless your music appreciating hands heheheheh
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@Hants
Summer is around the corner but keep that sun roof closed. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s super-poop.
BC woman covered in excrement from plane
https://globalnews.ca/video/4238230/kelowna-woman-claims-car-hit-by-human-waste-from-plane
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@ Sargeant,
I keep the sunroof closed because my bald head can’t tolerate too much sun. lol
@ pieceuhderockyeahright,
I hope you take your heart medications before you visit the Diaspora Corner. However this Arturo video
was meant to also provoke discussion. I believe Barbados has muscians with the potential to produce shows
in Barbados that would make RI RI want to participate.
The new ” minister of culture ” could consider assisting in the creation of a profitable music industry.
That is if the IMF and the austerity program allows.
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New super-development being built downtown.
http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/06/05/new-super-development-built-downtown/
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@Hants
I “believe” Art is Mia’s first cousin? So he is well connected to get something going.
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Ontario voters go to the polls today.
Seemingly minimal difference in many stated positions. The electorate seem numb to financial issues others than what more they can get for free. It is the first election where there are more millennial voters registered than baby boomers. “IF” they vote in larger than expected numbers, Ontario could have an NDP government, the first in 25 years. [They are too young to remember the last one]. The incumbent Liberal majority seem destined to be hammered. It is the PC’s election to lose, and their in-fighting and leadership woes, may end up costing them.
The pollsters, who have been frequently wrong of late, predict a slim PC majority. My gut is leaning towards a minority government. We shall see in a few hours.
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Ontario voters went to the polls today and elected (Donald Trump) Doug Ford and the PC party.
The incumbent Liberal party got 7 seats.
Interesting times ahead for us Bajontarians.
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sweet in any language.
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For those who were fans it’s a sad day
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html
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Thanks Sargeant, do we know what happened?
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G G
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How do these people at faux news live with themselves?
https://nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/fox-news-different-reactions-regarding-negotiations-with-north-korea
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Distracted. lol
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that Canadians will be able to consume marijuana recreationally without criminal penalties starting on Oct. 17, 2018.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cannabis-pot-legalization-bill-1.4713839
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You donât have to dodge anymore.
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My three seeds did not sprout and what I grew last year is weak. boo-hoo…..
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@ Pieceuhderockyeahright,
The 40 year old ” of my dreams ” on TV just now. lol
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My fellow Canbajans, Ontario has a truly conservative government again.
.https://www.cp24.com/news/premier-doug-ford-names-21-member-cabinet-1.3994285
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“This country is anarchic, there’s no law here,”……………
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/29/retirees-returning-to-jamaica-face-extreme-risk-say-police
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In a 13-minute address to the gathering, Legault made a point of welcoming Barbados’ election of its first female Prime Minister, while stating that Canada was pleased with the development.
https://barbadostoday.bb/2018/07/02/bajans-agreed-with-me-on-the-question-of-leadership/
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@ CanBajans living in Ottawa
” Former minister of industry, commerce and business development, Reginald Farley, will be appointed as high commissioner to Canada.”
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Awesome drive by Lewis to place second after being last on the first lap.
Vettel should thank Kimi for spinning Lewis in corner 3.
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Premier Doug Ford has named Dr. Rueben Devlin as chair of a new council on improving health care and ending so-called “hallway medicine,” a position that comes with a $348,000 salary plus paid expenses.
In comparison, former Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne earned just under $209,000 last year, according to the province’s annual list of public sector salaries.
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An internal Toronto police memo advised officers of unconfirmed and unsubstantiated threats regarding a potential vehicle ramming attack near the CN Tower, a source confirms to CTV News Toronto.
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/internal-police-memo-warned-officers-of-potential-vehicle-ramming-attack-near-cn-tower-source-1.4010383
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Barbados in the news.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/loblaws-cra-glenhuron-bank-barbados-tax-1.4490564
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Breaking news in Toronto
Eight people have been injured after gunfire erupted on The Danforth Sunday night.
https://www.cp24.com/news/multiple-people-injured-in-danforth-shooting-1.4023588
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@Hants
Is there a calm zone to be found anywhere in the world these days?
What motivated this shooting do we know?
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@ David,
Don’t know much as yet. The Police have not released any information other than number of people shot and it was a lone gunman who is now dead. This happened around 10 pm.
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Toronto shooting update.
14 people shot including 1 young woman who died.1 child in critical condition. All shot by a single shooter who is also dead.
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Molson enters into joint venture to develop cannabis infused beverages
https://globalnews.ca/news/4364462/molson-enters-into-joint-venture-to-develop-cannabis-infused-beverages/
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Saudi Arabia announced sanctions against Canada and kicked out the Canadian Ambassador because Canada was critical of its Human Rights record. Amid the usual back and forth sniping a Saudi organization posted a meme of a plane flying into the CN Tower which is reminiscent of the attack on WTC towers.
Do the Saudis really want to remind the world that 15 of 19 hijackers were Saudis?
https://globalnews.ca/news/4373334/saudi-twitter-account-air-canada-cn-tower/
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No one compares to her. lol
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“Health officials across Canada were trying to determine Wednesday the potential impact if about 800 medical residents and fellows from Saudi Arabia suddenly leave the country next month.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canadian-hospitals-saudi-medical-trainees-1.4778212
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Ontario to allow private retailers to sell cannabis, province will handle online sales
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pc-government-announcement-1.4783630
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Aretha Franklin RIP
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A legend Hants!
Maybe she rest in peace.
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Yesterday while listening to a programme (CBC Canada) on bird intelligence and resourcefulness the expert on show mentioned the “Barbados Finch”. My knowledge of birds is limited but then again I should have heard of this bird so I did a little digging and this is what I found, what we call a “Sparrow” is known to the Audubon Society as The Barbados Bullfinch and is found only in Barbados.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados_bullfinch
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Thanks Sargeant. I did not know our sparrow was unique to Barbados.
I hope Bajan school children are taught about this.
” The Barbados Bullfinch has only recently been separated as a species different from the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla noctis), and this change in taxonomy makes it the only bird species endemic to Barbados ”
https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/barbul1/overview
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@Hants
It threw me for a loop when he mentioned “The Barbados Finch”. It is surprising that they are only found on this small island and they are indeed resourceful. There is an opportunity for locals to contribute info related to behavior, audio etc.
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@ Sargeant,
Imagine we have a bird that is unique to Barbados. At least we can name it our National bird.
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Thanks guys. They are intelligent indeed. They like to hang out on my clothesline and to do their business on my laundry just before I am ready to pick it up.
But they are little and cute, so they are not yet threatened…at least not by me.
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Seems to be a well kept secret. We are familiar with the little bird, to be seen flitting on the clothesline and window sills, never new it was unique to Barbados.
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@ Simple simon
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School children,and many others in Barbados, probably know more about the birds which commonly nest in cardboard boxes at KFC and Chefette.
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