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Not moving
Don’t sign on! This was the advice today from the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) to its members, despite a stern warning from Prime Minister Freundel Stuart at the weekend that the...
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Fresh changes to Crop Over
New producers for Cohobblopot, an extended route for Foreday Morning, and new plans for Soca Royale. These were just some of the preliminary plans for Crop Over 2015 announced by Minister of Culture...
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Magisterial appointments coming
Some magisterial appointments are reportedly expected in the near future. Barbados Today understands that Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant will be appointed to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court No.2, Wanda...
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Labour Minister reacts to strike threat
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Dr Esther Byer believes that the recent threat of a national strike by Barbados Workers Union (BWU) General Secretary Toni Moore, is...
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Nation case hits a snag
Attorneys-at-law Alair Shepherd QC and Ezra Alleyne would prefer that acting Magistrate Alliston Seale continue to hear the case against the Nation trio. The attorneys made their feelings known in open...
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A police officer was reportedly in critical condition and had to be rushed to surgery after he was stabbed in the upper body by an unknown assailant. The incident occurred in the City on Thursday...
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Man found guilty of wounding
After hearing the evidence given in a trial where a St Philip man is accused of fighting with a court marshal, Dujon Carlisle Weekes was today found guilty of the offence. Weekes, 30, is a bobcat...
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It’s not a joke, warns NCPTA
The Barbados National Council of Parent-Teacher Association (NCPTA) is urging parents to be aware of the Charlie Charlie Challenge game craze attracting the attention of students. President Shone Gibbs...
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YES SIR!
“If a country is bankrupt how can we continue to provide freeness all around?” That’s the question retired Professor of Medicine and former Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of...
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Keep off the streets!
A teenager who returned to court today to see whether he would be granted bail, got his wish. However, acting Magistrate Alliston Seale did not grant Shaquille O’Neal Cumberbatch $20 000 bail without a...
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‘Demonic’ game
The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into reports of strange and disturbing student behaviour at some schools, after the students reportedly played an increasingly popular game known...
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Full backing!
Customs & Excise Department employees now have the backing of the full membership of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) in their fight to get the Freundel Stuart administration to halt...
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Below average hurricane season expected
Ahead of the June 1 official start of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters are predicting a below average season. However, Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management...
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New Bureau to create opportunities
Barbadians now has a viable solution for solving language communication challenges within various global industries and sectors, thanks to the opening of a Translation Bureau at the University of the...
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$$ Pile-up
Declaring that it has met all of its obligations to the bank for construction of the Sustainable Barbados Recycling Centre (SBRC) at Vaucluse, St Thomas, Williams Industries today accused the Freundel...
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Early mediation is key to avoiding strikes, says Lashley
The Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Stephen Lashley, has commented on the current tensions on the industrial relations front, saying full-blown disputes could have been avoided had there been...
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No paper trail
An international firm has been chastised for what has been described as a “lack of documentation,” in the first ever case being heard by the Employment Rights Tribunal. Accounting firm KPMG got this...
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Evil force real, says Brome
Retired Anglican Bishop of Barbados Right Reverend Dr Rufus Brome has acknowledged that evil is real in the world. Brome accepted this as a fact of life last night during an interview with Barbados...
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Husbands: Stay away from Charlie game
Saying he had heard at least one scary story from clients about what they had witnessed, a youth counsellor is appealing to Barbadian school children to stay away from the Charlie Charlie challenge...
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Lashley still not backing gay marriage
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley has come out strongly against gay marriage, while saying the topic should be fully discussed in Barbados. Though making it clear he was “not...
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