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Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world's smallest-known snake
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried ...
The Smallest Snake on Earth Has Been Found Again After 20 Years
The Barbados threadsnake may be tiny, but it has made big news in the scientific world. This elusive little creature, listed ...
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Barbados ‘likely’ to feel fallout from rising inflation
Inflation has increased in the United States (US) and Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge believes that based on Barbados’ fixed exchange rate and ...
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Traffic changes for Foreday Morning Jam
On Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, Foreday Morning Jam will take place commencing from Queen’s Park, Helipad Car Park and ...
Big boost for Jamaica, Barbados, Belize
Jamaica is among three regional states set to benefit from US$26.7 million in funding approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF ...
J’can swimmers receive financial ‘Goodwill’ for Barbados-based championship
Kristina Chuck-Smith, team manager of Jamaica’s team for next month’s Goodwill Swimming Championship, says there’s now strong ...
World’s smallest snake ‘Barbados threadsnake’ rediscovered after 20 years; know why it matters more than its size
The Barbados threadsnake, the world's smallest snake, has been rediscovered after vanishing for nearly two decades, sparking ...
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DC Guard tests skills with Jamaican, Barbadian Forces
Soldiers from the District of Columbia National Guard; Jamaica Defence Force, or JDF; Jamaica National Reserve; and Barbados ...
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'At this stage for Ireland, what is needed is...' Cricket legend's advice as Ireland battles to compete with world’s best
A tied One Day International series in Clontarf and a West Indies win in the T20 version of the sport, with two of the three ...
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Scientists Just Rediscovered the World’s Smallest Snake — Thought Lost for 20 Years
It was Tetracheilostoma carlae, the Barbados threadsnake. It’s the smallest known snake in the world. The species had not ...
Tiniest snake rediscovered in Barbados after decades
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried ...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
The court, created as part of the United Nations in 1945, affirmed that countries must uphold existing international laws related to climate change and, if they fail to act, could be held responsible ...