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By Brian Ellsworth (Reuters) - Barbados on Wednesday will hold general elections called by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Caribbean nation's first vo...

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reminded Barbadians their country has what it takes to be world class, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In my bosom I still believe that this country will rise to be one of the greatest that can rise as a small island nation. We will continue to speak truth to power, we will continue to provide strategic moral leadership, whether regionally or …

DePeiza, taking up St Lucy’s plight, calls for desalination Article by May 4, 2021 President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Verla DePeiza on Monday urged the Government to seriously pursue water desalination as a meaningful solution over the short, medium and long term for the residents of St. Lucy, whose votes she intends to seek as a candidate in the next general election. DePeiza declared St Lucy folk have been forced to contend with dirty water or none at all for years. She made the appeal while delivering cases of potable water to the constituency’s resident...

April 11 The childhood home of The Queen Mother, St Paul’s Walden Bury is again opening its doors as part of the National Garden Scheme. The formal woodland garden near Hitchin was created in 1720. Covering more than 50 acres, there are long rides lined with clipped beech hedges leading to temples, statues, a lake and a terraced theatre. There are seasonal displays of daffodils, magnolias and rhododendrons and plenty of wildflowers. Tickets £7.50 (booking required), children free. Alswick Hall in Buntingford is also planning an NGS open day on April 11.     Take a wander roun...

Richard Young Published: 3:00 PM April 1, 2021    Explore beautiful gardens across Herts this spring and help support charities with the NGS - Credit: Getty Images/Mint Images RF With the country opening up again like a spring bloom, we can set our sights once more on exploring the county, including visiting some of Hertfordshire’s wonderful gardens.  It was nearly a century ago that the future king George VI drove his sports car to St Paul’s Walden Bury to try for the third time to gain the hand in marriage of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Here at her family’s country estate near Hitc...