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BMHS appoints Newton Slave Burial Ground sub-committee
The Barbados Museum and Historical Society (BMHS) has appointed a sub-committee to the Newton Slave Burial Ground, located at Christ Church, “due to its historic significance”. In a release the BMHS...
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Minister Abrahams wants justice for Pablo
More than three months after BDF soldier Pablo Kinch was killed while on duty, Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams is calling for the investigation to be completed. Speaking at the Barbados...
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Zero tolerance to violence says Abrahams
New Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams wants Barbadians to adopt a zero tolerance towards violence and bullying. “The violence in Barbados has to stop. I am using this platform to launch my...
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The HCC pays tribute to former PM Owen Arthur
Below is a tribute by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition The directors and member organisations of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) acknowledge the sad news of the passing of the former Prime...
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UWI task force members publish COVID-19 ethics handbook
Two members of the University of the West Indies COVID-19 Task Force have authored a handbook outlining ethical principles to guide the responses of Caribbean governments and policymakers in managing...
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Walk Holy Band delivers food hampers on Kadooment route
Grand Kadooment Day 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but that did not stop the Walk Holy Band from taking to the streets this morning. They started at the National Stadium around 9:30...
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DLP calls for ‘more rigid’ travel protocols
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) on Monday said it was “gravely concerned” that Barbados recorded 24 new COVID-19 cases in two days. And DLP spokesperson on health, Simon Alleyne, has called for...
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Bars and party buses censored for breaching protocols
Officers of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit closed four bars on the south coast and pulled two party buses off the road on Sunday night for breaching the protocols related to the wearing of masks in...
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Shooting at Eden Lodge leaves four men injured
A group of men were left nursing gunshot injuries after unknown assailants opened fire on them at Division Drive, Eden Lodge, St Michael last night. Police Public Relations Officer Inspector (ag)...
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Broadcaster Jerry George has died
Outspoken Vincentian journalist Jerry George has died. George hosted the Tuesday edition of his early Early in the Morning with Jerry S. George programme dubbed “Thoughtful Tuesday”. He invited...
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George Payne speaks out
MP for St Andrew George Payne speaks out weeks after being removed as Minister of Housing Lands and Rural Development in the Barbados Labour Party Government. Speaking in Parliament during debate on...
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No new COVID-19 cases today
For the second day in a row, Barbados has recorded no new cases of COVID-19. Out of 153 tests conducted on Sunday and 129 yesterday, no one tested positive for the viral illness. Meanwhile, 27 people...
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Homeless alliance takes abuse video to police
The Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH) has declared it is leaving no stone unturned in its bid to ensure that a man who was recorded on video assaulting a homeless person is prosecuted. BAEH...
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Payne breaks silence in House on reshuffle
A visibly hurt Member of Parliament for St Andrew George Payne said he felt “disrespected” by the way he was informed that he was no longer Minister of Housing and Lands. Speaking on Tuesday, two weeks...
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Bar ‘raid’ condemned
The owner of one of the businesses closed by the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit on Sunday night wants Government to make its protocols clear. Contending that one set of rules was being advertised and another...
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Leacock admits to 14 offences
As Kimien Chescilia Keno Leacock entered the dock of the No. 2 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court he declared, “I plan to plead guilty, I ain’t come here to waste no time.” The 35-year-old, of no fixed...
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Govt acquires parcels for hospital, parks, heritage
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Botanical Gardens, the Building Blocks programme and the home of Barbados’ first female MP, are all in line for improvements after Government acquired land, said...
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DLP slams BLP on stimulus disbursements
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesman on business matters Ryan Walters has accused the Mia Mottley administration of not fulfilling a promise to assist businesses over the past three months. Though...
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New doctors in the house at QEH
Twenty-seven interns who joined the medical team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) today have been reminded that they will be required to follow the facility’s strict COVID-19 protocols. Director...
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FSC to handle CLICO matters
Government’s insurance watchdog, the Financial Services Commission. is to address all issues arising from the CLICO Life insurance debacle following the official closure of Resolution Life Insurance...
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