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Rescue effort
Even though Richard “Big Joe” Symmonds was on the boat which slammed into another one back in 2006, he did not see the collision. According to his testimony in the No. 2 Supreme Court today, that was...
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Shopkeeper fined for firearm
“Never in my wildest dreams I thought I would have a firearm. But when your back is against the wall and things not going for you, you sometimes do things you wouldn’t want to do.” Those were the words...
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Man charged for Gunning murder
A 30-year-old man has been charged for Monday’s stabbing death of Erskine Gunning. Erskine Gunning Rhondi Ricardo Dabreo, a resident of Sea View Road, St Phillip, was not required to plead to the...
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No entry!
The Eastern Caribbean export markets for potentially nearly a dozen Barbadian products – including those from Banks Holdings – are just about dried up as two more countries have invoked a measure to...
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Victim appeals to magistrate
When Wendell Nathaniel Goddard returned to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today, Acting Magistrate Alliston Seale was still not ready to grant him bail. Goddard has been charged with intent to...
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The Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) says it will be taking “urgent action” against delinquent tenants – including eviction and legal action – to recover approximately $11.26...
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$75,00 fine
Chester DeVere Brewster has nine months in which to come up with $75,000 or he will have to spend six years in jail as the alternative. That fine was imposed today by Justice Randall Worrell after...
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Republic move not a cure all, warns economist
While noted economist Ryan Straughn has welcomed the idea of Barbados becoming a republic, he believes greater effort has to be made by Government to improve its efficiency across all its systems and...
View ArticleSBA directive
All School Based Assessments (SBAs) must be graded by teachers. That directive is coming from the Ministry of Education in response to the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) claim that students...
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Bajans urged to make lasting changes to their lives for Easter
As Barbadians prepare to climax of the Lenten season and usher in Easter, a leading Anglican cleric has urged Barbadians to avoid the “superficial” and make lasting, wholesome changes to their lives....
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Elderly couple among those injured in two separate road accidents
An elderly couple was rushed to hospital by ambulance this morning following an 8:45 a.m. road accident near the bottom of University Hill. Balfour Walkes, 77, and his wife Ann, 60, were both injured...
View ArticleSt Joseph man missing
(No photo provided) The police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing man. Missing is Dwain Orlando Piggott 35 years, of Melvin Hill, St. Joseph. He left his home last Friday, March...
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Fatal accident in Black Rock.
Scene of the fatal accident in Black Rock, St Michael. Police are currently on the scene of a fatal accident at Black Rock, St Michael where a young woman has lost her life. The accident which involved...
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Improvements coming to financial entities
Despite being in its embryonic stage, upgrades are already underway at the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA). Word of this has come from Minister of Finance, Chris Sinckler, who has also revealed that...
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UPDATE – Victim in fatal accident identified
The scene of the accident in Black Rock, St Michael. Adrianna Sobers died in an accident this afternoon. The young woman who died in this afternoon’s accident along Black Rock, St Michael has been...
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Easter fish in low supply
This Good Friday/Easter is shaping up to be a “fish-less” one for Bajans. And this is not for lack of demand; but of supply. From Bridgetown to Moontown, the consensus is that there is not enough fish...
View ArticleSt Lucy teen missing
(no picture provided) A 16-year-old St Lucy resident is now missing. Sherica Donique Hinds left her Alexandra home on Thursday morning and has not yet returned. It is not known what he was wearing at...
View ArticleVincentian trio facing drug charges
Three Vincentians who were found on a boat with a 30-pound bale of cannabis are expected to appear in court today. Jomo Jalon Jack, 30; Allison Agustus Blugh, 31; and Kevin David Christopher Joe, 28,...
View ArticleMissing teen found safe
The 16-year-old girl from Alexandra, St Lucy who was reported missing has been found. Police indicated in a short statement issued this afternoon that Sherica Donique Hinds had been traced and was...
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Goodbye to Blues
Marleen Knight touches her husband’s face for the final time. Scores of relatives and friends, many of them dressed in blue, turned up this morning at the Abundant Life Assembly to bid farewell to...
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