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Unemployed man faces four charges
A 32-year-old unemployed man was not required to plead to four charges when he went before a Bridgetown Court today. Jason Omar McChelston Downes, of no fixed place of abode, is accused of causing...
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Hammie-La: History must not repeat itself
A social activist and former Minister of Social Transformation has warned against a return to the days when law enforcement officials acted to protect the elitist in Barbados. Hamilton Lashley’s stern...
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Man jailed for breaking into development centre
Roger Llewellyn Walters will spend the next two years behind bars after admitting to breaking into the Albert Cecil Graham Development Centre and stealing several items. When Magistrate Graveney...
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Act on it!
A member of a Government-appointed committee set up 14 years ago to deal specifically with the issue of race relations in Barbados has warned that racism remains a serious problem in the country, and...
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STUNG!
Embattled Christ Church West Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Maria Agard has broken her recent silence, and is today strongly defending her stewardship in that southern riding, amid persistent reports of...
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Teens charged
Two teens have appeared in a Bridgetown Court on multiple charges of breaking into homes and stealing over $8,000 in items. When the two – a 14-year-old and 16-year-old Joreon Rivaldo Cumberbatch of...
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Employment tribunal in session
Government’s reconfigured Employment Rights Tribunal is still aiming to begin its hearings later this month. However, following a planning meeting held this afternoon at its new offices in the Ministry...
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Lady Haynes sworn in as Senator
Barbados’ newest Independent Senator, Carol Lady Haynes, has vowed to honour and uphold the 300-year-old tradition of parliamentary representation in Barbados. The widow of late St Michael South...
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No discrimination
Immigration statistics do not support the allegation that Barbados is discriminating against Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals seeking entry into this country. Government Senator Darcy Boyce...
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Senator Abrahams raises concern about anti-foreigner image
Opposition Senator Wilfred Abrahams says Barbados has a reputation for being anti-foreigner. Contributing to debate on the Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in the Senate today, he suggested that to...
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Time for action on sexual harassment law
The Ministry of Labour is being urged to take the necessary action to get long-awaited sexual harassment legislation in place. The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) general secretary Toni Moore has...
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Disappointed
The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) will take to the streets of Bridgetown to demand that Government honour its four-year-old promise to protect the rights of domestic workers. General secretary Toni...
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WRONG ROAD
Law enforcement and other authorities are being rapped for taking the wrong approach to addressing crime among young people, warning that on the current path the situation will not get any better....
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Let’s talk
The head of one of the largest church groups in Barbados is calling for a national discussion on the controversial issue of euthanasia. Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies (PAWI)...
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Denny enters NUPW race
Workers in Barbados need trade union activists, not trade union bureaucrats who are interested only in holding office. That is the contention of David Denny who plans to throw his hat into the ring at...
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Investigate harassment by caucasian trio, says pan-africanist
Police are being urged to investigate the reported harassment and intimidation of a watchman by three members of the search party that was looking for missing Caucasian woman Karen Harris last weekend....
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Rocky road
Residents of Rockley New Road, Christ Church will meet tomorrow with officials from the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) and contractors of a pipeline project to voice their concerns about the disruption...
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Bdos to benefit from Swedish energy agency
Renewable energy on the island may get a boost from the Swedish Energy Agency. This was hinted at recently as Sweden’s Ambassador to Barbados, Claes Hammar, paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign...
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Give it time
Beach erosion is a seasonal and natural event and not every instance requires immediate intervention. That is according to acting director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) Lorna Inniss,...
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There has been a “significant” increase in cannabis coming into Barbados, according to a new report from the United Nations’ International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). The 2014 document released...
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