Man charged with serious bodily harm
A 31-year-old man will appear in court today charged in connection with the death of 50-year-old Michael Yearwood who was struck in his head during an altercation just over two weeks ago. Raheem...
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Wanted man faces eight drug charges
A man who was wanted by police is now facing eight charges stemming from a 2014 drug seizure. Courtrum Tyrone Clarke, 53, of St Lawrence, Christ Church, has joined two other Christ Church men accused...
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MS Europa 2 visits Bim
With just one month to go before the official close of the local cruise season that started in November, Barbados Port Inc. is still receiving inaugural calls to the Port. The Port expects as many as...
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Minister assures horticulture industry of support
The theme for the Barbados Orchid Society Exhibition this year is Orchids cahn dun, and Minister of Agriculture Dr David Estwick wants that to be more than just a refrain. He said last night that he...
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Parents told to be “officers” at home
Eighty-five recruits from various secondary schools graduated to the rank of cadet today. During their passing out parade at Harrison College, Lt Col James Bradshaw reminded the new cadets that this...
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UPDATE: Man remanded in connection with Michael Yearwood death
Raheem Ricardo O’Neil Hinds was remanded to prison when he appeared in court today on a charge that he did serious bodily harm to Michael Yearwood, a 50-year-old man who died after being struck in his...
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BIPA warns CLICO liquidation may be on horizon
While CLICO policyholders in Trinidad have received news of a $950 million pay-out the head of the group representing investors in Barbados is suggesting that the news may not be so good for local...
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Four-car smash up on ABC Highway
Five adults and two toddlers were rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this evening following a four-car crash on the ABC Highway. The incident occurred around 4:05 p.m. on the Lodge Hill section of...
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Two more missing
Two more people have been added to the missing list – a 25-year-old man who left work last Tuesday night and has not been seen since and a 14-year-old girl who left her home just after midnight....
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Parents to broker teachers-CXC dispute
Parents are intervening in the dispute between the Barbados Secondary School Teachers’ Union (BSTU) and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), and will be seeking a meeting with the regional body...
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Barbados to host Golden Oldies Cricket Festival
Barbados has won the bid to host the 2017 Golden Oldies World Cricket Festival, an international tournament for semi-professional and retired players. Local cricketing legends, Sir Garfield Sobers and...
View ArticleEducation Minister appeals to teachers
Think again and put the children first. That was the plea from Minister of Education Ronald Jones to secondary school teachers who say they will not to correct the School Based Assessments (SBAs)...
View ArticleMissing man found safe
Akeem Kennedy who was added to police missing list over the weekend after last being seen on March 24th “has been traced and is safe”, police reported tonight. In a brief statement issued a short while...
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Parents intervene on SBA dispute
The Barbados National Council of Parents Teachers Association (BNCPTA) has offered to mediate in the dispute between the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU) and the Caribbean Examinations Council...
View ArticleBe vigilant!
Amid a report circulating on social media that armed men impersonated National Housing Corporation (NHC) workers and forced their way into a family’s home, police are warning residents not to allow...
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Painful loss
When Sunita Wilson last saw her boyfriend Erskine Gunning she would never have fathomed that it was the final time she would see him alive. The 41-year-old is believed to have been stabbed during an...
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‘Give me a chance’, man tells Magistrate
Vincent Tony King must now keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the next year. He must also participate in the drug counselling walk-in programme at the Psychiatric Hospital as well as pay...
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BL&P action in breach of law
Barbados Light & Power’s (BL&P) correspondence to workers last week informing them of plans to cut staff was a breach of not only Protocol VI of the Social Partnership, but also provisions of...
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Sandiford-Garner trial continues
In October 2011, when Constable Raymond Morris arrested Jermaine Worrell, his average height was the same “but he was a lot slimmer than what he is right now.” Morris was testifying in the trial of...
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One route
A proposal that Barbados set up its own airline with 10 planes and up to 350 permanent staff to replace cash-strapped LIAT is being dismissed as a distraction by chairman of the Antigua-based carrier...
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