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NEW ROUTE

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is leading an effort to get LIAT back on sound financial footing, against the backdrop of a warning that if a plan being implemented by the regional airline’s board of...

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Union’s warning

The Ministry of Education has instructed striking teachers at the Parkinson and Alma Parris Memorial Secondary schools to get back to their classrooms, warning they could face “consequences” for...

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Mother, stepfather and son charged with Scotiabank robbery

Police have arrested and charged three people — including a mother, stepfather and son — in connection with last month’s aggravated burglary of Scotiabank, Black Rock. They are Malcolm Archer, 20, of...

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Disasters no joke

An insurance executive has complained that Barbadians are still skimping on property insurance against disaster and, with four months to the 2015 hurricane season, he has lamented the absence of an...

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UPDATE-Mother, stepfather and son charged with Scotiabank robbery

Three people — a mother, stepfather and son — have appeared in court in connection with last month’s aggravated burglary of Scotiabank, Black Rock. They are Malcolm Archer, 20, of Lowthers Hill, St...

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St Philip man missing

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 28-year-old Shane Cumberbatch of Almond Close, Ruby Park, St Philip. Cumberbatch is about 5 feet 11 inches tall, stout build and of brown...

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LIAT shareholders to hold crucial talks in Barbados

Shareholder governments of LIAT (1974) Ltd.  are scheduled to to meet here on Friday for critical discussions on the airline’s future. A brief statement issued by the Government Information Service...

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BLP chastises Govt

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is chastising Government for building housing estates that low-income earners can’t afford to rent. Shadow Minister of House and Lands Jeffrey Bostic lamented that state...

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Funds for UWI bursaries finally approved

Seven months after it was announced that Government would help University of the West Indies (UWI) students pay their tuition fees, Cabinet has approved $3 million for bursaries. In a statement issued...

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Danger on Paddock Road

A child plays dangerously close to the edge of a four feet hole, left on Paddock Road, St Michael by Barbados Water Authority (BWA) workers after repairing a burst main during the last week of January....

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Compensation for hospital door

He went to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital earlier this month to visit his child but ended up leaving with an injured hand and in police custody. Dario Romario Denny of Gays, St Peter, damaged a door at...

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Missing target costs $1,500

Throwing two rocks at another man and missing the target, instead hitting a parked car, will cost Rico Danny Kirton $1,500. The Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael resident was ordered to pay that...

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BADMC offers voluntary separation packages

The Barbados Agricultural Development and Management Corporation (BADMC) is offering voluntary separation packages as it tries to cut costs and boost productivity. Acting chief executive officer...

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Approved

University of the West Indies (UWI) students who have been waiting on promised bursaries from Government to help pay their tuition fees will get the needed money after all. It was confirmed today,...

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Teachers going back to school

Teachers who have been away from the Parkinson Memorial Secondary and Alma Parris Memorial Secondary schools for the past four days will be back in the classroom from Monday. But they will only stay if...

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Former couple guilty

Two partners in crime faced different fates today when they were found guilty of breaking into a restaurant. Leroy St Aubyn Harte and his girlfriend Suzette Juann Gill-Terry had denied breaking into...

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LEGAL KNOCKS

Accusing the judiciary in Barbados of not delivering justice in a timely manner, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has strongly condemned the local courts’ “excessive and inordinate” delays in...

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Airline shift

Some 180 workers at regional carrier LIAT are headed for the breadline as the airline struggles to cope with high overhead costs and a projected loss of $29.6 million. Shareholder governments today...

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More SJPP industry courses

Despite a lack of funds, one of the island’s tertiary education institutions is taking steps to expand its product offerings to better satisfy industry demands. Principal of the Samuel Jackman Prescod...

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No St Kitts prediction from Wickham

Despite a track record of accurately predicting election outcomes in the region, political scientist Peter Wickham is not about to call a winner for next Monday’s polls in St Kitts & Nevis. He said...

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