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Hoteliers will now have to wait more than a month longer to get concessions they were assured they would have received since last week. Barbados TODAY understands that Minister of Finance Chris...
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Health tax?
With the financial viability of the health care system under threat, the head of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) has offered Government a rescue plan. President Dr Carlos Chase...
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High bill for kidney patients
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is spending about $14 million every year to keep 236 kidney patients alive. That disclosure from chief executive officer of the QEH, Dr Dexter James, who said the...
View ArticleSixty-seven fraud charges for director of Executive Rentals Inc
The director of Executive Rentals Inc. and Premier Pre-Owned Vehicles Inc. appears in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court today charged with 67 counts of criminal deception. The charges, valued at more...
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Wilkinson remanded on fraud charges
Businessman Rodney Levi Wilkinson has been remanded to prison until October 24. The 59-year-old, a director of Executive Rentals Inc. and Premier Pre-Owned Vehicles Inc., is facing 67 counts of...
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Man remanded for bus terminal stabbing
Injured Kemar Peter Pile Martin being led by police. One of the three men involved in last Saturday’s stabbing incident at the Nursery Drive Terminal in Bridgetown has been remanded to prison. Kemar...
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Hoteliers told to proceed with renovations
Hotel operators who are earmarked to spend an estimated $40 million in renovating properties have been given the green BHTA president Sunil Chatrani light to proceed, utilizing an interim arrangement...
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Christ Church woman wins Shell Ferrari Experience
Marketing manager of Sol Barbados, Kirk KIng (right) has the attention of winner Kerri Stuart (centre) and her father Dalson Selman, during the presentation ceremony at Shell Top Rock, Christ Church...
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Health fair dubbed a success
A team from the Valley Fitness Zone Aerobic exercises, free breast cancer screening, testing for diabetes, and information on road safety. These were just some of the activities held yesterday during...
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Help coming for fire officers
Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite has promised to recruit auxiliary officers to assist firemen during the crop season. Brathwaite made the announcement this morning...
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MP against QEH fees
An Opposition Member of Parliament is warning Government against implementing any new fees at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Dwight Sutherland, the parliamentary representative for St George...
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Marshall: Learn from Muslims
Don’t be afraid of the Muslims among us; learn from them. That advice has come from historian Trevor Marshall, as a community exclusively for Muslims begins construction in Clermont, St James. He said...
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Minister Lowe issues warning
Minister of the Environment and Drainage Dr Denis Lowe has issued a warning for Barbados as it seeks to combat the dangers of climate change. He has insisted that this country perform its due...
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WHAT A RELIEF!
Twenty-four hours after Barbados TODAY highlighted the plight of residents in several St Michael communities who had complained that a canal which runs through Halls Road was a breeding ground for...
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Girls praised
Springer Memorial School has come in for high praise from Minister of Education Ronald Jones. Delivering remarks during the school’s 50th anniversary celebrations this morning, Jones lauded the...
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Agriculturalist Keith Laurie passes away
The agriculture sector has lost one of its champions. That was the reaction of chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul to the death of well-known agriculturalist...
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NIS boss: Money not the issue
The director of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Ian Carrington today insisted that it was not a cash flow problem that has prevented pensioners and other Barbadians expecting benefits from getting...
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COME CLEAN
As education officials put systems in place to hold classes at the Grazettes Primary School at an alternative location next Monday, the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is still waiting for some...
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BARP: Have mercy on us!
The president of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is pleading with utility companies and other service providers to give pensioners a break if they can’t pay on time....
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Pension call
The former Chairman of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is calling for urgent action to help elderly Barbadians who are anxiously awaiting their pensions, suggesting that no effort should be spared...
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