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BAJAN PARADE. Members of the Barbados team waving their flags proudly as they paraded into the Melbourne Cricket Ground stadium yesterday during a two-and-a-half hour, multi-million-dollar production that ushered the 18th Commonwealth Games into AustraliaÕs second largest city. Barbados has a contingent of nearly 100 competitors and officials, and will be hoping over the two weeks to pick up medals in boxing, womenÕs hockey, netball, menÕs basketball, swimming, table tennis, shooting, badminton and weightlifting. (AP)